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Robert Thompson

What I Have Done Since 1957:
Amherst College BA, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine MD and pediatric training, public health training, Centers for Disease Control, and the University of North Carolina.
I am now Director Emeritus, Department of Preventive Care which I founded and Senior Investigator in the Center for Health Studies at Group Health Cooperative. My career was devoted to the development, implementation and evaluation of population-based preventive care services in a health care delivery systems. The programmatic and research focus has included the development of a mammography screening program for breast cancer, colon cancer screening, smoking cessation, injuries in general and especially the use of bicycle helmets for prevention of head injuries, immunization tracking and reminder systems, child development services, and for the last 20 years intimate partner violence. I have many publications in peer-reviewed journals. This fall (2016) I shall be named the Group Health Foundation honoree for outstanding contributions in improving the delivery of preventive care services--immunizations, smoking cessation, colon cancer screening, bicycle safety helmets, and interventions for domestic violence.

What Keeps me Busy Now:
We live near Mount Rainier and are actively engaged in hiking, backpacking, bicycling, and back country telemark skiing. We love engaging in these activities with friends and the grandchildren who range in age from 20 months to nearly 14 years. We are also active in our community, Crystal River Ranch.

My Favorite Memory From BCC:
Helping to lead BCC to its first undefeated season in football in 1957, after many prior years of unsuccessful flailing about.
Being inducted into the national honor society at a large school assembly with the accompanyment of very squeaky violins!

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