The SBMU Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center (SPIPRC) which is the first of its kind in Iran was officially established in September, 1998. SPIPRC performs its mission through research, education, intervention, evaluation, and finally publishing the results of what it has done. Injuries are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity burden in the country which are in need of serious attention and care, especially in the research area; and the SBMU, as a leading university in research is grateful to play its leading role in the country and the region.