March Notes

March news- PPGV is a new 501c3 not-for-profit corporation! More on this soon.
The Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence (PPGV is a member) is calling for signatures to end guns in the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. This is “our lane”. Link to sign is at the bottom of the Michigan Coalition letter. https://michigancoalitiontopreventgunviolence.org/2021/03/04/guns-in-the-news-sobering-reminders-and-protective-action
Now the idea of a national Czar of GVP. Representatives Neguse and McBath have written President Joe Biden asking for the creation of a Gun Violence Prevention Czar. https://www.axios.com/joe-neguse-lucy-mcbath-gun-violence-czar-biden-18dc2c52-823b-458a-a26a-adb28506c279.html
Dr. Gregory Engel and Doctors for America are envisioning a Bureau of Firearm Injury Prevention both at the state and national level. Last year the Washington State Academy of Family Physicians passed a resolution to this affect and sent it to the American Academy of Family Physicians. It was favorably reviewed but not adopted. Plans are to bring it back again this year. If there is movement in various state societies to adopt the concept it will be more likely to succeed.
Some of us plan to present the resolution to the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians at the annual meeting this summer. The hope is that other Michigan societies will also support this. If you belong to say- Internal Medicine, Emergency Med, Psychiatry, OB-Gyn, etc. contact us if you would bring forward a resolution. The resolution used in Washington is available as a model. Now to bring it to Michigan.
Exciting times for PPGV!