Editorial: Introducing the 2012 Volume of Epidemiologic Reviews on Injury and Violence

Runyan discusses the 2012 volume of Epidemiologic Reviews on injury and violence. He says that injury remains a critical area of public health science and practice. Adding together mortality from all types of injuries, as when computing the mortality burden for cancers and cardiovascular diseases, injury is the third leading cause of death in the US, accounting for more than 182,000 fatalities in 2007. He adds that the 14 articles in the special volume of Epidemiologic Reviews cover a range of unintentional injury and violence topics. Collectively, they raise important issues and give readers new insights about challenges that, it is hoped, will also stimulate interest in addressing this major source of morbidity and mortality.