CDC's Injury Center 20th Anniversary: 20 for 20 Leaders
As part of the CDC Injury Center’s 20th Anniversary celebration, we are pleased to announce the 20 for 20 Project. Through this project, we are paying tribute to the leaders and visionaries who have had a transformative effect on the field of violence and injury prevention.
The 20 for 20 leaders were selected by a panel of their peers and include:
- Susan P. Baker, MPH, ScD (Hon)
- Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Larry Cohen, MSW
- A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS
- William Foege, MD, MPH
- Andrea Gielen, ScD
- David C. Grossman, MD, MPH
- William Haddon, Jr., MD (1926-1985)
- David Hemenway, PhD
- Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH, FACEP
- Etienne Krug, MD, MPH
- Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD
- Sue Mallonee, RN, MPH
- Andrew McGuire
- Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD
- Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH
- Leon S. Robertson, PhD
- Mark L. Rosenberg, MD, MPP
- Carol W. Runyan, PhD, MPH
- Richard J. Smith, III, MS
The Center is also pleased to recognize 5 CDC Leaders, selected by their peers, for their outstanding contributions and commitment to the field of violence and injury prevention:
- Lee Annest, PhD, MS
- Lois A. Fingerhut, MA
- Jim Mercy, PhD, MPH
- Linda E. Saltzman, PhD, MS (1949-2005)
- David Sleet, PhD
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