“…5 These are but a few of the published agendas and recommendations for effective advancement of child and adolescent injury control through research. [12][13][14][15][16] Although surveillance is the cornerstone of injury prevention, 4,10,12,17,18 the current efforts of the pediatric and public health community are overwhelmingly and, we suggest, disproportionately dedicated to descriptive surveillance and epidemiology. Understandably, investigators undertake and respond to directions of research according to the avenues that are available and the resources to support them.…”