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Can J Public Health. 2013 Jan 8;104(1):e12-4. doi: 10.1007/BF03405647.
This commentary addresses the high homicide rates among young Black men in Toronto, Ontario. It posits that homicide among this population is an unrecognized major public health crisis that should be a priority for the field. The author suggests that the dramatic rate of Black homicides in Toronto is a consequence of income inequality, poverty, poor quality of life, mental health risks, and sustained racism. The commentary calls upon public health scientists to prioritize research about violence and homicide among young Black men in Toronto. It suggests that current and future policy making would be better served by their enquiries into the nature and causes of the persisting dilemma.
这篇评论探讨了安大略省多伦多市年轻黑人的高凶杀率问题。它认为，这一人群中的凶杀事件是一个未被认识到的主要公共卫生危机，应该成为该领域的优先事项。作者认为，多伦多黑人凶杀率的急剧上升是收入不平等、贫困、生活质量差、心理健康风险和持续存在的种族主义的后果。该评论呼吁公共卫生科学家优先研究多伦多年轻黑人的暴力和凶杀问题。它建议，当前和未来的决策制定将从他们对持续存在的困境的性质和原因的调查中受益。
