Poisons from Jacksonville, Florida’s “Brown’s Dump” seeped into the lifeblood of residents. The harm to their physical and mental health is tied today to another public health crisis: high rates of gun violence among children.
Author Archives: Fred Clasen-Kelly
Fred Clasen-Kelly is a senior correspondent at KFF Health News.
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Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children
An analysis of hospital claims data in Florida found that firearm injuries of children
disproportionately hit families in a handful of ZIP codes, almost all of them in Jacksonville, Orlando,
Miami, or Tampa Bay.