# Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention **Entity class:** Prevention framework The **public-health approach to violence prevention** is a four-step process: define and monitor the problem; identify risk and protective factors; develop and test prevention strategies; and support wider adoption of effective interventions. CDC emphasizes that risk factors do not themselves cause violence and do not determine an individual's outcome. ## Relationships [[wiki/Public Health|Public Health]] · [[wiki/Risk Factor Is Not Cause|Risk Factor Is Not Cause]] · [[wiki/Countering Violent Extremism|Countering Violent Extremism]] · [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Public Health and Violence Prevention|Public Health and Violence Prevention]] ## Sources - [CDC — Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention, April 9, 2024](https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/about/about-the-public-health-approach-to-violence-prevention.html) **As of:** 2026-09-23