Biographical Lexicon of Public Health Aa LIBRARY of BIOMEDICAL PUBLICATIONS Book 49

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IZET MASIC Biographical Lexicon of Public Health Aa LIBRARY OF BIOMEDICAL PUBLICATIONS Book 49

Author: Prof Izet Masic, MD, PhD Faculty of medicine, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reviewers: Prof Doncho Donev, MD, PhD University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Prof Enver Roshi, MD, PhD Faculty of Public Health, Tirana, Albania Prof Naser Ramadani, MD, PhD Public Health Institute, University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosova Prof Francis Roger France, MD, PhD University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium

Technical editor: Mirza Hamzic, dipl. oec.

CIP - Katalogizacija u publikaciji Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo

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MAŠIĆ, Izet Biographical lexicon of public health / Izet Masic. - Sarajevo : “Avicena”, 2015. - 410 pages. : fotogr. ; 25 cm. - (Library of biomedical publications ; book 49)

Bibliography: pages. 401-405. ISBN 978-9958-720-60-4

I. Masic, Izet vidi Mašić, Izet COBISS.BH-ID 22302982

Published by: AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo

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A Natasha 37 Beral Valerie 56 Berger Berger 55 Aaltonen Pamela 23 B Berman Peter 56 Achebe Kechi 23 Babich Marie Suzanne 39 Berry M. Elliot 57 Acheson Donald 24 Babic Momcilo 40 Besser Richard 57 Adams Evan 25 Baccarelli Andrea 40 Bethel Ann Lynn 58 Ádány Róza 24 Backett Maurice 41 Bettiol Silvana 58 Adeniran Gbemi 25 Badr Elsiddig Elsheikh 41 Beutels Philippe 59 Adshead Fiona 25 Baillie Tam 42 Beveridge William 59 Agutu Sam 26 Bambra Clare 42 Bhopal Raj 60 Agyemang Charles 26 Banks Douglas 43 Bialecki Gregory 60 Akinwalon Melissa 27 Banks Frank 44 Birnbaum S. Linda 60 Alafia Samuels Thelma 29 Banks Ian 44 Birt A. Christopher 61 Albreht Tit 27 Bannister Windham Susan 43 Bishaw Tewabech 61 Alexander Julie 28 Bannon Michael 45 Bismarck von Otto 62 Alexanderson Kristina 28 Banoob Samir 45 Bjegovic-Mikanovic Vesna 63 Allebeck Peter 29 Baris Enis 47 Blackburn Henry 63 Allende Salvador 29 Barnhoorn Floris 48 Blacker John 64 Almond Matthew 30 Barreneche Clara 48 Blecic Kajetan 64 Alwan Ala 30 Barron T. Derek 48 Blumenthal Susan 65 Annas J. George 31 Barry Ange 48 Bockarie Hannah 66 Apostolov Miladin 32 Bauer Jeffrey 49 Bonanni Paolo 67 Aranicki Milos 32 Beach Jane 49 Borcic Berislav 67 Armistead Cheryl 33 Beaglehole Robert and Ruth Borg Tonio 68 Arnetz B. Bengt 33 Bonita 50 Borisov Veselin 68 Arroyo Hiram 34 Bedlington Nicola 50 Bousquet Jean 69 Ashbourne J. Elizabeth 34 Beeharry Girindre 51 Bowis John 70 Asnake Mengistu 35 Bellamy Gail 51 Boyd David 70 Asvall Joe 35 Bellers John 52 Bozikov Jadranka 66 Atun Rifat 36 Bencko Vladimir 53 Brachman Philip 71 Awoonor-Williams John Benjamin C. Georges 53 Bradley David 71 Koku 37 Benjamin Regina 54 Brand Helmut 72 Azzopardi-Muscat Bennett Steve 55 Brass Bill 72 Bremner Jennifer 72 Cicchetti Americo 91 Konstantinovich 110 Breslow Lester 73 Clemens Martin Auer 92 Denegri Simon 111 Brodin Marc 74 Coady Jeffrey 93 de Noli Ferrada Marcello 108 Broesskamp-Stone Ursel 73 Cochrane Archie 92 Desmond-Hellmann Bronsema Viola 74 Cohen J. Richard 94 Susan 111 Brunton Cheryl 76 Coker Richard 95 Dezelic Nada 112 Brusaferro Silvio 76 Contreras Alfonso 95 Dias Matias Carlos 107 Bruyère Olivier 77 Cooper C. Robert 96 Dierks Christian 112 Bryant Malcolm 75 Corrigan Paul 96 Dixon Ronald 113 Buchan James 77 Cosford Paul 97 Djukic Dejanovic Slavica 113 Buissonniere Marine 77 Costa Carlos 97 Dlouhy Martin 114 Burazeri Genc 78 Costongs Caroline 97 Dolf Matt 114 Burnet Macfarlane 78 Coulter Angela 98 Donahue L. Charles 115 Burton A. LaVarne 79 Coye Joel Molly 98 Donev Doncho 115 Buszard Deborah 80 Croot Louise 98 Dooris Mark 116 Cucic Viktorija 100 Dorner Thomas 116 C Curtis Chris 99 Dörner Thomas 117

Calciolari Stefano 81 Cvahte Sasa 100 Dovlo Delanyo 117 Califano Joseph 81 Cvetanov Vladimir 101 Drane Alexandra 118 Capewell Simon 82 Cvjetanovic Branko 101 Drucker Ernest 119 Capistran Jim D. James 82 Czabanowska Katarzyna 102 Duchesne Annie 119 Carlson M. Lisa 82 D Duran Antonio 119 Carme Borrell 69 Durie Mason 120 Carmona Richard 83 da Costa Leal Fernando 103 Dyakova Mariana 121 Carter Jimmy 84 Dalessandro Scott 103 Dzumhur Mirjana 121 Cassel John 84 Davidovitch Nadav 104 E Casteren van Viviane 85 Davidyants Vladimir 105 Cavallo Franco 85 Davies Clive 104 Edmondson-Jones Paul 123 Chadwick Edwin 86 Davies Lindsey 106 Eggermont M. M. Chagas Carlos 87 Davies Maggie 106 Alexander 123 Chambaud Laurent 87 Debono Roberto 107 Ekdahl Karl 124 Chang Peter 89 De Clercq Etienne 107 Elam Richard 126 Chan Margaret 88 Defoe Daniel 109 Elberg Sanford 127 Chantelot Emmanuel 90 De La Faille Baart Marcus Eley Albert Crew Francis 127 Chanyasulkit Chris 90 Johan 109 Ellis Simon 128 Charpak Yves 90 Delaney Mary Guinn 110 El-Mohandes Ayman 124 Chiou Shu-Ti 91 Demin, Andrei Emiroglu Nedret 126 Ennis Mark 128 Friedman Emily 145 Gray Diane 160 Enthoven C. Alain 128 Friel Sharon 146 Gray Ian 161 Epstein Leon 129 Furtunescu Florentina 147 Gray J. A. Muir 161 Eržen Ivan 129 Gray Muir 164 Eschenbach von Andrew 130 G Greene-Moton Ella 162

Esq Oudia Jacqueline 130 Gahagan Jacqueline 148 Greer L. Scott 162 Eterovic Ivo 131 Galvin Brian 148 Gremy Francois 163 Evans Deborah 131 Gantar Tomaž 148 Griffiths Sian 164 F Gaon Jakob 149 Grimeland Jorid 164 Garcia Joet 149 Groenewegen Peter 164 Fafunwa Tunde 133 Garcia Juan Cesar 150 Grotjahn Alfred 165 Fahy Nick 133 Garner Paul 150 Guerin Rene Jules 165 Farrar Mike 134 Gathara Victor 151 Gutierrez-Ibarluzea Iñaki 166 Feachem G. A. Richard 134 Gauci Charmaine 151 Guyatt Gordon 167 Feachem Sekhri Neelam 134 Gaufin R. Joyce 151 H Feinstein Alan 135 Gavle Hogskolni 152 Fenton Kevin 135 Gawler Charles Hafner Heinz 168 Fernández-Peña Ramon Christopher 153 Haines Andy 168 Jose 136 Gena Grancharova 153 Hallam Jeffrey 168 Fickenscher Kevin 137 Georgieva Mladenova Halpern Jodi 169 Fidler H. Armin 138 Lidija 153 Hal Van Guido 169 Field Steve 138 Georgievski Nikola 154 Hamdan Motasem 170 Figueras Josep 139 Geric Radomir 154 Hancock Trevor 170 Fineberg V. Harvey 139 Getao Katherine 155 Hannigan Bernadette 170 Finlay Carlos 139 Ghaffar Abdul 156 Hans-Olov Adami 171 Fischer Georg 140 Ghandour Ahmed 156 Harrison Oliver 172 Fitzpatrick Ray 140 Gilburt Helen 156 Hasbrouck LaMar 171 Flahault Antoine 141 Giles Ceinwen 156 Haslam David 172 Foldspang Anders 141 Giloth E. Barbara 157 Hayes C. Steven 173 Foster Stanley 141 Giulio Di Antonio 157 Haywood Damian 174 Fox Earl Claude 142 Glantz Leonard 158 Henderson A. Donald 174 Fox J. Durrell 142 Godber George 158 Hendry Corrine 175 Francis-Cracknell Alison 143 Gokkus Sahın 158 Henke Klaus-Dirk 175 Fraser D. Neil 143 Goldacre Ben 159 Henry Claire 176 Fredrickson Barbara 144 Goldacre Michael 159 Hernandez-Aguado Frenk Julio 144 Goldstein Bernard 160 Ildefonso 176 Frey John 144 Gordin Helen 160 Hill Alison 176

Hill Nigel 177 Jerliu Naim 192 Khuloud Dajani 209 Hoang Uy 177 Johann Peter Frank 193 Kiarie Caroline 208 Holland Walter 178 Johnstone Robert 193 Kickbusch Ilona 209 Holman D’Arcy 178 Jones Andrew 194 Kirch Wilhelm 210 Honey Dallas 179 Jones Camara 194 Kiro Cindy 210 Hörhan Christoph 179 Jones Judy 194 Kizer W. Kenneth 211 Horne Fred 179 Jørgensen Torben 195 Kleinke D. J. 211 Horvitz-Lennon Marcela 180 Jovanovic Batut Milan 195 Kluge Hans 212 House Adrian 181 Klusen Norbert 212 Howden-Chapman K Knapp R. Terry 212

Philippa 180 Kabiru Michael 196 Knight Marian 213 Hrabac Boris 181 Kalediene Ramune 196 Kondji Kondji Dominique 214 Hrabac Tomislav 182 Kanavos Panos 196 Kosińska Monika 214 Hughes David 182 Kangbai Bainmga Jia 197 Kostadinova Todorka 215 Humphrey Hubert 183 Kango Mabvuto 198 Kovacic Luka 215 Hunter David 184 Kapila Mukesh 198 Krasnik Allan 216 Hunt Philip 183 Karakiewicz Beata 199 Krech Rudiger 217 Huq Muzaherul 185 Karamehmedovic Krimsky Sheldon 217 Hutchins Sonja 185 Hamdija 199 Kristensen Boerlum Finn 218 I Karanja Sarah 200 Krleza-Jeric Karmela 218 Karapanagiotidis Kon 200 Kulzhanov Maksut 221 Ikic Drago 186 Kark Sidney 201 Kumanyika Shiriki 220 Irving Greg 186 Karl-Trummer Ursula 201 Kumar Anant 220 Kasturi Sen 198 Kumar J. Ravi 221 J Katreniakova Zuzana 202 Kunst Anton 221 Kunzli Nino 222 Jackson F. Suzanne 187 Kaufman Markus 202 Kuo N. Ken 222 Jagwer Gregory 187 Kearney Hank 207 Kurland T. Leonard 223 Jakab Zsuzsanna 187 Keeling Richard 203 Kurz Richard 223 Jakovljevic Djordje 188 Kellog A. Meg 203 Jaksic Zelimir 189 Kelly Mike 204 L Jamison Dean 189 Kemper Donald 204 Jamnicki Ante 190 Kerstiëns Barbara 208 Laaser Ulrich 225 Jani Anant 190 Kesic Branko 204 Laba Tracey 225 Jarman Brian 191 Kessel Anthony 204 Lafranconi Alessandra 225 Jefferys Margot 191 Kessler David 205 Lagier Christian 226 Jenner Edward 192 Keys Ancel 206 Lalonde Marc 226 Khan Halima 208 Lambo Thomas Adeoye 227

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Lamping Donna 228 Lund Johan 244 McVie J. Gordon 260 Lang Slobodan 228 Meijer Frederika 261 Lang Tim 228 M Meissner Paul 261

