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Early Results in Infodemiology and Infoveillance (106) Mass Casualty Incidents and Preparedness (18) Public Health Policy (99) Violence including Domestic Violence/Abuse (159) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1562) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1918) Public (e)Health, Digital Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics (1015)

Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80397, first published .
Firearm Violence and Health in Policymaker Discourse: Mixed Methods Social Media Analysis

Firearm Violence and Health in Policymaker Discourse: Mixed Methods Social Media Analysis

Firearm Violence and Health in Policymaker Discourse: Mixed Methods Social Media Analysis

Authors of this article:

Vivek A Ashok1, 2, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   William J K Vervilles5 Author Orcid Image ;   Katherine S Kellom2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Anyun Chatterjee2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Isabella Ntigbu7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Okechi Boms5 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrea Szabo5 Author Orcid Image ;   Joel A Fein3, 7, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Therese S Richmond10, 11, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan Purtle13 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthew D Kearney10, 14 Author Orcid Image ;   Zachary F Meisel10, 12, 15 Author Orcid Image
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Vivek A Ashok   1, 2, 3, 4 , MSHP, MD ;   William J K Vervilles   5 , MPH, MD ;   Katherine S Kellom   2, 6 , BA ;   Anyun Chatterjee   2, 6 , MPH ;   Isabella Ntigbu   7, 8 , MD ;   Okechi Boms   5 , MD ;   Andrea Szabo   5 , MD ;   Joel A Fein   3, 7, 9 , MPH, MD ;   Therese S Richmond   10, 11, 12 , RN, PhD ;   Jonathan Purtle   13 , MPH, MSc, DrPH ;   Matthew D Kearney   10, 14 , MPH, PhD ;   Zachary F Meisel   10, 12, 15 , MSHP, MPH, MD

1 Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

2 PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3 The Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

4 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

5 Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

6 Qualitative Research Core, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

7 Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

8 Emergency Medicine Residency Program, School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

9 Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

10 Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

11 Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

12 Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

13 Department of Public Health Policy and Management, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, United States

14 Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

15 Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Vivek A Ashok, MSHP, MD
  • Division of General and Community Pediatrics
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • 3333 Burnet Ave
  • Cincinnati, OH 42229-3026
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 513-636-7106
  • Email: vivek.ashok@cchmc.org