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Aiming for Safety: Tackling the Gun Violence Crisis in Our Community Queens Chamber Healthcare & Wellness Committee presents: Healthcare & Wellness Committee
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Venue Location Queens Chamber of Commerce
75-20 Astoria Boulevard, Suite 140
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Home Join us as the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Northwell Health partner to address a critical issue – gun violence. Our key speakers, Emma Cornell and Olivia Frank, from the pioneering Northwell Health Center for Gun Violence Prevention, will share their application of community health strategies to tackle this epidemic. Their work highlights that ending gun violence requires all of us. Attend this dialogue and be part of the collective action towards safer communities.
Speakers
Emma Cornell Clinical Research Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention
Emma Cornell Clinical Research Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention Emma is the Clinical Research Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention. Emma’s portfolio spans more than half a dozen active qualitative and quantitative research projects, with the primary aim to help further the evidence base for firearm injury prevention strategies across all levels of healthcare systems. Emma holds an MPH from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, where she pursued a specialized course in injury and violence prevention, focusing on firearm injury prevention. Prior to joining Northwell, Emma gained invaluable experience in diverse community and research settings. Her previous positions included serving as a volunteer EMT and working to improve access to educational resources for incarcerated populations, while her previous research has examined the psychosocial impacts of trauma among survivors of campus sexual assault and assessed caregiver perspectives on lethal means counselling for youth experiencing acute mental health crises.
Olivia Frank Injury & Violence Prevention Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention
Olivia Frank Injury & Violence Prevention Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention Olivia is the Injury & Violence Prevention Program Manager at Northwell Heath’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention. Olivia’s work focuses on implementing and evaluating the Center’s community-and-patient-facing programs, including the Hospital Violence Intervention Program (HVIP), and strengthening collaborations with surrounding New York City and New York State community violence intervention organizations. Originally from Canada, Olivia holds an MPH from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, where she pursued a specialized course in injury and violence prevention, focusing on the intersections of adverse childhood experiences and community violence. Olivia has extensive experience across diverse community and healthcare settings and has conducted research on substance use, intimate partner violence, and child maltreatment. Prior to joining Northwell, Olivia worked at NYU Langone Health’s Vaccine Center as the Community Engagement, Education, and Recruitment Coordinator.
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