Better Interventions
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A North Philadelphia program, Fighting Chance, provides community members with the tools and first aid training to help victims after a shooting. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
In health care, interventions can make a huge difference. Can you reduce deaths related to gun violence by teaching more people first aid? If you get a person into treatment right after their first psychotic episode – will they have a better outcome? Or – if we can all recognize the rare symptoms associated with heart attacks in women, can we save more lives?
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