Laporte E. Ronald 229 Maberly Glenden 245 Menabde Nata 262 Larsen Bjørn-Inge 229 MacAra Wisemann Mengistu Asnake Kibret 262 Lascelles Karen 230 Alexander 245 Micovic M. Predrag 262 Last John 230 Mackenbach Johan 246 Miller Vanessa 263 La Torre Giuseppe 230 Maclean Colin 246 Milstein Arnold 264 Laugesen Murray 228 Madelin Robert 246 Mintz H. (Jim) James 264 Laureys Francois Jean 231 Magnússon Guðjón 247 Mitroff Ian 264 Lauro Renato 232 Maher David 248 Molefi Moretlo 265 Lawrence David 233 Mahler Halfdan 249 Montagu Dominic 265 Lechat Michel 234 Mammadov Jeyhun 248 Montgomery Ulrich Frank 265 Lee Duk-Hee 234 Mamo Julian 249 Moore Michael 266 Legetic Branka 234 Mandeville Kate 250 More Judy 266 Legler Juliette 235 Mane Purnima 249 Morgan Antony 266 Leiner Günther 236 Marmot Michael 251 Morrison J. Jan 267 Leng Gillian 236 Martin Jane 252 Morris P. George 267 Lennartsson Fredrik 237 Martin-Moreno Jose 251 Moss Davis Regina 268 Levett Jeffrey 236 Martins Henrique 252 Moya Andrés 268 Le Vu Anh 233 Masic Izet 252 Mui W.H. Lancelot 269 Lewis Angela 238 Matthews Sue 253 Mukhopadhyay Alok 269 Lewis Julia 239 Maurer M. Harold 254 Muller Louis Ralph Junius 270 Leyland Alastair 238 May Marlynn 254 Müller-Nordhorn Lindahl B. Ingemar 239 Mbugua-Kabiru Hellen 255 Jacqueline 270 Lindert Jutta 239 McBride Michael 255 Munoz Fernando 270 Lind James 238 McCarthy Noel 256 Murray Christopher 271 Linkov Faina 240 McCartney Margaret 256 Murray Therese 272 Lisitsyn Pavlovich Yuriy 240 McCormick Andrew 256 Musgrove Philip 272 Lister Joseph 241 McFarland Deborah 256 Mutwiri George 273 Littlejohns Peter 242 McKee Martin 257 Mwencha Marasi 273 Logan Robert 242 McKeown Thomas 257 N Lopez Alan 242 McLoughlin Ambrose 258 Lopez-Valcarcel G. McManus Jim 258 Nabaro David 275 Beatriz 243 McMichael Tony 259 Nagyova Iveta 275 Lore Milton 244 McMillan Sue 259 Nair Manisha 275 Luft Hal 244 McShane Martin 260 Nakajima Hiroshi 276

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Nakayama F. Shoji 276 Otok Robert 292 Porter Molly 310 Nante Nicola 277 Otoo Mathaniel 293 Potokar Rupnik Maja 310 Nash David 277 Potts Malcolm 310 Needle Clive 278 P Prasad Amit 310

Neira Maria 278 Paccaud Fred 294 Preker S. Aleksander 311 Nelson George 279 Paerl Robert 295 Premik Marjan 311 Newell W. Johnson 279 Papanikolaou Christina 295 Preziosi Peter 311 Newhouse Molly 279 Parcel Guy 295 Price H. James 311 Newton John 280 Parish Richard 296 Pudule Iveta 312 Ngari Wairimu Mary 280 Parisot Jacques 296 Purcell Marc 312 Nigel Bruce 282 Parker Patricia 297 Purevdorj Bolormaa 312 Njoo Howard 281 Pasteur Louis 298 Puska Pekka 313 Nnoaham Kelechi 281 Patel Vikram 299 Q Noack R. Horst 282 Patrick Matthew 299 Nogueira Paulo 283 Patton L. Curtis 300 Quarshie Samuel 314 Nolte Ellen 283 Pavlekovic Gordana 301 Normand Sharon-Lise 283 Paynton David 301 R Nourissier Christel 285 Pederson Ann 302 Rahmanzai Javed Ahmed 315 Novello Antonia 284 Peetso Terje 302 Ramadani Naser 315 O Pekcan Hikmet 302 Ramazzini Bernardino 316 Penhoet Edward 302 Ramic-Catak Aida 317 O’Connell Dan 286 Percival Thomas 303 Ramic Hamdija 317 O’Connor D. Brian 286 Perez-Rodrigo Carmen 303 Rangelov Natalie 318 Odembo Elkanah 287 Peto Lisa 304 Rao N. Jammi 319 Oers Van Hans 287 Petticrew Mark 305 Rashid Jamila 319 Ofomata-Aderemi Oju 288 Phellas Constantinos 305 Rautenberg Ellen 318 Ogara Esther 288 Phin Nick 305 Raynes Norma 320 O’Halloran Anna 287 Piot Peter 306 Reddy K. Srinath 320 O’Hara Jamie 287 Piribauer Franz 306 Rees Bleddyn 321 Ohiri Kelechi 289 Plochg Thomas 307 Reeves Martin 322 Okarafor Ekpe 289 Plugge Emma 307 Rehfuess Eva 322 Olsson Marianne 289 Polanowicz John 308 Reid John 322 Onkelinx Laurette 290 Polan Susan 307 Reid Papaarangi 323 Orchard Trevor 290 Pollozhani Azis 308 Reid Wendy 324 Oreskovic Stjepan 291 Polton Dominique 309 Reinhardt Uwe 324 Ostojic Negoslav 291 Poots Edwin 309 Reinken Judith 325 Otani Koichiro 292 Pope Daniel 309

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Resnic Frederic 325 Sanger Ruth 343 Sobel David 359 Rhodes Deborah 326 Sartorius Norman 344 Solovyov Petrovich Ribeiro Mendes Jose 326 Satcher David 343 Zinoviy 359 Ricciardi Walter 326 Saumya Sutaria 345 Sommer Alfred 359 Rice James 327 Schaeffer D. Leonard 345 Sosic Zvonko 360 Richter Branimir 328 Scheffler Richard 345 Spear C. Robert 361 Rickerby David 330 Schellekens Onno 346 Spetz Joanne 362 Robinson B. John 328 Schmalzried Hans 346 Sprenger Marc 356 Robinson James 329 Schmitt Jürgen Karl 346 Stachenko Sylvie 362 Rochon Jean 329 Schroder-Back Peter 347 Stampar Andrija 362 Roenne-Moeller Heidi 330 Schwartz Robert 347 Stanciu Corina Adriana 364 Roger France Francis 330 Scintee Gabriela Silvia 348 Stavljenic-Rukavina Ana 364 Rogers Marty 331 Scott E. Richard 348 Stein Claudia 365 Rogers Michael 331 Seema Yasmin 349 Stevens Simon 366 Rogo Khama 332 Seitz Hans Joachim 349 Stewart Alex 365 Rohrmann Sabine 332 Sekimpi Kaheeru Stewart Alice 366 Rose Geoffrey 333 Deogratias 349 Stirzaker Ljuba 367 Rosenstock Summer 334 Semashko Nikolai 350 Stjernberg Louise 367 Roshi Enver 332 Severoni Santino 350 Stock Christiane 367 Rosling Hans 335 Sharma Kamalesh 351 Stocker Bruce 368 Ross Alison 334 Shattuck Lemuel 352 Stopes Marie 368 Royo-Bordonada Miguel Shaw D. Charles 352 Suliman Abaker Adam 368 Ángel 335 Shekar Meer 353 Sutcliffe Andrea 369 Rugen E. Mabel 336 Sheridan Peter 353 Svanström Leif 369 Rukwaro Edward 336 Shiffman Morris 353 Swan H. Shanna 370 Ruscitti Giancarlo 337 Shioda Toshi 354, 355 Syme Len 371 Ruseva Borissova Maria 336 Shubnikov Eugene 354 Szilárd István 372 Ryan Jason 338 Siegrist Johannes 355 Szócska Miklós 371 Ryan Mandy 338 Signorelli Carlo 355 Ryle John 339 Sing Khetrapal Poonam 355 T

Rys Andrzej 338 Slayton Renata 356 Tang Kwok-Cho Tang 373 S Slowie Dominic 356 Taylor-Robinson David 373 Smajkic Arif 357 Thakker N. Amit 374 Sackett David 340 Smith Adrian 357 Thakur Dinesh 375 Sadeleer de Katja 341 Smith David 357 Thalheim Christoph 376 Saltman Richard 344 Smith Jackie 358 Timen Aura 376 Samuel Scott 342 Smith Mark 358 Toppari Jorma 376

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Toromanovic Selim 377 Vuletic Ante 385 Wright Dorothy 391 Tucek Milan 377 Vuletic Silvije 385 Wyatt Jeremy 392 Tulchinsky Herzl (Ted) Wyborn Andrew 392 Theodore 378 W Wysocki Miroslaw 392 Turner Shannon 379 Walker Roger 386 Y V Wallace Paul 386 Walshe Kieran 387 Young Robert Eric 394 Valic Fedor 380 Walsh Julia 386 van Bolhuis Annemiek 380 Warhurst David 387 Z

Van de Brink Herma 381 Webbe Gerry 387 Zaletel-Kragelj Lijana 395 Vandenberg N. Laura 382 Weber Roger 388 Zalko Daniel 395 van Harten Wim 381 Whitehead Margaret 388 Zarkovic Grujica 396 Varavikova Elena 382 White Jean 388 Zeegers Paget Dineke 397 Verdier Estelle 383 Wiesenthal M. Andrew 389 Zee van der Jouke 397 Verma Arpana 382 Wilensky Gail 389 Zhao Feng 398 Vieira Gadelha Ernani Wilkinson Ewan 389 Zismer Daniel 398 Paulo 383 Wilkinson G. Richard 390 Zuskin Eugenija 399 Virchow Carl Ludwig Winslow Amori Charles- Zwahlen Marcel 399 Rudolf 383 Edward 390 Volman Robinson Ardene 384 Wolfgang Ahrens 391

10 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Preface

Lexicon Conversational lexicon was de- Lexicon (Greek) represents lexi- veloped in the nineteenth centu- (Bio-bibliography) besides biogra- cographical book or dictionary of ry in Germany to meet the needs phies also include literature of listed subjects that provides an overview of the urban population for knowl- persons. Very few bibliographic lex- of the total, general knowledge edge. First German manual was icons were published in a lot of sci- (general lexicon) or review of the Real State and Newspaper Lexicon entific areas in several countries in knowledge from a certain profes- (Germ. Reales Staats und Zeitungs the world during 19th century. Only sion (professional lexicon). Some- Lexicon) by Johann Hübner pub- in Germany in 19th century print- times the word has the same mean- lished in 1704 and was based on ed more than 10 medical editions ing as encyclopedic dictionary, and a lexicographic manuals from the called “Zentralblatt”. Famous Ger- sometimes for the dictionary. It pro- Age of Enlightenment. Renatus Got- man’s gynecologists Heinrich Fritsch cesses units (keywords) from the thelf Löbel with his work Conversa- (1844-1915) and Hermann Fehling standpoint outside of the language tional Lexicon with special reference (1847-1925) in the year 1877 start- vocational, technical, cultural, his- to modern times (Germ. Conversa- ed with publishing Zentralblatt fur torical and similar content. tions-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rück- Gynekologie, two years before John The name derives from one such sicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten, Show Billings established famous In- book, Lexicon totius latinitatis by I-VI, 1796-1808) paves the way for dex Medicus. But, their biographies Egidio Forcellinia from 1711. Key- the creation of the modern lexicon. and names of other scientists who words in the lexicon are listed in the Modern conversational lexicon fin- worked in writing important bib- alphabetical or methodical order ished taking shape thanks to Brock- liographic lexicons are not included and briefly processed in a number haus releases, but also more recent in this lexicon. of short articles that present and German manuals such as Meyer’s interpret concepts, famous people (since 1840), Herder’s (since 1854), Why Biographical Lexicon and geographical names, historical Bertelsmann0s (since 1953). Over of Public Health events, scientific and professional time, large lexicons grew into man- terms, foreign words or collection of uals with more than twenty volumes 1. Why we need to have words from a certain language.. and which are now regarded as en- written facts about historical General lexicon deals with nouns cyclopedias. development of Public Health (names of people, geograph- with biographies of the most ic names and other names), terms Biographical lexicon influential scientists in this field? and concepts from many profes- Biographical lexicon is a collection The idea to start preparing the sions and a certain number of for- of biographies of selected individu- First edition of the book “Biograph- eign words, which particular source als, usually listed in alphabetical or- ical Lexicon of Public Health” was language take from foreign lan- der, which seeks to give a rounded born in Prague in June 2015, when guages, as well as many historical view of the given period, geograph- I presented paper about “Deter- events, political, religious, ideologi- ical area or certain communities minants of Health Regarding WHO cal, social and artistic directions. with which individuals are linked. Bi- Targets”. Main point of my presenta- General lexicon was developed ographical lexicons can be nation- tion was explanation of character- from the outdated notion conver- al or international, general or pro- istics of long time period of trying to sational lexicon, which was original- fessional and special (for specific improve healthcare protection in all ly brought the knowledge from all occupations); retrospective (limit- countries in the world proposed by areas necessary for the successful ed to the dead) or flow (limited to Declaration of Alma Ata from 1979, conduct of the talks. a live person). Bibliographic lexicons and several time changed strate-

