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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · 6d

HBO's "Task" is a great show...and I especially loved this inclusion of secure gun storage! It's a a quick reference, but it helps normalize an important part of responsibile gun ownership that can save lives at home
@markruffalo.bsky.social
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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you Rep Jason Crow for the @cuanschutz.bsky.social Town Hall, and for taking my question about programs and research for violence prevention.

Thanks also for encouraging the academic and medical communities to keep fighting for science, health, and for those who can't fight for themselves

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 31

PS: Funders do not have a role in the design or implementation of P2P. P2P is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit program

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 31

Explore P2P's online resource hub 👉 pausetoprotect.org
Read this recent article about P2P's efforts 👉 gunsamerica.com/digest/pause...

🤝Made possible with funding from US Department of Defense’s Defense Suicide Prevention Office and USAA’s Face the Fight Foundation

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 31

P2P has an online resource hub available to anyone:
📍 National map of shops willing to consider voluntary, temporary firearm storage
💻 Virtual office hours w/ firearm industry partners and experienced secure storage program facilitators
📋 Secure storage & injury prevention educational materials

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 31

At the @cuanschutz.bsky.social Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, we turn Studies➡️Solutions

P2P partners w/ firearm businesses across the US to offer:
🔒 Discounted locking devices
📦 On-site, temporary storage of firearms
📄 Secure storage and injury prevention educational materials

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 22

Come learn about the "Gun Shop Project" for suicide prevention - join @injurycenterco.bsky.social Dr Erin Kelly and
@hsph.harvard.edu Cathy Barber in a webinar next week, hosted by The Joyce Foundation

📅 Tuesday, July 29, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m. MT
tinyurl.com/yunr6zek

@cuanschutz.bsky.social

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 21

Appreciate the supportive report from GunsAmerica!

I'm proud of the Pause to Protect program we've built to equip firearm retailers with tools & resources to prevent injury & death, including from suicide.

@cuanschutz.bsky.social @injurycenterco.bsky.social

gunsamerica.com/digest/pause...

Pause to Protect: Bridging the Gun Divide Through Actionable Safety

Pause to Protect doesn’t just talk about gun safety—it acts on it.

gunsamerica.com

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 21

done!

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thx to #colorado chapters of Emergency Nurses Association and @acepnation.bsky.social for your partnership!

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 18

Great day with EM/trauma clinicians at "Firearm Injury Prevention Leadership Engagement and Development (FIP-LEAD)" - designed to equip organizational/community leaders to advance collaborative, evidence-informed, locally-driven prevention!

@cuanschutz.bsky.social
@injurycenterco.bsky.social

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 17

Added!

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Mark Harden @markharden.bsky.social · Jul 17

At a forum led by @emmybetz.bsky.social, the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) highlighted efforts to bring people together to find solutions to firearm violence and injuries. My story for the CU Department of Emergency Medicine at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Finding a Path Forward on Gun Issues: A Panel with Diverse Views Shares Ideas

The CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative highlights efforts to bring individuals together across differences to find solutions to prevent firearm-related harms.

news.cuanschutz.edu

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 17

Will add you!

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hey @cuanschutz.bsky.social - LMK who's missing from our starter pack!

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Also, check out the starter pack for @cuanschutz.bsky.social !

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm inspired by Dr @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social - she's a clinician researcher who is changing the world for hthe better

bsky.app/profile/cerv...

Lilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · Nov 10

1/15-Migrating w/updated publications

Meet Hilda. I was one of her doctors. When she died, she left 2 sons behind. My grief about her situation brought anger and then determination.

A #skeetorial on outcomes, advocacy, and policy in dialysis access for undocumented immigrants.
#MedSky #NephSky

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm inspired by Dr @chrisknoepkephd.bsky.social - a social worker by background, now PhD researcher at @cuanschutz.bsky.social, he's always thoughtful, creative, collaborative, and oriented on improving health outcomes!

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 2

🧠 Maps created in partnership with the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition and Pierce's Pledge
www.piercespledge.org

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#FirearmInjuryPrevention #PublicHealth #SecureStorage #ResearchtoAction #ResearchMatters #StudiesToSolutions

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thinking of starting a map in your community? Our team at @cuanschutz.bsky.social and @injurycenterco.bsky.social partnered with University of Washington Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program to creat a toolkit!
🔧 Download the toolkit 👉 tinyurl.com/jdnbt4ea

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jul 2

Sometimes, firearm owners need a safe, temporary out-of-home storage option

Out-of-home firearm storage maps make it easy to find locations willing to consider voluntary, short-term storage: Explore the national map 👉 pausetoprotect.org

@cuanschutz.bsky.social @injurycenterco.bsky.social
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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jun 26

Fantastic news about additional support to the Fund for a Safer Future.

We *can* prevent violence - but we need program and research funds to do it. Grateful to all those who support this work!

www.fundforasaferfuture.org

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jun 25

June 22: What a great evening! After Builders' documentary “The Tennessee 11” we talked collaborative firearm injury prevention with Colorado leaders and CU FIPI Advisory Network members. Thank you to our amazing panelists for sharing your perspectives and experiences!
@cuanschutz.bsky.social

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Emmy Betz, MD, MPH @emmybetz.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hey Colorado - get your tickets today!

📅 Sunday, June 22, 2025
⌚ 6:30pm-9:00pm
📍 Central Denver, CO (exact location provided upon registration)
🎫 Purchase tickets 👉 hhttps://web.cvent.com/event/e4b9a57f-35bb-40fb-8891-0728c5bfc5e0/summary

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