University of Pittsburgh

Abstracts from CIRCA members accepted for the 2012 American Public Health Association Meeting in San Francisco

Jun 5, 2012

Dr. Anthony Fabio will give an oral presentation entitled “Reports on the association between alcohol outlet density and violence are unstable: Walking a straight line” which will review the conflicting evidence that changes in alcohol outlet density lead to changes in violent crime and discuss his own results examining the association between changes in alcohol outlet density and violence in Pittsburgh neighborhoods over time.

Jessica Duell, MPH, will present a poster presentation: “Assessing the impact of professional football games on the relationship between neighborhood alcohol outlet density and violent crime,” which will explore how professional football games modify the association between alcohol outlet density and violent crime in Pittsburgh neighborhoods.