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gies “Health for all”, proposed by like Epidemiology, Hygiene, Environ- of providing health care WHO during last 50 years. mental medicine, Health ethics, etc. protection Scientists and medical profes- The variety of names implies, in part, The famous German social work- sionals responsible for these ac- different definitions about the sub- er Alice Salomon emphasizes the tions are Social medicine and Pub- ject matter, varying perspectives on international dimension of social lic Health experts in all countries in how to undertake its study and the work which surely reflects Rene the world, especially specialists of divergent frameworks used by those Sand’s attitude: „The essential qual- Social medicine and Health Care that participate in the practice of ities of relief should, in some way, Organization, Health managers, this field. There is a certain degree make us cooperate on an interna- Health informaticians, Health Econ- of agreement about the fundamen- tional level. It is in the nature of re- omists, Epidemiologists, Sociolo- tal objects that comprise this field: lief that it cannot be restricted to gists, specialist of Hygiene and En- “Social medicine includes the study the borders of a nation.” (Salomon, vironmental medicine, etc. of the social determinants of health 1927). Mentioned people were import- and of health services.” Based on What is Social Medicine? ant persons in developing Social these fundamental themes a cer- There are many different de- medicine and Health Care Orga- tain consensus could be reached scriptions of Social Medicine in the nization in Europe during last 100 concerning the content of a field literature. All of these definitions years, and thanks to whom today that is considered interdisciplinary. share at least five common princi- we speak about Public Health as That was reason why some authors ples: a) community; b) political ac- science discipline and special pro- insist on the use of more general tion; c) organization of services; d) fession. terms such as Social Medicine or prevention of disease; e) investiga- Public Health (or: Social medicine 2. Main features of the tion of the causes and distribution and Health Care Organization or most significant periods of of disease. Also, the studies of So- Socijalna medicina i Organizaci- development of Social medicine cial medicine are not only ground- ja zdravoohranjenia in Russian) in- during history ed in biology, but also in history, law, stead of specific disciplines or A field of scientific knowledge economics, moral philosophy, and groups of disciplines such as Social that addresses the social aspects other relevant fields of humanities Sciences of Health or Medical So- of the health-illness process and and social sciences. “Historically, ciology, even Public health. In this of health services delivery during the term “Social Medicine” is known way both social and “medical” dis- development of medical scienc- to be first coined by the French phy- ciplines such as: Epidemiology, Hy- es received a variety of names. sician-journalist Jules Guerin in the giene can contribute to the field by Among others, it has been called 1800s. At this time, the term meant using a common theoretical frame- Social Medicine, Social Scienc- extending Medicine’s insights to work. The questions are: a) when be- es Applied to Health and the So- social problems. Since then, the gan medicine to be social? b) when cial Sciences of Health. Historically definition of Social Medicine has began social life to be medical? c) is it first “appeared” as “Social Medi- evolved to be synonymous with pub- it more important the socialization cine” which refers, generally, to the lic health, epidemiology, state med- of medicine or the medicalisation of subject matter of this discipline. The icine, community medicine, social social life? d) when was Social med- other names designate disciplines pathology. The practice of social icine invented? e) what was differ- which are either included in this field medicine has also evolved globally ence between Social medicine as a of study or in some circumstanc- over the decades, with unique prac- concept and as a word, and when es to distinct disciplines, like Social ticing styles in Latin America, South academics separated it? sciences, Sociology in medicine, Africa, and China. In 1978, the 2.1. A period of existing of Health economics, Health informat- WHO’s 1978 Alma Ata Declaration disorganized concepts of health ics, Health promotion, Health policy, also embraced the core principles systems of health care protection, etc., and from the medical sciences, of social medicine” (In: D. Madison based on „class’s differentiation“

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- Introduction to Social Medicine. sure social stability, prosperity, and a) The moderation of work and 1993. UNC Chapel Hill). maintain order. rest, the fact realized through the Social Medicine and organiza- By Roman times, it was well un- ancient physician education. tion of healthcare protection is sci- derstood that proper diversion of b) The moderation in eating and ence organized on the application human waste was a necessary ten- drinking, the theory which Ar-Razi of modern medicine principles in et of public health in urban areas. cordially proclaimed. He, for exam- the health care of human groups The ancient Chinese medical doc- ple, facing with the strong oppo and nations. The significant differ- tors developed the practice of vari- sition, recommended that to the ence of Social medicine from clin- ation following a smallpox epidemic patient should be given the certain ical disciplines is that the Clinical around 1000 BC. An individual with- freedom of diet which he wishes and medicine deals with problems of out the disease could gain some encouraged him giving him the bal- individuals and Social medicine is measure of immunity against it by anced nutritive meals. The tradition- devoted to community health and inhaling the dried crusts that formed al concept of Rhazes was to lessen illness started within a families, around lesions of infected individu- the diet up to the extreme. Ar-Razi schools and work organizations, als. Also, children were protected required the loosing of such rules or “social” treatment of nozologic by inoculating a scratch on their and common sense by the phy groups (children, school children, forearms with the pus from a lesion. sician who should take into consid women, workers, disabled people, “Golden ages of Arabic Civiliza- eration the human importance and athletes, etc.) in defined area or in tion”, from 8th to 15th century was the importance of the nutrition giv- a whole country. the period of expansion of Ara- ing the patient the balanced diet; Social medicine gets another im- bic-Islamic medicine in almost all c) Elimination and the throwing portant function of integration (uni- continents were Arabs lived. They out of the human external liquid, in- fication) of all clinical, therapeutic not only succeeded to preserve the cluding the urination, sweating and and preventive medicine practice, achievements of the pre-Islamic drawing of the blood in the goal of protect and improve the health of authors, than they by the own re- the treatment; the people. This discipline com- searches gave the great contribu- d) To live and stay in the healthy bines at the end and implements in tion to the development of these places for the lodging suggesting practice the definition of Health by sciences and their disciplines, and the importance of the hygienic en- World Health Organization (WHO), they have over given to us as a dow- circlement and the sojourn, when the total physical, social, and social ry. And the physician, from the other an individual spent the most part well-being and not merely absence side, was interested and appreciat- of his time. Also, some should en of disease. ed the human relation according to sure the clean and the refreshing Public health has early roots his environment. For physicians the atmosphere at the place of the rest, in antiquity. From the beginnings health and ecology were narrowly the beautiful environment and the of human civilization, it was recog- connected. They saw the connec- household–the things which also nized that polluted water and lack tion of the technology and economy are considered nowadays import- of proper waste disposal spread in nature, that is he saw that in fact, ant; communicable diseases (theo- nothing produces in vain. As the Is- e) Avoidance of the consider- ry of miasma). Early religions at- lamic medicine got ripened with the ation, falling into the crises, and tempted to regulate behavior that papers of Ar-Razi and his contem- the surviving of the successive bad specifically related to health, from poraries in the 10 century, of the events, specially before than they types of food eaten, to regulating new medical theory and the con- become uncontrolled and dreadful; certain indulgent behaviors, such cepts have also begun to appear. f) The maintenance of the har- as drinking alcohol or sexual rela- Here are 7 principles of the health monic endeavors in the sense of the tions. Leaders were responsible for as they are ramified and explained physiological ambitions, the emo- the health of their subjects to en- by Ar-Razi and arranged by the fol- tional conflicts and their fundamen lowing order: tal resulting. Making so, a man can

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escape the emotional conditions equally high as their vocation. Those health over the next two centuries; which injure, as is the anger, unjus- who have dedicated themselves a social evil was identified, private tified fear, worries, guilt and the un- to the practice of treatment are to philanthropists brought attention to pardonable jealousy; achieve the four essential virtues in it and changing public opinion led g) Insurance of good, impetus their everyday activities: kindness, to government action. The practice and useful habits which become a fulfillment, compassion and righ- of vaccination became prevalent in part of the healthy and the produc- teousness. When serving their pa- the 1800s, following the pioneering tive daily living, giving the impetus to tient, doctor’s primary object should work of Edward Jenner in treating the greater achievements instead to be helping the sick, rather than the smallpox with vaccination. James become an obstacle. search for financial success. Lind’s discovery of the caus- As a young man was very am- During the 14th century Black es of scurvy amongst sailors and bitious and wanted to work for the Death in Europe, it was believed its’ mitigation via the introduction benefit of the community. But, af- that removing bodies of the dead of fruit on lengthy voyages was pub- ter many wanderings he achieved would further prevent the spread lished in 1754 and led to the adop- his ambition through proper med- of the bacterial infection. This did tion of this idea by the Royal Navy. ical practice, which he defined as little to stem the plague, however, Efforts were also made to pro- “a profession for maintaining health which was most likely spread by ro- mulgate health matters to the and preventing disease.” At-Tabari, dent-bornefleas. Burning partsbroader public; in 1752 the Brit- in his discussion of medical deon- of cities resulted in much greater ish physician Sir John Pringle pub- tology highlighted five qualities that benefit, since it destroyed the ro- lished Observations on the Diseases every physician should possess: dent infestations. The development of the Army in Camp and Garrison, a) To take into account all the of quarantine in the medieval pe- in which he advocated for the im- necessary preparations to help to riod helped mitigate the effects of portance of adequate ventilation in wake up in the patient the conso- other infectious diseases. However, the military barracks and the provi- lation into curability of problems, to according to Michel Foucault, the sion of latrines for the soldiers. re-convince the possibility of heal- plague model of governmental was With the onset of the Indus- ing and relaxation; later controverted by the chol- trial Revolution, living standards b) To diagnose and treat inter- era model. amongst the working population nal diseases through knowledge of A Cholera pandemic devastat- began to worsen, with cramped and therapeutics, which was achieved ed Europe between 1829 and 1851, unsanitary urban conditions. In the through long practice; and was first fought by the use of first four decades of the 19th centu- c) To be kind and compassionate what Foucault called “Social med- ry alone, London’s population dou- to all patients, regardless of wheth- icine”, which focused on flux, circu- bled and even greater growth rates er they are educated or uneducat- lation of air, location of cemeter- were recorded in the new industri- ed, whether noble or humble origin, ies, etc. All those concerns, born of al towns, such as Leeds and Man- rich or poor, because we all need his the miasma theory of disease, were chester. help; mixed with urban concerns for the This rapid urbanization exacer- d) If a physician obtains a good management of populations, which bated the spread of disease in the reputation and trust of their patients Foucault designated as the concept large conurbations that built up at any time in the profession that is of “biopower”. The German con- around the workhouses and fac- valued by all people; ceptualized this in the Polizeiwis- tories. These settlements were e) To realize that medical com- senschaft (“Police science”). cramped and primitive with no or- plaints, as the name suggests, are The 18th century witnessed rapid ganized sanitation. Disease was in- to be asked (demanded), human growth in voluntary hospitals in En- evitable and its incubation in these healing and wellbeing. gland. The latter part of the century areas was encouraged by the poor He insisted that the practice of saw the establishment of the basic lifestyle of the inhabitants. Un- those who providing treatment is pattern of improvements in public available housing led to the rapid

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growth of slums and the per capi- • Research for new insights and in- of science and other technological ta death rate began to rise alarm- novative solutions to health prob- advances). Undoubtedly, the break- ingly, almost doubling in Birming- lems. through occurred with the develop- ham and Liverpool. ment of socio-medical thought that Thomas Malthus warned of the 2.2. A period of „Non-physicians was particularly important in the dangers of overpopulation in 1798. Social medicine“ - Social ideas and concepts of the creators His ideas, as well as those of Jeremy medicine as a concept and theorists of scientific socialism– Bentham, became very influential in Social medicine as a concept Marx and Engels, who developed government circles in the early years was promoted and realized in a the Marxist theory of the develop- of the 19th century. ages of Enlightenment - the in- ment of society and expose the In 1988, the Institute of Medi- sight that death and diseases were causes of inequality and inequality cine in Bethesda published its land- non-random phenomena, from in the position of the working class mark report, The Future of Pub- one side and in time of Cameral- and the broad categories of the lic Health. The book detailed the ism/mercantilism, when decision population who were deeply fallen breakdown of the U.S. public health makers thought about how to in- into poverty and poor socio-eco- system and framed the importance crease the population. Capitalism nomic conditions of life and health. of public health through defining its as a social formation, at that time “Social medicine” before so- three core functions and ten essen- sustained appropriate transforma- cial medicine (or popularly called tial services. Public Health’s ten es- tions which tendency was to adapt “non-physicians Social medicine”) sential services are to: full life and working conditions to were presented by several import- • Monitor health status to identify new socio-political, economic and ant persons, like: Daniel Defoe community health problems; social conditions for the benefit of (1660-1731): proposal for health • Diagnose and investigate health all members of socio political com- insurance; John Bellers (1654-1725): problems and health hazards in munities. Socialism or Communism, plan for a national health service; the community; whose ideas were already on the Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859); pi- • Inform, educate, and empower horizon of the eastern world (block) oneer of prevention in USA; Edwin people about health issues; has opened broad prospects for the Chadwick (1800-1890): technical • Mobilize community partnerships working class and progress in all as- and hygienic measures against ill to identify and solve health prob- pects of life and work, especially in health; Otto Bismarck (1815-1898): lems; the field of health and social pro- Mandatory health insurance – Bis- • Develop policies and plans that tection of population. On this basis marck’s model of Health insurance. support individual and commu- the economic and social change Characteristics of this period is that nity health efforts; socialism medical thought has gain industrialization and political re- • Enforce laws and regulations that its full momentum that turned into forms influenced development of protect health and ensure safety; an ideology, but based on scientific Social medicine/Public health. • Link people to needed person- theory and practice of health care al health services and assure the (Organjizacija zdravoohranjenia 2.3. A period after „Hungarian provision of health care when established by Semaschko i Russia). Revolution“ in 1848 and otherwise unavailable; Historically speaking, the so- socialization of health care • Assure a competent public health cio-medical thought in Europe, its The concept of Social medicine and personal health care work- wide recognition began to experi- as professional discipline was born force; ence in early 20th century, mostly in 1848. This was also the year of • Evaluate effectiveness, accessi- due to the intense social and polit- great revolutionary movements in bility, and quality of personal and ical changes that have then char- Europe. Like the 1848 revolutions, population-based health ser- acterized the world (technological the concept of Social medicine vices; revolution, intensive political and emerged almost simultaneously in social changes, rapid development several European countries. Great

