Michael Hiltzik: Kaiser Permanente will start filling the vacuum in gun research with a $2-million study program
The vacuum in gun violence research in America is slowly being filled by independent organizations. The latest to accept the responsibility for studying one of our most pressing public health crises is Kaiser Permanente, the giant healthcare system, which this week announced a $2 million program to study how to prevent gun injuries and deaths.
With more than 12 million members and a presence in communities with 65 million residents, says Bechara Choucair, the organization's chief community health officer, "we feel a responsibility to address public health
