• J Community Health · Oct 2001

    Educating the community about violence through a gun turn-in program.

    • R Yurk, L Jaramillo, L L Erwin, and N J Rendleman.
    • Outcomes Research for the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA. ryurk@attglobal.net
    • J Community Health. 2001 Oct 1; 26 (5): 331-44.

    AbstractThe Ceasefire Oregon gun turn in program was initiated to educate the community regarding violence through a gun turn-in program with voluntary surrender of firearms, educational efforts about violence, and institution of public safety policies. The community board of directors was composed of multiple community leadership organizations. A multi-intervention education, outreach and media program consisting of distribution of brochures, presentations, school education programs, and workshops was implemented throughout the year in addition to the gun turn-in program held in May for two days. A survey was administered to participants in the program at the turn-in sites. The cumulative total for guns turned in years 1994 to 1999 was 4,345. Half of the respondents reported possession of a gun at home. The most common reasons for participating in the gun turn in were obtaining gift certificates and not wanting the gun any more. A successful community grassroots program, Ceasefire Oregon has shown sustainability over six years with increased participation secondary to education, advertising and incentives. Community and statewide efforts can assist with building the infrastructure for programs, however more tools for quantitative performance program evaluation would facilitate measuring the impact on the community.

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