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scientists Salomon Neumann and eases with social conditions where vention in USA. Also, Henry Thoreau Rudolf Virchow speak about Social diseases begun. Johan Peter Frank published ”Civil disobedience” and medicine in Germany, Jules Guerin (1745-1821) in his work “Akade- Karl Marx and Fridrich Engels pub- in France, William Farr in England, mische Rede vom Volkselend als der lished ”The Communist Manifesto” and Francesco Puccinotti in Ita- Mutter der Krankheiten; System ein- Definitely, as a word professor ly. It was also the year of the polit- er vollständigen medicinischer Po- Jules Guérin was the first who used ical poets: Heinrich Heine and La- lizey”, also used a term Social med- the word “Social medicine” (Mé- martine. The questin is: how are all icine (Social medizin, in Deutsch decine social) in a text, in 1848. In- these events related or influenced language), called it “Social medi- stead of the irresolute and badly development of Social medicine? cine” before social medicine (phy- coordinated advances to the prob- What was coincidence or is there sicians). (Johann Peter Frank (1779- lem which have been known under something deeper that unites these 1819) - System einer vollständigen labels as medical police, public disparate events into a structured medizinischer Polizey. The term Mé- health and forensic medicine now whole? The answer to this ques- decine social/Social medicine used is the time to collect them all in an tion has fascinated the many writ- also Jules Guerin and invented it organized whole and raise them to ers, economists, poets, sociologists the word. Rudolf Virchow (1821- the highest level under the name of and politicians who have studied 1902) developed the content of Social medicine (Médecine social), this particular historical period. For Social medicine after 1848, world- which better will express their ambi- example, Dr. Julles Guerin in France wide cholera epidemic (Uprisings in tions. It was published in “Gazette coined the term Social medicine in a Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Palermo, Mi- médical de Paris”, on 11 mars 1848. Parisian medical journal which sur- lan, Naples, Rome, Warsaw, Prague, Guerin explained that “Social med- vived only a few months. Or, in Ber- Budapest and Second Sikh war icine is the key to the burning ques- lin Dr. Rudolf Virchow introduced the against the British in India). Rudolf tions in this time of rebirth, and this term in another short-lived journal. Virchow described it the medical declaration ought to be the march- In both cases, the journals’ content journal ”Die Medizinische Reform”. ing orders for the medical profes- was confrontational and supported His scientific opinions are described sion. Social medicine, in the gov- the fundamental principles of the in „Die Medizin ist eine soziale Wis- ernment’s service, will from now on 1848 revolutions. A period of hu- senschaft, und die Politik ist weit- be leading over the truly scientific manization and socialization of life er nichts, als Medizin im Grossen“. medicine”. and work after 1848 and develop- His interesting conclusions were de- ing and improving patients right for scribed in his Report on the Typhus 2.4. A period between two world health care protection influenced Epidemic in Upper Silesia, 1848 - wartimes - Social medicine as a by socialistic and technological Virchow reported a) that the under- word revolutions in the world. Instead of lying causes of the epidemic were On January 1, 1912, Dr. Andri- the irresolute and badly coordinat- more social than medical; b) Eco- ja Stampar started working at the ed advances to the problem which nomic and political conditions in town hospital at Karlovac and re- have been known under labels as Upper Silesia played a significant mained at this post till August 8, medical police, public health and role; c) The conditions in which the 1913. He enrolled in the Croatian forensic medicine now is the time workers were forced to live, partic- Medical Association, an organiza- to collect them all in an organized ularly bad housing with malnutrition of physicians, and published a whole and raise them to the high- tion, that made them vulnerable few articles in their journal. In 1919, est level under the name of Social to disease. I the same period were he attended the Congress of In- medicine (or Médecine social, a la published First Public Health Act in ter-Allied Countries for Social Hy- lounge Francaise), which better will Britain and American Medical As- giene in Paris giving a lecture on express their ambitions. sociation sets up a Public Hygiene children‘s health. It showed at that Bernardo Ramazzini (1633-1714) committee to address public health time that he had a clear concept in his thesis about work related dis- issues; First Women’s Rights Con- of organizing the public health ser-

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vice. Andrija Stampar is universal- that cropped up after devastating health care implemented to real- ly known as „the man of action“. It floods in 1931. ize with modest and limited finan- was justifiable that he, although only In 1936, he received an offer from cial resources, such as then exist- 31 years old, be principal of the for- the Secretary General of the League ed in the former Yugoslavia and its mer Yugoslav Health Service in Bel- of Nations for the post of an expert republics. Conceptual basis of the grade (Beograd). Thanks to Stam- at the Health Organization in Ge- so-called Stampar school of social par‘s endeavors, a special Institute neva. In 1938, he received an invita- theory and practice of medicine of Social Medicine was founded tion from Harvard University in Bos- was based on the finding of scientif- affiliated with the University of Za- ton, where he delivered a lecture. ic and technical solutions to reduce greb School of Medicine. In the year After Boston, he toured a great part the huge gap between scientific 1922 Andija Stampar was elected of North America and lectured on achievements in the field of medi- as professor of Hygiene at Univer- Hygiene and Social medicine at a cine and health and their applica- sity of Zagreb. From 1924 he was series of universities (Yale, Cornell, tions in society, while respecting the the member of several international Johns Hopkins, Cincinnati, Van- specificity of the social environment expert committees, which through derbilt, McHarry, Tulane, Texas, Los (economic, cultural, religious, etc. ). his efforts received grants from Angeles, Berkeley, Portland, Min- The affirmation of his message the Rockefeller Foundation. nesota, Toronto, McGill, Columbia, or Stampar School Social Medicine King Alexander‘s dictatorship in Galvestone). was the so-called concept of “free Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Stampar ideas of Social med- socialized health care”, equally ac- Slovenia suddenly put a stop to his icine, during 1920 and 1930, was cessible and comprehensive, em- work at the Ministry of Public Health inaugurated in health systems in phasizing the fact that more and in 1930 and, in 1931, he was put on particular countries of Southeast better trained and qualified health the retired list by the King‘s decree Europe and its concepts and prin- personnel and health education for and came into personal conflict ciples of organization, particularly people at all levels and in all health with King Alexander due to his re- primary health care, will become a care units and institutional forms. In fusal to enter the government. model and inspiration in most other particular, he advocated the edu- From 1931 to 1933, Stampar was countries, including the most devel- cation of specially trained doctors– permanently employed as the ex- oped ones. specialists in Social medicine and pert of the Health Organization. He Professor Stampar in 1948 be- health care organizations that will entered upon a new kind of work; came the first president of the Gen- be trained in professional skills and study travels, extensive lecturing in eral Assembly of the World Health acquired knowledge as possibility different parts of the world, con- Organization based in Geneva. The to better organize health care for all fronting health problems at the in- concept of outpatient-work and and especially at the primary level. ternational level. From October methodological approach of health Stampar message from 1925 1931 till January 1932, Stampar was care as close to the system and its which have entered the statute of in the United States and Canada as subsystems, or units (clinics in local the World Health Organization in the guest of the Rockefeller Foun- communities, schools and work col- the form of principles health case dation. The League of Nations also lectives, and intensive hygiene-ep- and are cited in almost all the world entrusted him with the task of ac- idemiological surveillance), place of Social medicine and textbooks quainting himself with the work of of residence and living in the pre- are included in the following: a special American Committee vention and early detection of di- • More important is to inform the dealing with the costs of medical rect or future causes of morbidity people then the Law, care. He also spent time in China. of the population in institutions of • The most important thing is to The Health Organization sent him health centers, which he established save the middle ground and as an advisor to help the Chinese as the best organizational model proper understanding about health administration in the con- through which it can be a quality, health issues, trol of the mass infectious diseases cost-effective and efficient primary

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• The issue of public health and Grotjahn, who rescued insistence • 1921, Nikolai Aleksandrovich work on improving is not a doc- on social factors other than hygiene Semashko, at Moskow University, tor’s monopoly, but it needs to from developing into solely a move- Soviet Union; deal with everyone, without dis- ment for sanitary reform, as it had • 1939, Andrija Stampar, at Zagreb tinction, in UK . Grotjahn’s “Social Pathology” University, Yugoslavia; • A doctor should be a social work- (published in 1911) talked about: a) • 1943, John Ryle, at Oxford Univer- er ..., with individual therapy can- the significance of a disease is de- sity, UK; not do much to achieve ..., social termined by the frequency in which • 1944, Thomas McKeown, at Bir- therapy means that it can lead to it occurs. mingham University, UK; real success, Medical statistics are therefore • 1944, FAE Crew, at Edinburgh • Doctor may not be economical- the basis for any investigation of University, Scotland; ly dependent on the patient, be- social pathology; b) the etiology of • 1945 (1936), René Sand, at Brus- cause it prevents the economic disease is biological and social; c) sels University, Belgium; dependence of its tasks, not only are the origins of disease • 1947, AC Stevenson, at Belfast • In terms of public health may not determined by social factors, but University, Ireland; seem the difference between the these diseases may in turn exert an • 1947, Milos Aranicki, at Saraje- economic strengths and weak- influence on social conditions; d) it vo University, Bosnia and Herze- nesses, must be established whether med- govina; • It is necessary to create a health ical treatment can exert an appre- • 1949, W Hobson, at Sheffield Uni- care organization in which the ciable influence on its prevalence, if versity, UK; doctor will look for patients, and this is negligible we must attempt to In 1924 by a private practitioner not patients for doctors, because prevent diseases or influence their in Stockholm (Waldemar Gårdlund) in this way can in taking care course by social measures. This re- promoted ideas of Social medicine health is able to encompass a quires attention to the social and in Sweden: … the intention is to re- growing number of those whose economic environment of the pa- port information regarding Social health must be protected, tient. medicine both to physicians and lay • A doctor should be a public people, and treat all sorts of social 2.5. A period when Social teacher, questions where medical knowl- medicine became academic • • The issue of public health is edge is of great importance, e.g. discipline more of humanitarian than eco- social insurance, building of hospi- Social Medicine spread through- nomic importance, tals, the position of private practi- out continental Europe in late • Main place of medical action are tioners, the Red Cross activities etc. 1880s, and incorporated into med- human settlements, places where ”Besides what already have been ical education and practice in people live, rather than laborato- said there is another subject field Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium ries and clinics.” which could be called medical so- and later USSR. Social medicine has been so de- ciology or community medicine. In- The first professors in Social med- veloped that it was segmented into cluded here is e.g. the organization icine were: ten different subdisciplines while of our health care as hospitals, san- • 1918, Johan Marcus Baart de la each became a separate science atoria, asylums, tuberculosis clinics, Faille, at Utrecht University, The and the field. Important scien- child welfare centers, social welfare Netherlands; tist from the period when Stampar offices, population and health care • 1920, Jacques Parisot, at Nancy started with promoting and realiza- statistics and medical law.” University, France; tion his ideas in the practice were Teachers’ staff at Karolinska insti- • 1920, Alfred Grothjahn, at Berlin Max von Pettenkoffer, who dogged tute in 1933 involved Social medi- University, Germany; resistance to the theories of Pas- cine as official academic discipline: teur and Koch that bacterium was ”Social medicine includes all human necessary and sufficient and Alfred factors regarding their social life as

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well as the factors in the structure of nal Materia Socio-Medica, estab- an enviable level in relation to oth- the society which affects the health lished in 1978. Editorial Board was er sciences, so called Public Health.. of the public. All efforts to improve consisted of famous specialists of Based on all makes society and the health of individuals and groups Social medicine and other related social needs of the organization of are thus included (The associa- disciplines (epidemiology, hygiene, medical needs as well as sorting tion of socialistic physicians (1932- microbiology, environmental health, them. At the same time the need 1981) health informatics, health econom- for medical care have never been A number of Schools of Public ics, etc.). It was one of the oldest greater and more necessary. health began hiring social scien- Social medicine journals in Europe. From historical data, we see that tists, although soon afterward there During the twenty years of publish- Social medicine developed in par- developed problems of status, of ing this journal published over 1,000 allel with the organization of soci- work environment, of hierarchy and scientific and professional papers, ety and the needs of that same so- authority, and of methodological many of which are cited in Europe ciety for medical care. Some in the and conceptual differences in re- and worldwide. U.S. claim that socialized medicine lation to health problems and their The development of Social med- would reduce health care quality. investigation. On the one hand, the icine and health care organization The quantitative evidence for this public health professors didn’t have was supported by the quality and claim is not clear. The WHO has a clear idea of the role of social sci- intensive work and activities of the used Disability Adjusted Life Ex- entists, whom they considered ca- Departments of Social Medicine at pectancy (the number of years an pable only of making “question- the Medical faculties of Universities average person can expect to live naires,” of producing reports about in Yugoslav cities, the Hygiene-san- in good health) as a measure of a the culture of a region and above itary-epidemiological institutions, nation‘s health achievement, and all of teaching basic concepts. For county offices for health care in- has ranked its member nations by their part, the social scientists now stitutions at the entity level and this measure. The U.S. ranking was being incorporated into teaching the state level and Public Health 24th, worse than similar industrial and other activities came from so- Schools. countries that have very high public cial science schools of low quality But remains a permanent state- funding of health such as Canada and had little research experience. ment, issued at the First Congress (ranked 5th), the UK (12th), Sweden In former Yugoslavia Social med- of Social Medicine and Health Care (4th), France (3rd) and Japan (1st) icine experts from Bosnia and Her- Organization held in Yugoslavia (in (in last 90s). But the U.S. ranking was zegovina, headed by prominent 1978 in Sarajevo) and Scientific better than some other Europe- professors Aranicki, Zarkovic, Sma- Conference „ Analysis of National an countries such as Ireland, Den- jkic and their students who are now Health Care Systems in Europe“, or- mark and Portugal, which came teachers of social medicine and ganized in Sarajevo (in 1979) sen- 27th, 28th and 29th respectively. health care organizations, which is tenced in one of the conclusions Finland, with its relatively high death supported by numerous scientific that: “Our plant of ideas is healthy rate from guns and renowned high meetings in this area traditional- and highly developed, its roots are suicide rate came above the U.S. in ly organized in Sarajevo and other deep with lots of vitality, strength 20th place. The British have a Care cities former Yugoslavia (Belgrade, and perspective” but also enduring Quality Commission that commis- Zagreb) where, on average, at- message that this thought, we must sions independent surveys of the tended more than 500 experts from always follow. quality of care given in its health in- the former Yugoslavia and Europe. As we can see, Social medicine stitutions and these are publicly ac- For many years in Sarajevo was the through the centuries developed as cessible over the Internet. headquarters of the Yugoslav Asso- developed and medical advances, If we look the former Yugoslavia ciation of Social Medicine and Or- from the earliest primitive principles countries, we can say with certainty ganization of Health Care and the until this day when the medicine at that the main investigators and pro- Editorial Board of the scientific jour- moters of Social medicine were An-

