Injury Prevention and the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) partnership

The President and Past President of SAVIR outline the organization’s mission The field of injury and violence prevention continues to grow in many ways, responding to the acute and long-term public health burden of events ranging from natural disasters, drownings, falls and road injuries to self-harm and interpersonal violence. As it grows, so does the need for quality research and researchers that utilize a wide range of rigorous scientific methods to identify risk factors and trends, inform public policy, and guide and evaluate …