Child Injury Prevention: Safer Storage of Firearms Day-of-Action on 10/27/21
Dr. Joshua Prudent is a 3rd year pediatric resident at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and the District Resident Representative to the American Academy of Pediatrics for District 5 (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Ontario). He did medical school at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Maryland, and initially came from the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Following residency, Josh plans to spend some time working in an urgent care setting before pursuing fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology. His advocacy interests include immigrant/refugee rights, vaccine advocacy, youth mental/behavioral health, childhood injury prevention and secure pediatric research funding.
[00:01] Dr. Joshua Prudent Shares His Story With Us
[02:09] Advocacy on Safe Storage of Firearms
[12:51] Participating in the Day of Action
[22:55] Closing Segment
Key Quotes:
“One of the big goals of this year's campaign is to try to get more families, more community organizations involved in the Day of Action.” - Dr. Joshua Prudent
“Firearm safety has always been a big topic of interest for advocates, especially in the realm of childhood injury.” - Dr. Joshua Prudent
Email johua.prudent@nationwidechildrens.org to reach out to Joshua or check out https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/ to know more about his work.
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