Frederick Rivara (MPH 1980, @UW_Dept_HServ) is an international leader in the science of injury prevention and control, and his work has profoundly influenced multiple areas in this field. 1/5 
His research on the effectiveness of bicycle helmets led to the creation of community-based helmet campaigns that saved countless lives from preventable head injuries. 2/5
With one of our other 50 Changemakers, Arthur Kellerman, Fred was a key force in several high-profile studies in the early 1990s that laid out the risks of firearms in the home. 3/5
Fred is the director of a state-funded program at @HIPRC, a center he founded, to study public policies and their effects on firearm deaths and injuries. His work & that of his mentees have helped shape policy on measures to reduce the burden of trauma from multiple causes. 4/5
Learn more about Fred and our other #50Changemakers of #PublicHealth: sph.washington.edu/50-changemaker… #UWSPHalum #gunviolence #injuryprevention @UWMedicine @uwepidemiology @JAMANetworkOpen 5/5
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