The advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the public health threat posed by gun violence was welcomed by those on Long Island who see the results up close.

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.

The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday declared gun violence in America a public health crisis, recommending an array of preventive measures that he compared to past campaigns ...