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drija Stampar (Zagreb), Jovan Jova- The concept of social medi- the separation between preventive novic Batut (Belgrade) and Hamdija cine, although its use was ambigu- medicine and social medicine has Karamehmedovic (Sarajevo). His- ous, tried to emphasize that illness still not yet come about. To some torically speaking, the socio-med- was related to “social problems” extent this has delayed the legitimi- ical thought, at South-Eastern part and that the State should active- zation of social medicine within the of Europe and wider. Its wide recog- ly intervene in the solution of health field of medicine. A history of this nition began to experience in early problems. The term “Social medi- relationship in Latin America would 20th century, mostly due to the in- cine” was interrelated with the new help to illuminate these obstacles, tense social and political changes quantitative conceptualizations of and in broader terms, would serve that have then characterized the health and illness, abandoning the as an example of the process by world (technological revolution, in- idea that the two states were qual- which disciplines are created. From tense political and social changes, itatively different. In this way, So- the start the relationship between rapid development of science and cial medicine emerges as a “mod- old school public health specialists other technological advances). ern” discipline, adapted to the new and the young anthropologists and The worldwide recession has forms of production then develop- sociologists was tense. They differed forced countries around the world ing throughout Europe. Neverthe- in the kinds of questions they asked, to curb public spending — or risk less, the term Social medicine was their world views and the method- defaulting on their debt. The Unit- little used after that time and only ologies they employed. The public ed Kingdom is the latest to tighten re-emerged in England in the 1940s health specialists were interested its belt. The National Health Ser- when the National Health Service in solving tangible problems in their vice (NHS) — the centralized public was being formed. The term gained communities. For this, they required, agency that runs Britain’s govern- popularity in Europe but was not for example, the collection of de- ment healthcare system — is being accepted in the US because during scriptive data. The anthropologists forced to shave $31 billion from its the 1950s McCarthyism made it im- and sociologists, on the other hand, budget by 2015. For the realization possible to name anything “social” sought to address more abstract of these principles of health and so- as this would associate it with “so- problems such as the power struc- cial welfare for all people and na- cialism”. For this reason, US medical ture in a population. These differ- tions, Social medicine, in addition to schools used the term preventive ences played out within the hierar- integrating clinical and preventive medicine, at discipline which in- chical structure of an academic unit medicine is also used in other sci- cluded social science themes. So- where the social scientists occupied ences such as sociology, law, com- ciologists and anthropologists were the lowest rung. puter science, economics, tech- the first social scientists to partic- Great role in spreading out of nology, etc. To make people and ipate in the new discipline and to strategies and contents of So- nations healthy, they need good begin conducting research in the cial medicine and Public health in functional health organizations with field of health. the world have had national soci- professional staff, adequate equip- It is worth mentioning that at the eties of Social medicine or Public ment, space, drugs, medical sup- end of the 1930s and throughout health. One of oldest were orga- plies and vaccines, they need mon- the 1940s, a group of Marxist so- nized in western countries (Germa- ey for life, the right to education and cial scientists, among whom Stern is ny, UK, USA, etc, but also in former work, they need the wider solidari- notable, taught and conducted re- USSR). For example, APHA - Amer- ty of people through government search on health questions. ican Public Health Association es- community in the event of mass ill- This current, however, was over- tablished in 1872 (first president ness and exhaustion. whelmed and its work forgotten due was Stephen Smith, MD, from 1872 2.6. A period of “transformation” to the rise of positivism in the 1950s -1874). Later, national associations concepts of Social medicine and the climate of intellectual re- joined and formed WFPHA and EU- to Public health (establishing pression produced by McCarthy- PHA. Very important role, also, in ism. Within the world of academia, developing and improving of Pub- ASPHER, EUPHA, WFPHA)

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lic health in all countries in the world information exchange, for instance working. Certain number of scien- have had ASPHER. via the electronic newsletter. What tists personally delivered their bi- The European Public Health As- we see is that EUPHA is more and ographical information and photo- sociation (EUPHA) is an umbrella more becoming an important play- graphs, according to template that organization for public health as- er for public health in Europe. The we provided. Biographies of some of sociations and institutes in Europe. intensified collaboration with both the scientists, unfortunately, are not EUPHA was founded in 1992 by 15 the WHO-regional office for Europe sufficiently illustrative and compre- members (12 countries: Sweden, and the European Commission and hensive so when authors submit new Finland, Denmark, United Kingdom, its institutions is a clear example of biographical information the exist- the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, this. It is clear both from EUPHA, its ing will be updated. The scientific France, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain members and its partners that EU- contribution of some Public health and Portugal). It was created as an PHA has a great role to play in Euro- experts in this book is greater and umbrella organization for public pean public health. of some smaller. In the Lexicon are health associations in Europe. In the mainly scientists who have so far beginning EUPHA published a sci- 3. Contents of received some scientific awards entific journal – the European Jour- Biographical Lexicon of for their scientific contribution in nal of Public Health (EJPH) – which Public health - The most the field of Public Health and also appeared four times a year and or- influential scientists in several of those who are current- ganized an annual scientific meet- development of Public ly leading scientists and teachers ing. Most of the work done for the health from Public Health in their coun- organization was on a voluntary The main objective of this Lexi- tries or are members of the board basis. In 2007, EUPHA is a key play- con is to provide as comprehensive of the mentioned scientific associ- er in public health in Europe. At the as possible overview of the devel- ations, etc. moment, EUPHA is representing 40 opment of Social medicine/Public For including some Public health countries in Europe. Its tools have health through biographies of men scientists or experts in the Lexicon been expanded as well. The EJPH and women who, through their dis- we used following criteria: is published on a bi-monthly ba- coveries, achievements, projects 1. The one needs to be profes- sis and has grown from a scientific shaped its overall development that sional engaged in at least one of journal to a highly appreciated jour- takes several hundreds years. When three activities: prevention of dis- nal with viewpoints, proactive edito- preparing this First edition of the eases, improving of health, ex- rials and peer-reviewed articles. Public Health Lexicon, we tried to tension of lifetime of population; At the and of September 2015, include the most prominent experts 2. Entity of acting are population, EUPHA has 71 members from 41 in this field who have made a signif- population groups and various or- countries (39 national associations icant contribution to the develop- ganizations.; 3. To fulfill its goals pri- of public health from 34 countries). ment of this important scientific dis- marily through community efforts, The annual scientific conference cipline. In this edition is covered by i.e., through socio-political activities has grown from around 300 par- about 750 biographies of experts in in the community. ticipants to well over 1000 partici- Public Health from over 50 countries Biographical determinants of sci- pants with a fully packed program. and from all continents. Empha- entists are provided in alphabetical The EUPHA sections, which are sis is placed on the biographical order according to their surnames. based on specific health themes or work of scientists, mainly retrieved The problem was with those scien- fields, have grown up more than 20. from the web sites of scientific WF- tists who have several names or sur- The other activities of EUPHA have PHA’s, EUPHA’s, ASPHER’s associ- names (or middle names), and sci- strongly developed; EUPHA is in- ations in which there are descrip- entists who have prefixes von (for volved in a large number of Euro- tions of these scientists’ biographies German-speaking authors), de (for pean-funded projects and has also or from websites of institutions in French-speaking authors), while developed a more proactive way of which these scientists are currently in case of female authors we used

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EUPHA Executive Council, Governing Board and Section Presidents at the Annual Meeting 2015, Milan

their maiden names. A particular good biography, autobiography, or this Lexicon we are deeply grateful, problem represented determinants memoir should include the date and because they improve the quality of of birth origin, or national or state place of person’s birth”. We tried to the book, for their help in collect- affiliation of scientists, especially for fellow this recommendation. Infor- ing some facts about famous Public those who are born in one coun- mation sources are numerous and health experts and officers who are try and worked or died in anoth- heterogeneous, while mostly used not still alive. er country. For living scientists was are those of the “open source” type, The First Edition of the “Biograph- left an opportunity to decide on this so that none of the authors can- ical Lexicon of Public Health” con- component personally. not complain that they were misin- tains collection of more than 750 Finally, where no data are indi- terpreted, except if that is not their biographies famous Public Health cated are listed the years of birth or choice. Interest for the lives and per- experts from over 50 countries and death of the aforementioned sci- sonalities of scientists from the So- from all continents. entists. If it is stated that a scientist cial medicine/Public Health start- All errors, mistakes, a wrong facts had education in certain town then ed by own collection and research will be corrected in Second edition. it refers to the university or college. from the author of this Lexicon, We hope we will update our Lexicon Awards and medals are just listed which was not easy and simple job. with new names every year, at least in exceptional cases but only for Those scientists who are alive today two months before EUPHA Confer- the most prestigious, mostly No- could check their data personally, ences. bel prize, Andrija Stampar award, because it was officially requested Ferenz Bojan award, etc. from them by mail correspondence. Sarajevo, December 25th, 2015 In bibliographic literature is illus- To those who have helped in col- Professor Izet Masic, MD, PhD trative and useful sentence: “Every lecting biographies and photos for

22 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Aaltonen Pamela a

Aaltonen Pamela part of team evaluating the state health department’s readiness for national accreditation (according to the 10 Essential Functions for public health) and to participate in a national preparedness and response core competency development project. She is active in public health associations at the local, state, and national level. Prof. Aaltonen has been recognized as an excellent teacher having received the Outstanding Female Faculty Member Award, Prof. Aaltonen, PhD, RN, nurs- the Murphy Award for Undergrad- ing career has focused on public uate Education, the School’s Out- of core activities in service delivery health both, as an educator and standing Nurse Educator award, and infectious diseases under the a practitioner, and recently more and is in Purdue’s Book of Great U.S. President’s Emergency Plan specifically dealt with the delivery Teachers. She is a member of the for AIDS Relief. Dr. Achebe also of public health services (includ- university’s Teaching Academy. serves as the project Director and ing preparedness) and primary Professor Aaltonen has collabo- the principle investigator for Af- care at the local level. She has rated with the Navajo Nation for ricare’s PEPFAR-funded compre- shared administrative responsi- over 10 years, providing a clinical hensive HIV/AIDS projects in South bility for transitioning the school’s experience in public health nurs- Africa, Tanzania and Zimba- nurse managed clinics to a fed- ing for Purdue students on the bwe. Prior to joining Africare, She erally qualified health center that Navajo Nation reservation in Kay- served in various capacities with has adopted an electronic health enta, Ariz. Pathfinder International, BASICS II record, partially funded by a HRSA and the United Nations Population grant secured by Aaltonen. Her Achebe Kechi Fund (UNFPA). Dr. Achebe earned investigation of how local health Dr. Kechi Achebe is the Deputy an MD at the University of Benin departments communicate with Director for the Office of Health & in Nigeria, and received an MPH their stakeholders through infor- HIV/AIDS, Africare. Dr. Achebe has in International Health (with em- mation technology is providing more than 15 years of experience phasis in Infectious and non-com- insight regarding the level of pen- in international development, re- municable diseases) from Boston etration of IT among local depart- search, and program implemen- University School of Public Health. ments of health. Her expertise tation. In 2004, she joined Africare A licensed medical practitioner, in public health has resulted in to help broaden its health & HIV/ she was awarded a certificate invitations in the past year to be a AIDS portfolio and develop a set in Finance and Management in

