AAMC, Health Groups Warn Against Elimination of Gun Violence Prevention Research

The Gun Violence Prevention Research Roundtable Steering Committee, a coalition of national medical, public health, and research organizations, issued a June 17 statement (PDF)expressing disappointment with the proposed elimination of firearm injury and mortality prevention research in the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending billapproved by the House Appropriations Committee on July 10 [refer to Washington Highlights, July 12].

Gun violence prevention research has been funded at both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at a combined $25 million for the past five years. The statement urges Congress to pass a bipartisan appropriations bill that includes funding for the health agencies to conduct research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. The AAMC is a member of the coalition's steering committee and joined a June letter requesting robust funding for this research at the CDC, the NIH, and the National Institute of Justice in FY 2025 (PDF)[refer to Washington Highlights, June 7].