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"Trauma affects everyone, regardless of age, race, or economic status. Stepping Strong aims to reduce the number and severity of traumatic injuries in Boston and beyond."
—Ali Salim, MD, Stepping Strong Center Medical Co-Director

"A moment that defines my commitment to leading the center was when Gillian and I participated in B.A.A. 5K race. Our goal is to fuel innovation programs that lead to happy endings like Gillian’s."
—Mitchel B. Harris, MD, Stepping Strong Medical Co-Director

“For patients with a high level of chronic pain, amputation can be the best form of salvage. Ewing Procedure patients enjoy more precise control of their limb and increased sensory freedom.”
— Matthew J. Carty, MD, Stepping Strong Center Director of Strategy and Innovation

“Our goal is to provide the brilliant professionals at the Brigham with the funding to help patients with devastating traumatic injuries achieve the best possible outcomes."
—Steven, Audrey, Danielle, and Gillian Reny

The mission of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is to catalyze multidisciplinary collaborations that inspire groundbreaking innovation, effective prevention, and compassionate intervention to transform care for civilians and military heroes who endure traumatic injuries and events.

The Stepping Strong Innovator Awards program inspires multi-institutional faculty to pursue groundbreaking innovation with a goal of transforming outcomes for civilians and military heroes worldwide.

The Stepping Strong Injury Prevention and Intervention program aims to reduce the number and severity of traumatic injuries resulting from elderly falls, gun violence, distracted driving, and substance use.

The Stepping Strong Plastic Surgery Trauma Fellowship is a unique program designed to train the next generation of medical leaders in advanced and innovative techniques for treating acute and complex injury.

True to the Boston Strong spirit of kindness and collaboration, the members of the Stepping Strong community are inspired to come together to help those with traumatic injuries step strong again.

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GO! Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day is TODAY! 💙💗💛

When you make a new gift of $50 or more to support the 2023 #SteppingStrong team, you will receive a #SteppingStrong baseball hat to wear on race day and represent the Stepping Strong Center. Thank you for your continued support.

Click the link in our bio or story to support our runners.

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GO! Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day is TODAY! 💙💗💛

When you make a new gift of $50 or more to support the 2023 #SteppingStrong team, you will receive a #SteppingStrong baseball hat to wear on race day and represent the Stepping Strong Center. Thank you for your continued support.

Click the link in our bio or story to support our runners.

#TurningTragedyIntoHope #BostonMarathon #Boston127 #oneBOSTON
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The #SteppingStrong Center for Trauma Innovation follows a continuum of #trauma care through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. We are deeply committed to accelerating trauma research and funding multidisciplinary projects that transform care for civilians and military heroes who endure traumatic injuries and events. 

Check out our Messages of Hope by clicking the link in our bio to learn more about the impact Stepping Strong has had on patients, surgeons, researchers, and the community.

#TurningTragedyIntoHope

The #SteppingStrong Center for Trauma Innovation follows a continuum of #trauma care through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. We are deeply committed to accelerating trauma research and funding multidisciplinary projects that transform care for civilians and military heroes who endure traumatic injuries and events.

Check out our Messages of Hope by clicking the link in our bio to learn more about the impact Stepping Strong has had on patients, surgeons, researchers, and the community.

#TurningTragedyIntoHope
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We’re 25 days away from the 127th #BostonMarathon and THREE days away from Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day! 💙💗💛

This Sunday, March 26, is Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day and our runners aim to raise $20,000 in 24 hours. We hope you’ll celebrate with us by helping the team reach this goal! 

On Sunday, all you need to do is make a new gift of $50 or more to support the 2023 #SteppingStrong team and you will receive a #SteppingStrong baseball hat! 

Click the link in our bio or story to support our runners and help them #TurnTragedyIntoHope.

#Boston127 #oneBOSTON

We’re 25 days away from the 127th #BostonMarathon and THREE days away from Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day! 💙💗💛

This Sunday, March 26, is Support a Stepping Strong Runner Day and our runners aim to raise $20,000 in 24 hours. We hope you’ll celebrate with us by helping the team reach this goal!

On Sunday, all you need to do is make a new gift of $50 or more to support the 2023 #SteppingStrong team and you will receive a #SteppingStrong baseball hat!

Click the link in our bio or story to support our runners and help them #TurnTragedyIntoHope.

#Boston127 #oneBOSTON
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Along the #BostonMarathon route, runners hit the halfway point in Wellesley.
 
The Wellesley stretch covers 4 miles from mile 12 to mile 16, passing by Wellesley College and putting runners through the biggest drop from the start of the Marathon of 150 feet over one-quarter of a mile. 

Runners cross over the Charles River before entering the next town: Newton. 

Follow WCVB’s Josh Brogadir as he takes us through each community along the Marathon route. 

To support #SteppingStrong runners as they prepare for the  #BostonMarathon, click the link in our bio or story. 

#TurningTragedyIntoHope

Along the #BostonMarathon route, runners hit the halfway point in Wellesley.

