WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 52 cooperative agreements for the advancement of the surveillance of violent deaths. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "Violence is a major public health problem. Over 67,000 people died violently in the U.S. in 2019. These violent deaths included 47,511 suicides and 19,141 homicides. Violent deaths have been estim more ST