Client or Primary Investigator: Marc Doobay, MPAS PA-C DFAAPA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies and Services

Project Manager: Cassidy Branch

Project Start: December 27th, 2023

Project End: December 31st, 2024

Project Description: Firearm-related injuries are the leading cause of child and adolescent death in the United States. Rural areas have higher rates of firearm-related unintentional and suicide deaths. Focus Groups will be conducted to understand better rural families’ current practices and attitudes regarding firearm and ammunition storage, what practices they would be willing to change to increase safety and prevent injury, and what messaging and safety programming they think would be most effective in educating rural families to improve storage practices and help decrease firearm-related deaths and injuries among adolescents in farming/ranching communities.

Services Provided: Focus group, Transcription, Analysis