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 23 a Acheson Donald

International Health by Boston partment of Medicine at Radcliffe 1997). He was a Fellow of the Roy- University, and she completed a Infirmary (1960), Director of the al College of Physicians (FRCP), research fellowship in Infectious Oxford Record Linkage Study Royal College of Surgeons of disease epidemiology at the Bos- and Unit of Clinical Epidemiology England (FRCS), Royal College of ton Medical Center, in Massachu- (1962–1968), and May Reader in Obstetricians and Gynecologists setts. Medicine (1965). His association (FRCOG), Faculty of Public Health with the University of Southamp- Medicine (FFPHM), and Faculty of Acheson Donald ton began in 1963 when he was Occupational Medicine (FFOM). appointed Professor of Clinical In 1986 he was appointed Knight Epidemiology in the university and Commander of the Most Excel- Honorary Consultant Physician at lent Order of the British Empire. Royal South Hampshire Hospital. He held honorary doctorates from He held both positions until 1983. the University of Southampton In 1968 he became the first Dean (DM 1984), University of Newcas- of the new Medical School at the tle (DSc 1984), Queen’s University University of Southampton, serv- of Belfast (MD 1987), University of ing in that capacity until 1978. In Aberdeen (LLD 1988), University of 1977 he was Visiting Professor at Nottingham (MD 1989), University McMaster University. From 1979 of Birmingham (MD 1991), Uni- until 1983 he was Director of the versity of Salford (DSc 1991), and Sir (Ernest) Donald Acheson KBE Medical Research Council Unit University of Ulster (DSc 1994). (Belfast, September 17, 1926 - in Environmental Epidemiology. January 10, 2010) was a British He then became Chief Medical Ádány Róza physician and epidemiologist who Officer (1983–1991), serving the served as Chief Medical Offi- British government in the De- cer of the United Kingdom from partment of Health, Department 1983 to 1991. He was educat- of Social Security, Department ed at Merchiston Castle School, of Education and Science, and Brasenose College, Oxford (MA, Home Office. After leaving office DM, Fellow 1968, Honorary Fellow as Chief Medical Officer he held 1991). Having qualified in 1951, positions at the London School of Acheson practiced at Middlesex Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Hospital and then entered the and University College London. Royal Air Force Medical Branch, In 1997 he was commissioned achieving the rank of Acting by the new Blair government to Squadron Leader (1953-1955). In chair the Independent Inquiry into Prof. Róza Ádány is the dean of 1955, in an article in the Lancet, Inequalities in Health, which led the Faculty, doctor of the Hungar- Acheson coined the term Benign to the publication of the epony- ian Academy of Sciences, found- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) to mous Acheson Report. In 1998 he ing Dean of the Faculty of Public describe a number of outbreaks delivered the Harveian Oration to Health of the UD, Head of the of an infectious disease. From the Royal College of Physicians. Department of Preventive Medi- 1957 until 1968 he worked at the Acheson was President of the As- cine, leader of the Public Health University of Oxford, as Fellow of sociation of Physicians of Great Research Group funded by the University College (1957–1959), Britain and Ireland (1979) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences medical tutor in the Nuffield De- British Medical Association (1996– (HAS), president of the Scientific

24 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Adams Evan a

Committee on Preventive Med- with an Economics minor at Illi- icine of HAS, chairperson of the nois Wesleyan University. She is a College of Preventive Medicine member of the Project Manage- and Public Health, president of ment Institute. the National Association of Pub- lic Health Training and Research Adshead Fiona Centres, member of the Nation- al Committee on Public Health Genomics and chief editor of the journal ‘Népegészségügy’ (Public Health). Her scientific research in the past decades achieved international significance regarding worked extensively with First Na- the identification of susceptibility tions health programs in Canada, biomarkers of neoplastic and car- including HIV/AIDS education and diovascular diseases; investiga- alcohol and drug abuse treat- tion of the structure and causes of ment. In addition to public health premature mortality of the Hun- and medical services, he has garian population; and evalua- made significant contributions to tion of interventions aiming at the North American culture through Fiona Adshead is of Bupa’s Di- improved efficiency of prevention. his work as an LGBTQ activist and rector of Wellbeing and Public The number of her scientific pub- award winning actor and play- Health, and is responsible for the lications is 242 with a cumulative wright. clinical leadership of partnerships, impact factor of 424; her studies prevention and health promo- have been cited over 1650 times Adeniran Gbemi tion including via mHealth. Before by foreign authors. She took sub- Gbemi Adeniran is currently an joining Bupa, Fiona was previ- stantive part in the launch of the Associate with the Anadach ously Director of Chronic Disease Hungarian public health program. Group. She works as a Consultant and Health Promotion at the She received several prestigious at the World Bank with over seven World Health Organization with Hungarian and international years on various capacity building five years experience as Deputy awards in acknowledgment of her projects and in different capac- Chief Medical Officer and Direc- work. (1) ities within the Africa and Middle tor General in the UK Government East Regions and the World Bank responsible for Health Improve- Adams Evan Institute. Her experience covers ment and Health Inequalities. Dr Adams Evan is the Chief Med- areas such as Health, Disability is- This included responsibility for ical Officer of the First Nations sues, Social Protection, Education inequalities, obesity, diet, physi- Health Authority in British Colum- and Procurement spanning Africa, cal activity, behavior change and bia, formerly serving as Deputy South Asia, Latin America and the social marketing in relationship Provincial Health Officer and as MENA region. She is a certified to health behaviors. Fiona has the first Aboriginal Health Physi- Project Management Professional, experience of working with the cian Advisor for the province in Business Analyst and has a Mas- private sector gained during her 2007. He is a Coastal Salish from ters degree in Public Policy from secondment to PMC. She is a high the Sliammon First Nation. Dr. Ad- George Washington University. profile public health leader with a ams holds an Masters of Public She also received her Bachelors track record of reframing thinking Health from John Hopkins and has degree in International Business and developing innovative policy

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 25 a Agyemang Charles at the heart of government. In for BMC Public Health, and serves England she was responsible for on the Editorial Boards of Ethnicity public health strategy, including & Health and American Journal of nutrition, exercise, obesity and the Cardiovascular Disease. He was a health aspects of sustainability. Guest Editor for Globalization and Her experience includes policy Health on Special series: ‘Africa’s development on obesity, nutrition- chronic disease burden: local and al profiling, restricting advertising global perspectives in 2009-2010; of foods to children, reducing salt and Guest Editor for Ethnicity & in the diet and leading engage- Health on Special series: ‘Culture, ment with the food industry, and Ethnicity and Chronic Conditions: on behavior change. She has ex- a global synthesis; and author of tensive experience of working with the Status Report on Hypertension the World Bank, European Com- ethnic minority groups in Europe in Africa for the consultative re- mission and other international and has conducted numerous view for the 6th Session of the Afri- agencies. She has worked with studies on CVD’s in low resource can Union Conference of Ministers business leaders including BiTC, settings. He has authored/co-au- of Health on NCD’s in 2014. WEF and WBCSD on public health thored over 160 published papers, and sustainability issues. Fiona is and edited several books. He re- Agutu Sam currently an international adviser ceived a prestigious VENI grant to to the Royal College of Physicians, develop international collabora- an adviser to the Hong Kong Gov- tive project between the Nether- ernment, and is a visiting Professor lands and the UK. He is a project at UCL, Brunel, and the Chinese leader and scientific coordinator University of Hong Kong. She is a of the RODAM project – EC fund- Senior Associate at Cambridge ed project on gene-environmental University’s Sustainability Leader- interaction on obesity & diabetes ship Program, where she teaches among African migrants (http:// regularly. Fiona is also a trustee of www.rod-am.eu/), and co-investi- the UK Health Forum and the Lon- gator of the EC-funded Inter- Mr. Sam Agutu is founder and don Sustainability Exchange. (2) Connect project (http://www.inter- CEO of Changamka (Swahili for connect-diabetes.eu/). Charles “Be Happy” or “Cheer Up”). Chan- Agyemang Charles was a member and a rapporteur gamka’s mission is: “to use tech- Dr Charles Agyemang is an Asso- of the Planning Committee for nological innovation for improving ciate Professor and Principal In- World Health Organization (WHO) access to affordable healthcare vestigator at Amsterdam Medical Global Consultation on Migrant to millions of the working poor, Centre, University of Amsterdam. Health. He is also a core mem- currently excluded from conven- He received his PhD from Eras- ber of the European Hypertension tional government arrangements mus Medical Centre, University of Society Workgroup on Hyper- and private insurance schemes.” Rotterdam. Prior to this he stud- tension & Cardiovascular Risk in The program was the over- ied and had his Master degree in Low Resource Settings. Charles is all winner of the Kenyan MDGs Public Health at Edinburgh Univer- currently a Vice President of the 2010 award for MDGs Goal 5 of sity. Charles has about 15 years Migrant Health section of the Eu- Improving Maternal Health. Mr. research experience in cardio- ropean Public health Association Agutu has extensive experience in vascular diseases (CVD) among (EUPHA). He is an Associate Editor the Kenyan finance and insurance

26 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Akinwalon Melissa a industry having been an auditor ners for Get Covered Illinois, the at the Netherlands Institute for with Coopers & Lybrand, Chief official health marketplace in Illi- Health Sciences at the Erasmus Accountant at AIG, Assistant Fi- nois; assists with the Illinois Health University Rotterdam in the area nance Director at the African Reform Outreach Coalition; and of health services research. His Re-insurance Corporation and serves as an administrator for the research deals with the health MD of Clarkson Notcutt Insurance online networking community for system and health policy devel- Brokers before founding Chan- all Illinois ACA navigators and en- opment issues in Slovenia and gamka. A Bachelor of Commerce rollment specialists. Additionally, internationally in view of Slovenia’s graduate from the University of Melissa manages a unique ACA changing international position. Nairobi, he is a Certified Public Ambassadors program which Initially, he was involved in IT and Accountant CPA (K), a Certi- consists of a group of community national reference database de- fied Public Secretary (CPS (K)), a health members who are trained velopment projects and acted as Chartered Arbitrator (ACIArb) and to deliver small-scale ACA pre- a project manager for the trans- holds an MBA from the Jomo Ken- sentations. formation of the National Health yatta University of Agriculture and Care Providers Database. He was Technology (JKUAT). Albreht Tit a member of the Project Board of the Health Insurance Card intro- Akinwalon Melissa duction project in Slovenia and later member of the Project Assur- ance Team of the Health Sector Management Project. From 2000 onwards, he was primarily acting as project manager/national coordinator in several international projects in the field of health services research under the FP6 and the Public Health Programme of the DG SANCO, such as Euro- pe4patients and. In FP6 he par- Ms. Melissa Akinlawon is the Proj- ticipated as a key researcher and ect Associate for the Health Re- Tit Albreht is a researcher in the national coordinator for the suc- form Initiative at EverThrive Illinois. field of health services, health cessfully completed Europe4pa- Melissa has an academic and systems and health policy devel- tients project, carrying out of the professional background in public opment at the Institute of Public Case study for Slovenia and Italy/ health, education, and commu- Health of the Republic of Slovenia Austria. Since 2006, he serves as nity outreach. Since joining Ever- where he holds the post of the the project manager of the proj- Thrive Illinois in early September Adviser of the Director since 2005. ect Fighting Against Cancer To- of 2013, she has educated more A medical doctor by degree, day – FACT to support the Slove- than 1,200 individuals, health he is involved in teaching at the nian Presidency to the Council of care professionals, social service Department of Public Health at the European Union and its main providers, college students, and the Medical Faculty of Ljubljana. health topic. In the same year he community organizations in Illi- He completed his training in the started his co-ordinating and re- nois on the Affordable Care Act. specialty of social medicine and search work on the ‘Closing the Melissa serves on a committee of graduated from the Master and Gap’ project, intended to present outreach and enrollment part- Doctorate of Science programs the health changes related to life-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 27 a Alexanderson Kristina styles in the countries in transition. to establish insurance medicine articles, 40 book chapters, and He acts as a reviewer with several as a Field with in Cochrane; the 80 scientific reports. The research international journals, among Cochrane Insurance Medicine, is interdisciplinary, using both which the Bulletin of the WHO, where she is also is on the board. epidemiological and qualitative Social Science and Medicine and She is on the Scientific Committee methods with extensive interna- European Journal of Public Health. of The European Union of Medi- tional research collaborations. He is a member of Health Policy cine in Assurance and Social Se- Monitor network and of Academy curity (EUMASS). She has several Alexander Julie Health. (3) national and international apart from the above; she is chair of Alexanderson Kristina the EUPHA Section Council, and member of the Executive Council of EUPHA, Member of the Execu- tive Board of the European Public Health Conference Foundation, Deputy Head of the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karo- linska Institutet, on the management committee of the Europe- Julie Alexander, Public Health an network CANWON (research Programme Manager, South East on cancer and work). Over the Public Health Group, Department years she has introduced and of Health Julie works for the South lead academic courses on insur- East England Public Health team. ance medicine in Sweden. For the She has led on regional health in- last 25 years she has researched equalities policy and the program different aspects of sickness cer- management of the South East Kristina Alexanderson is a profes- tification, sickness absence, and England Health and Well-being sor of social insurance and Head disability pension (in general and Strategy. She is currently contrib- of the Division of Insurance Med- with specific diagnoses, such as uting to a range of public health icine, the Department of Clinical cancer, MS, mental disorders, or transition and policy projects, Neuroscience at the Karolinska in occupational groups). Focus including the development of the Institutet in Stockholm Sweden. is on 1) risk factors for sick leave Public Health Workforce Strat- She is a leading researcher with- or disability pension; 2) conse- egy and the Cold Weather Plan in the area of sickness absence quences of being sickness absent for England. Previously, she led and insurance medicine and has or disability pensioned; 3) factors the Department of Health’s pol- worked both nationally and inter- that hinder and promote return icy programs for social market- nationally to establish research to work; 4) sickness certification ing and public health behavioral regarding this important aspect of practises among profession- interventions such as NHS Health public health. She was driving the als; and 5) methods and theories Trainers, and NHS HealthChecks. establishment of the Section of within this research area. She Her public health policy and cam- Social Security, Work and Health leads a large research group paigns experience covers public within the European Public Health where some 20 different re- health priorities such as teen- Association (EUPHA) and is since search projects are run and about age pregnancy, sexual health, 2000 the section President. She 35 people work. She has pub- drugs, alcohol, mental health was also involved in the initiative lished about 230 peer reviewed and health inequalities. Prior to

