For the second show in our series about gun violence, we are joined by Dr. Mark Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg worked for many years at the CDC, and helped to found the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, or the NCIPC, and was it’s first permanent director in 1994. He oversaw the agency during the now-notorious hearings about findings of firearms research that at the time was funded by the NCIPC, and the later passage of the Dickey Amendment in 1996, which prevented the CDC from using funding to advocate or promote gun control. He tells us all about that time in his life, and his later surprising friendship with his foe at that time, Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey.Dr. Rosenberg is now the president and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health. You can find the op-ed that Dr. Rosenberg wrote with Jay Dicky calling for restoration of funding specifically to examine gun violence research here.

Last week, we spoke with student leaders who organized an op-ed writing contest for health professionals students on gun violence, and talked about advocacy as health professionals and with the winner of the contest, Mike Rose. Go back in your feed to hear that show.

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