Gary Slutkin: Disrupting Violence

  • 14 years ago
In 1995, epidemiologist Gary Slutkin decided to turn years of experience fighting infectious diseases overseas to his hometown of Chicago, that faced its own violence epidemic. He founded Ceasefire, an organization that reduces violence through behavioral change strategies. At the PopTech Chicago Salon 2010, he explains how this initiative has expanded to more than a dozen U.S. cities.

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