28 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Alafia Samuels Thelma a joining the Department of Health Baltimore MD, and previously with the design of the National Board in 2002, Julie worked in policy, the Ministry of Health Jamaica of Health national guidelines for health promotion and communi- managing Primary Health Care disease prevention methods. Peter cations roles at major UK NGOs, Services in the South East region. Allebeck has also been involved including emotional health charity She is currently a member of the in several international research Samaritans, homelessness charity Barbados National NCD Com- collaborations. In Vietnam, there Crisis, and commercial marketing mission. Her research interests is an ongoing collaboration on al- agencies. Julie is also a part-time include monitoring and evalu- cohol. By translating the screening Senior Lecturer (Social Market- ation, diabetes quality of care, instrument AUDIT into Vietnam- ing and Health) at the University workplace wellness programs ese and then use it, it has been of Brighton. She has a Masters in and NCD policy. She conceived among Vietnamese men have Health Education and Health Pro- the Healthy Campus Initiative at found higher levels of alcohol-re- motion (2003) from the University University of the West Indies, Cave lated problems than expected. In of London, and is currently en- Hill Campus in 2011 based on the contrast, among women. Since rolled in the University of Brighton’s evidence from a staff risk factor 2009, Peter Allebeck has been ed- Professional Doctorate Program. survey in 2010. itor of the scientific journal Euro- Her research focuses on health pean Journal of Public Health. Pe- inequalities. Allebeck Peter ter Allebeck is a recipient of cans Research Prize in 2012. (4) Alafia Samuels Thelma Allende Salvador

Alafia Samuels Thelma is currently Peter Allebeck is professor of So- Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology cial Medicine at the Department Salvador Allende was born on July and Public Health, Faculty of Med- of Public Health Sciences KI, and 26, 1908, in Valparaíso, Chile, Sal- ical Sciences, UWI Cave Hill. She also has a position at CES, Stock- vador Allende co-founded Chile’s is a UWI medical graduate, with holm County Council. His main Socialist Party and ran for the a Masters in Public Health and a area of research is Mental Health Chilean presidency several times PhD in Chronic Diseases Epide- and in particular epidemiology before winning the 1970 elec- miology, both graduate degrees of alcohol and substance use. tion. His regime was supported awarded with honors, from Johns Since 1 January he has a half time by working-class constituencies, Hopkins University. Past employ- position as Secretary General for though opposed in covert actions ment include Advisor in Chronic FORTE, Swedish Research Council by U.S. President Richard Nixon. Diseases at PAHO/WHO, Director for Health, Working Life and Wel- Following a military coup led by of Outcomes at XL Health, a Dis- fare. He is a member of a group General Augustine Pinochet, Al- ease Management company in of experts who participated in lende took his own life on Septem-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 29 a Almond Matthew ber 11, 1973. Salvador Isabelino sis. Unemployment was high and acknowledged its support of the del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús an estimated half of the country’s political opposition and advance Allende Gossens was born on July children under the age of 15 were knowledge of the coup. In 2011, 26, 1908, in Valparaíso, Chile. The suffering from malnutrition. Allen- Allende’s body was exhumed, and son of Salvador Allende Castro de immediately implemented his a scientific autopsy confirmed he and Doña Laura Gossens Uribe, socialist agenda, increasing wag- had died by suicide. he was part of an upper-mid- es and freezing prices while taking dle-class family that had a long steps to reform the education Almond Matthew tradition in progressive politics. In system, health care and govern- his youth, Allende was influenced ment administration. In addition by an anarchist shoemaker, Juan to nationalizing many large-scale De Marchi, who promoted revolu- industries, Allende expropriated tion and radical politics. Allende American-owned copper indus- was arrested multiple times while tries without compensation. This a student at the University of Chile solidified opposition from U.S. for protesting against the govern- President Richard Nixon’s admin- ment. After receiving his medical istration, which increased support degree in 1932, he co-founded to Allende’s political opponents Chile’s Socialist Party. Allende was and led efforts to cut off inter- Metthew Almond works as Pro- elected to the Chamber of Depu- national lines of credit to Chile. fessor at University of East Lon- ties in 1937, and eventually served Poor economic planning and a don. Matthew is the Public Health as minister of health. During this growing dysfunctional relationship Program Leader at the Universi- time, he helped implement such between Allende and Congress ty of East London. He is current- social reforms as higher pensions, deepened the country’s eco- ly leading large scale workplace a free school lunch program and nomic difficulty. The president’s health promotion projects where safety laws for factory workers. inability to control his own radical Wellbeing Champions have been In 1940, he married Hortensia left wing brought further hostility integral to this work. (5) Bussi, with whom he had three from the middle class, though he daughters, Carmen Paz, Isabel remained popular among workers Alwan Ala and Beatriz. Allende was elected and peasants. On September 11, to the Chilean Senate four times 1973, General Augusto Pinochet from 1945 to 1969. Early on, he led a military coup d’état to over- declared his commitment to throw Allende, who refused to sur- Marxism and desire to promote render and barricaded himself in a socialist Chile. In the Senate, the Presidential Palace. During the Allende consistently defended the siege, a large number of civilians interests of the working class and were killed or wounded and many attacked capitalism and imperi- were imprisoned. There were con- alism, siding with the Cuban Rev- flicting reports regarding whether olution. During this time, Allende Allende committed suicide or was also ran for president unsuccess- killed by soldiers storming the pal- fully in 1952, 1958 and 1964, be- ace after it was attacked by the fore finally winning in 1970. When Chilean Air Force. Allegations that Allende took office, Chile was the CIA instigated the coup are Dr Ala Alwan is the WHO Regional enduring a severe economic cri- unfounded, though later the CIA Director for the Eastern Mediter-

30 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Annas J. George a ranean from 1 February 2012. He Annas J. George ics: Death, Disaster, and Public was Assistant Director-General Health (2010), American Bioeth- for Noncommunicable Diseases ics: Crossing Human Rights and and Mental Health from February Health Law Boundaries (2005), 2008 to February 2012. Dr Al- The Rights of Patients (3d ed. wan graduated in Medicine from 2004), and a play, entitled “Shel- the University of Alexandria. He ley’s Brain,” that has been present- practiced medicine in Scotland ed to bioethics audiences across and obtained his postgraduate the U.S. and in Australia. Professor training and qualifications in the Annas has been called “the father United Kingdom. Following his of patient rights,” “the doyen of return to Iraq, his home coun- American medico-legal analysts,” try, he held several positions in and a “national treasure.” Profes- clinical and academic medicine sor Annas wrote a regular feature and public health. He was Pro- George J. Annas, JD, MPH, is the on “law and bioethics” for the fessor and Dean of the Faculty of William Fairfield Warren Distin- Hastings Center Report from 1976 Medicine, Mustansiriya Universi- guished Professor and Chair of to 199l, and a regular feature on ty, Baghdad. In 1992, he joined the Department of Health Law, “Public Health and the Law” in the WHO as Regional Adviser for Bioethics & Human Rights of Bos- American Journal of Public Health Noncommunicable Diseases in ton University School of Public from 1982 to 1992 and since 1991 the Regional Office for the Eastern Health, and Professor in the Bos- has written a regular feature on Mediterranean. He then served ton University School of Medi- “Legal Issues in Medicine” for the as WHO Representative in Oman, cine, and School of Law. He is the New England Journal of Medicine, and Director, Division of Health cofounder of Global Lawyers and now under the title “Health Law, Systems Development in the East- Physicians, a transnational profes- Ethics, and Human Rights.” He is a ern Mediterranean Region. In sional association of lawyers and fellow of the American Association 1998, Dr Alwan was reassigned physicians working together to for the Advancement of Science, to WHO headquarters as Director promote human rights and health. a member of the Institute of Med- for Noncommunicable Diseases He has degrees from Harvard icine, vice-chair of the Ameri- Prevention and then Director of College (A.B. economics, ’67), can Bar Association’s Committee the Department of Noncommuni- Harvard Law School (J.D. ’70) and on Health Rights and Bioethics cable Diseases Management. In Harvard School of Public Health (Individual Rights and Respon- 2001, he became WHO Repre- (M.P.H. ’72), where he was a Jo- sibilities Section) and a mem- sentative in Jordan. From 2003 to seph P. Kennedy Fellow in Medi- ber of the Committee on Human 2005, he was Minister of Educa- cal Ethics. After graduating from Rights of the National Academy tion and Minister of Health in the law school, he clerked for Justice of Sciences. He has also held a Government of Iraq. From 2005 John V. Spalding of the Massa- variety of government regulatory to January 2008, he was Repre- chusetts Supreme Judicial Court, posts, including Vice Chair of the sentative of the Director-General and came to Boston University in Massachusetts Board of Regis- and Assistant Director-General for 1972 as the Director of the Center tration in Medicine, Chair of the Health Action in Crises. for Law and Health Sciences at Massachusetts Health Facilities the law school. Professor Annas Appeals Board, and Chair of the is the author or editor of nineteen Massachusetts Organ Transplant books on health law and bioeth- Task Force. He is also Professor, ics, including Worst Case Bioeth- General Internal Medicine, Med-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 31 a Apostolov Miladin icine, Boston University School of (together with the Prof. S. Marke- several places in Serbia. After the Medicine. tos) since 2005, Chairperson of opening of the Medical Faculty in the Bulgarian Society for History Sarajevo takes over management Apostolov Miladin of Medicine since 1983. Miladin of the institutes and departments Apostolov is also an active mem- of Hygiene, Social Medicine and ber of Peter the Great’s Academy Epidemiology, of the Medical Fac- of Science and Arts (Russia), hon- ulty in Sarajevo. Passed through orary member of the Pan-Hellenic all phases of elections to assis- Association for History, Philosophy tant professor, associate and full and Sociology of Medicine. He professor of Hygiene and Social has authored about 350 scholar- Medicine and Epidemiology. For ly and popular papers, including some time he was a director of over ten textbooks, monographs the Central Institute of Hygiene in and novels. The major topics in- Sarajevo. In 1963 he went to Novi clude history and philosophy of Sad and takes over the man- medicine, social medicine, med- agement of the Department of ical sociology and ethics, health Epidemiology, Medical Faculty in Miladin Apostolov has graduated care management etc. Novi Sad, which he managed until medicine from the Higher Medical 1969. At the same time he was the Institute in Sofia (1955), award- Aranicki Milos director of the Institute for Health ed PhD (1972) and D.Sc. degrees Protection in Novi Sad until his (1986), full professor (since 1987) retirement in 1965. He has pub- in the Medical University of Sofia, lished around thirty scientific pa- Faculty of Public Health. Trained pers in national and international and board certified in Social journals. From 1961 to 1963 he Medicine (1971). Former Dean of was editor in chief of the journal the Faculty for Public Professions “Medical Archives”. He died in Novi in the Medical Academy at Sofia; Sad in 1994. program director of bachelor and master’s education programs in New Bulgarian University; currently Vice President of the Bulgari- an Academy of Science and Arts and director of the preparato- ry PhD program “Public Health and Health Management” at the Milos Aranicki (1900-1994), was Faculty of Public Health – tutor Professor of Hygiene, Social of 18 successfully defended PhD Medicine and Epidemiology at theses. Prof. Apostolov is the Ed- Faculty of medicine, Universi- itor-in-chief of the International ty of Sarajevo. Born in Novi Sad Annual for History and Philoso- in 1900, where he completed his phy of Medicine “Asklepios” since primary and secondary educa- 1992; Founder and Co-President tion. Graduated at the Faculty of of the Balkan Association for His- Medicine of Belgrade in 1923. For tory and Philosophy of Medicine a while he worked as a doctor in