The Wellesley stretch covers 4 miles from mile 12 to mile 16, passing by Wellesley College and putting runners through the biggest drop from the start of the Marathon of 150 feet over one-quarter of a mile.

Runners cross over the Charles River before entering the next town: Newton.

Follow WCVB’s Josh Brogadir as he takes us through each community along the Marathon route.

To support #SteppingStrong runners as they prepare for the #BostonMarathon, click the link in our bio or story.

#TurningTragedyIntoHope
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Join us at Dorchester Brewing Company this Friday, March 24, from 3 pm-4 pm for our Stepping Strong Center DOTtalk! 

Learn more about the #SteppingStrong Center and try our charity beer. For every pour, $1 will be donated to the Stepping Strong Center. We hope to see you there! 

For more information about our mission of #TurningTragedyIntoHope and the epidemic of underfunded trauma research, please visit our website.

Join us at Dorchester Brewing Company this Friday, March 24, from 3 pm-4 pm for our Stepping Strong Center DOTtalk!

Learn more about the #SteppingStrong Center and try our charity beer. For every pour, $1 will be donated to the Stepping Strong Center. We hope to see you there!

For more information about our mission of #TurningTragedyIntoHope and the epidemic of underfunded trauma research, please visit our website.
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After a traumatic event, sleep quality may be negatively affected, with many people having difficulty falling asleep, waking up more often during the night, and have trouble falling back asleep. 

The Internet is a common source of sleep information but may be subject to commercial bias and misformation.

A study led by 2022 #SteppingStrong Innovator Award winner, Rebecca Robbins, MMSci, PhD, MS, compared the understandability, information quality, and presence of misinformation in popular YouTube videos on sleep and insomnia with videos from credible experts. 

On average, the most popular YouTube videos received 8.2 million views, whereas the expert-led videos received 0.3 million views. Commercial bias was identified in 66.7% of the popular videos and 0% of the expert videos; misinformation in the popular videos was identified as well. Ultimately, Dr. Robbins and her colleagues proposed that further research could focus on exploring methods to share evidence-based sleep information with a wide audience. 

To watch @drrebeccarobbins segment on @livekellyandryan about how to adjust to daylight saving time, click the link in our bio or story.

After a traumatic event, sleep quality may be negatively affected, with many people having difficulty falling asleep, waking up more often during the night, and have trouble falling back asleep.

The Internet is a common source of sleep information but may be subject to commercial bias and misformation.

A study led by 2022 #SteppingStrong Innovator Award winner, Rebecca Robbins, MMSci, PhD, MS, compared the understandability, information quality, and presence of misinformation in popular YouTube videos on sleep and insomnia with videos from credible experts.

On average, the most popular YouTube videos received 8.2 million views, whereas the expert-led videos received 0.3 million views. Commercial bias was identified in 66.7% of the popular videos and 0% of the expert videos; misinformation in the popular videos was identified as well. Ultimately, Dr. Robbins and her colleagues proposed that further research could focus on exploring methods to share evidence-based sleep information with a wide audience.

To watch @drrebeccarobbins segment on @livekellyandryan about how to adjust to daylight saving time, click the link in our bio or story.
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Looking for something fun to do on Saturday, April 15? 

The Stepping Strong Team has a limited number of bibs available for the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) 5K Race and would love to have you join us! 

This year is especially meaningful as we honor the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy that united the city and led to the founding of the Stepping Strong Center. 

Email team@bwh.harvard.edu if you're interested in joining us and are committed to raising $150 for trauma research and care, or want to know how you can participate virtually.

Looking for something fun to do on Saturday, April 15?

The Stepping Strong Team has a limited number of bibs available for the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) 5K Race and would love to have you join us!

This year is especially meaningful as we honor the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy that united the city and led to the founding of the Stepping Strong Center.

Email team@bwh.harvard.edu if you`re interested in joining us and are committed to raising $150 for trauma research and care, or want to know how you can participate virtually.
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Town number four on the #BostonMarthon route is Natick. 

The 4.5 mile run is the flattest stretch of the course that leads runners past Fisk Pond, a beautiful clock tower in Natick Center, and a neighborhood that passes out candy. 

When runners reach Wellesley, the next town on the route, they’re nearly halfway to the finish line. 

Follow WCVB’s Josh Brogadir as he takes us through each community along the Marathon route. 

To support #SteppingStrong runners as they prepare for the #BostonMarathon, click the link in our bio or story. 

#TurningTragedyIntoHope

Town number four on the #BostonMarthon route is Natick.

The 4.5 mile run is the flattest stretch of the course that leads runners past Fisk Pond, a beautiful clock tower in Natick Center, and a neighborhood that passes out candy.

When runners reach Wellesley, the next town on the route, they’re nearly halfway to the finish line.

Follow WCVB’s Josh Brogadir as he takes us through each community along the Marathon route.

To support #SteppingStrong runners as they prepare for the #BostonMarathon, click the link in our bio or story.

#TurningTragedyIntoHope
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