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While gun control issues usually surface after major incidents like the fatal shooting of 20 elementary school students in Newtown, Conn., a new study shows that children are routinely killed or injured by firearms.

A new study shows that neither criminal background checks nor pre-admission screening questions accurately predict students likely to commit crime on college campuses.

In this week’s edition, Pinwheel garden pops up for “Be the ONE” campaign, National Public Health Week is underway!, and Public Health Matters

In this week’s edition, Assistant Professor Tung tapped as new senior editor for injury prevention blog, MPH student accepted to 2013 Clinton Global Initiative University, Plan to improve the health of children in North Aurora, Reminder – HSMP seminar tomorrow, Alumni News & Notes, and Public Health Matters.

Assistant Professor of Health Systems, Management and Policy Gregory Tung, MPH, PhD was named the new senior editor for Injury Prevention Editor’s Blog.

In this week’s edition – Job injuries among youth prompts calls for better safety standards, Keeping food safe, Rep. DeGette says gains being made on ensuring food safety, U.S. Surgeon General Leads Walk to Celebrate National Public Health Week at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Save the Date | Spring Public Health Forum at CSU, American Public Health Association opens call for national award nominations, Alumni news and notes, and Public Health Matters.

Dozens of American youth under the age of 20 die on the job each year while thousands more are injured, often due to poorly regulated work environments, according to a new report released by the Colorado School of Public Health.