32 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Armistead Cheryl a

Armistead Cheryl Arnetz B. Bengt Sweden. Internship (1983-1985); Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA Residency training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1986-1988). Dr. Arnetz is Board Certified by the Ameri- can Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational and Environmen- tal Medicine; Karolinska Hospi- tal, Stockholm, Sweden Residen- cy training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1991- 1993), to comply with Swedish training requirements; The Swed- ish National Institute of Occu- Bengt B. Arnetz, MD, PhD, MPH, pational Health. Post-graduate Cheryl Armistead, RN, MScN is MScEpi, is Professor of Environ- training in Clinical Occupational currently a Lecturer, Faculty of mental and Occupational Health, Medicine. Certificate in Clinical Medicine, McGill University. She is Vice Chair for International Affairs Occupational Medicine (1994- a graduate of University of Otta- and the Deputy Director for Wayne 1995); The Swedish National Insti- wa and her professional experi- State University’s Institute of Envi- tute for Psychosocial Factors and ence ranges from acute care to ronmental Health Sciences (IEHS). Health (IPM). Research Associate, public health and academia in Dr. Arnetz is part of the Depart- Department of Work, Environment, the context of community health ment’s leadership team. His main and Health, Stockholm, Sweden nursing and community-engaged role in the Department is to lead (1981-1986); The Swedish Nation- learning. Cheryl has many current and supervise laboratory as well al Institute for Psychosocial Fac- public health interests includ- as translational community-based tors and Health (IPM). Professor ing global sustainable develop- occupational and environmen- (tenured), Director, Department ment, women’s health, mental tal health research, focusing on of Health Care Environments and health and healthy public policy complex interactions between Health; Uppsala University. Pro- as a mechanism for equity and chemical and non-chemical (psy- fessor (tenured), Chair, Division of community well-being. She has chosocial) exposures in urban Community/Social Medicine; and actively participated in Board of settings in terms of somatic and Director, Department of Environ- Director positions of non-prof- mental health among vulnerable mental Stress Disorders (CEOS), it community and professional populations. Education: at Karo- Uppsala Academic Hospital, organizations since 2003 and is linska Institutet, Stockholm, Swe- Uppsala, Sweden (1998-2005); enthused at the opportunity to ex- den, BS, 1976 Karolinska Institutet, Wayne State University School pand her contributions to society MD, 1981. Karolinska Institutet, of Medicine. Professor (tenured), via CPHA. PhD in Psychophysiology, 1983, Director, Division of Occupa- Harvard School of Public Health, tional and Environmental Health, Boston, MA, USA, MPH, 1987 Har- Department of Family Medicine vard School of Public Health, MSc and Public Health Sciences, De- Epi, 1988. Training and Experi- troit, MI, USA (2005 - current). ence: St. Gorans Hospital (part Board Certified in Occupational of the Capio Group), Stockholm, and Environmental Health in the

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 33 a Arroyo Hiram

United States (1989) and Swe- Arroyo Hiram Ashbourne J. Elizabeth den (1993), and Board Certified in Community/Social Medicine in Sweden (2006). His primary research interests are: Stress medicine: diagnosis, treatment, resil- iency, and prevention; Individual, behavioral, environmental, and biological determinants of health disparity; Sustained performance among individuals and organizations; Wireless technologies and health: Impact on neurocognition, hormones, immunology, and sleep Hookah (water pipe) smoking and Dr. Hiram Arroyo is a Professor of Ms. Elizabeth J Ashbourne is the its trajectory to heavier drug and Foundations on Health Promotion Lead, Global Health Informa- risky behavior in adolescents. He and Health Education in the Mas- tion Programs for the World Bank is also in charge of the Depart- ter Program of Health Education, and the Health Metrics Network. ment’s International Affairs in Department of Social Sciences, Among many projects, she is terms of promoting international Graduate School of Public Health, leading the work on eHealth and collaborative research and edu- Medical Sciences Campus, at mHealth in the Health Anchor of cation. Endeavors to date include the University of Puerto Rico. Dr. the Bank, and contributing to re- comparative effectiveness re- Arroyo is also the Director of the search on a common metric for search and environmental health WHO Collaborating Center for donor agencies, development research involving European as Training and Research in Health partners and countries to mea- well as Middle Eastern research- Promotion and Health Educa- sure their investment in health ers. In his role as Deputy Director tion. From 2009 to present is the information. Prior to this, she man- of the IEHS, he is responsible for Coordinator of the Iberoamerican aged the work of the international promoting translationary par- Network of Health Promoting Uni- pillar in the World Bank’s Results ticipatory-based environmental versities (RIUPS). He is a Regional Secretariat. Before coming to the health research focusing on com- Director of International Union for Bank, EJ spent three and a half plex urban exposures in vulner- Health Promotion and Education years in Eastern Europe man- able populations. Dr. Arnetz is (IUHPE/ORLA) for Latin Ameri- aging USAID training programs involved in Wayne State Universi- ca. Dr. Arroyo is a Coordinator of as Country Director in Croatia, ty’s MPH program. Moreover, he is the Interamerican Consortium of Bosnia, Slovenia, and Depu- a successful mentor of graduate, Universities and Training Center in ty Director and Program Man- post-graduate and junior and Health Promotion and Health Ed- ager of a Management Training mid-career faculty. ucation. He has a background in Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia. EJ Health Promotion, Health Educa- Ashbourne’s other experience in- tion, Public Health, Global Health, cludes designing programs to en- School Health Promotion and courage and facilitate joint ven- Community Health. tures between developing country entrepreneurs and SMEs in the US; serving as the senior coordinator for international cooperative

34 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Asnake Mengistu a education programs at the Amer- position, he is primarily respon- and worked as an advisor for ican University; adjunct profes- sible for coordinating technical operational research supported sor, career planning and tracking, aspects of Pathfinder Internation- by the BASICS project. Dr. Asnake and human resources change al/Ethiopia programs in the area received an MPH from Addis management at Arthur D. Little’s of RH/FP including the prevention Ababa University (AAU), Faculty Executive Management Program; and control of STI/HIV/AIDS, and of Medicine in 1991, his MD from and worked for the former Prime for overseeing program imple- AAU, Gondar College of Medical Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri. mentation. In different occasions Sciences in 1987 and several cer- She also spent two years in NYC he served as an expert in global tificates from different in-country working with the textile designer, discussions for FP/HIV integration, and abroad trainings. Jack Lenor Larson. EJ holds an MA community based family planning, in International Education, with an long acting family planning and Asvall Joe emphasis on Organizational Man- adolescent issues. In addition, he agement from American Universi- is the Chief of Party for the Inte- ty, in Washington DC, and a BSc in grated Family Health Program Communications and History from (IFHP), a USAID flagship FP/MNCH Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. program led by Pathfinder Inter- national in Ethiopia. In a voluntary Asnake Mengistu capacity, Dr. Asnake served as President of the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) from 2006 to 2009 and as an Execu- tive Board member of the World Federation of Public Health As- sociations (WFPHA). During this period he played a major role in bringing the 13th world congress on public health to Africa where Born in 1931 in Norway, Jo Eirik Ethiopia being the host for the Asvall qualified as a doctor in congress. Dr. Asnake published 1956. He wrote his first applica- over 20 scientific and technical tion letter to WHO two years lat- Mengistu Asnake is President of papers in peer reviewed journals er and was among 10 students World Federation of Public Health and technical publications. Prior chosen for malaria eradication Associations from Ethiopia. Dr. to joining Pathfinder International, courses in Latin America in 1959. Mengistu Asnake is a public health Dr. Asnake worked at various lev- Dr Asvall worked in Ecuador, Ja- specialist with 25 years of ex- els of the MOH and was respon- maica and Mexico, before moving perience in reproductive health, sible for program management, to West Africa where he headed primary health care, child sur- training, IEC, supervision, and up WHO’s malaria team for Benin, vival, community health services, coordinating activities with do- Cameroon and Togo. Returning to program management, training, nors, governmental agencies, and Norway in 1963, he took up a hos- operational research, and clin- NGOs. He also played an advisory pital post and became increas- ical service delivery. Dr. Asnake role for the Health Bureau in the ingly involved in clinical manage- is currently the Deputy Coun- Southern Region during the initial ment and hospital administration. try Representative for Pathfinder development of system strength- This experience stood him in good International in Ethiopia. In this ening activities that included HMIS stead when he became director

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 35 a Atun Rifat of the hospital department at the Atun Rifat tion Prevention and Management orwegian Ministry of Social Affairs at Imperial College. He is also a in 1973. He was key to formulating co-Investigator and the Theme a new Norwegian national health Lead for ‘Organizational Change, policy, which was implement- Sustainability and Evaluation’ ed in 1975. A year later he was at Imperial College and Cam- a delegate to the World Health bridge University Health Protection Assembly; then he joined the WHO Research Unit for Antimicrobial Regional Office for Europe, where Resistance and Healthcare Asso- he served as Officer for Country ciated Infection. He has published Health Planning until his appoint- widely in the Lancet, PLoS Med- ment as Director, Programme icine, Lancet Infectious Diseas- Management in 1979. Dr Kaprio es, BMJ, AIDS, and Bulletin of the considered Dr Asvall to be the World Health Organization. Prof. driving force behind the Health Atun has worked with several gov- for All policy in the WHO Europe- Dr Rifat Atun is Professor of Global ernments globally as well as the an Region. When it was time to Health Systems at Harvard Uni- World Bank, World Health Orga- nominate Dr Kaprio’s successor versity, and the Director of Global nization, and the UK Department in 1984, Dr Asvall was seen as the Health Systems Cluster at Harvard for International Development to natural choice. His mandate was School of Public Health. In 2006- design, implement and evaluate spent attempting to make sure 2013, Dr Atun was Professor of health system reform initiatives. He that Health for All – or the “Bible International Health Management has led research and consultan- of health policy”, as he put it – and Head of the Health Manage- cy projects for GSK, Pfizer Inc., became the driving force of the ment Group at Imperial College the Vodafone Group, Hofmann La Regional Office’s work. Dr Asvall London. In 2008-2012 he served Roche, PA Consulting, and Tata left his post as Regional Director as a member of the Executive Consulting Services. Prof. Atun in January 2000, becoming Re- Management Team of The Global was the Founding Director of the gional Director Emeritus. He lives Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculo- MSc in International Health Man- in Copenhagen and Geneva, and sis and Malaria as the Director of agement, BSc in Management is considered a leading public Strategy, Performance and Eval- and Medical Science, and Found- health expert, as well as a good uation Cluster. Professor Atun’s ing Co-Director of the Masters in skier. research focuses on the design Public Health (MPH) Program at and implementation of health Imperial College. He has been a systems reforms and their impact director of Imperial College spin on outcomes. His research also out companies operating in ar- explores adoption and diffusion eas of health information systems of innovations in health systems and biotechnology. Prof. Atun is a (e.g. health technologies, disease member of the MRC (UK) Global control programs, and primary Health Group, the US Institute of healthcare reforms), and inno- Medicine Standing Committee on vative financing in global health. Strengthening Health Systems and Organization. Prof. Atun is a the Research Advisory Commit- co-Investigator and the joint lead tee for the Public Health Foun- for the innovation work stream at dation of India. He served as a the National Centre for Infec- member of the PEPFAR Scientific

36 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Awoonor-Williams John Koku a

Advisory Board, the Norwegian Awoonor-Williams several awards both nationally Research Council’s Global Health John Koku and internationally for his contri- and Vaccination Research Board. bution to the health sector and He was a Member of the Advisory public health community. In 2006, Committee for WHO Research the World Medical Association Centre for Health Development in nominated him as one of its “Car- Japan and the Strategic Techni- ing Physicians of the World” and cal Advisory Group of the WHO for WHO featured him in the cover Tuberculosis. He chaired the WHO article of the State of the World’s Task Force on Health Systems Health for his contributions to and Tuberculosis Control and in health manpower development. In 2009-2012 he was the Chair of 1997 and 2006 two Presidents of the STOP TB Partnership Coordi- the Republic of Ghana awarded nating Board. Prof. Atun studied him the ‘Grand Medal Civil Divi- medicine at University of London sion’ for his meritorious medi- as a Commonwealth Scholar and cal and public health service in subsequently completed his post- Ghana graduate medical studies and Masters in business administration Dr. John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Azzopardi-Muscat at University of London and Impe- Fellow of the Ghana Collage of Natasha rial College London. He is a Fellow Physicians and Surgeons, is the of the Royal College of General Ghana Health Service Director, Practitioners (UK), Fellow of the Upper East Regional Health Ad- Faculty of Public Health of the ministration and Part-time Senior Royal College of Physicians (UK), Lecturer, Columbia University. He and a Fellow of the Royal College is a public health physician/spe- of Physicians (UK) (6). cialist with an MD from the Minsk State Medical School, Belarus, an MPH from the University of Leeds and a Masters in Health Adminis- tration and Management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. His interests include health systems development, childhood survival, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, MD, reproductive health, and health earned her MSc in Public Health, program assessments and eval- MSc in Health Services Man- uation. For decades, Dr. Awoo- agement, and FFPH at London nor-Williams was District Director School of Hygiene and Tropi- of Health Services in the Nkwanta cal Medicine in London, UK. Dr District of Ghana where he im- Azzopardi Muscat qualified as a plemented several health systems medical doctor in Malta in 1995. innovations which aim to bring She studied public health in Malta health services closer to the door- and graduated in Health Services steps of communities. He has won Management at London School of

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 37 a Azzopardi-Muscat Natasha

Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1998. She is a Fellow of the Fac- ulty of Public Health in the UK. She is a former Chief Medical Officer for Malta having occupied various senior positions in the Ministry of Health in Malta between 2001 and 2013. She currently works as a Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the Directorate for Health Information and Research in Malta. Since 1999 she has been a lecturer at the University of Mal- ta. Her main research interest is Europeanization of health systems with a particular focus on smaller Member States. She has authored several publications. Besides her public health practice, teaching and research activities, Dr Azzo- pardi-Muscat is a vocal advocate for health in Malta and Europe. She was a founding member and President of the Malta Associa- tion of Public Health Medicine. Between 2006 and 2014 she was President of the section on Public Health Practice and Policy for the European Public Health Associ- ation (EUPHA). Last November she was elected President-Elect of EUPHA and will commence her mandate as EUPHA President in November 2016.

38 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Babich Marie Suzanne b

Babich Marie Suzanne working full-time around the lar interest in online and flexible world. As a senior member of the learning. With colleagues in Africa faculty, she taught and advised and support from the Rockefel- students and worked across the ler Foundation, she is leading an school and campus and around effort to establish a Pan-Africa the world to advance the use of doctoral program in health lead- technology for innovative pro- ership adapting the UNC model. gramming in public and global She is also working with CAHME health. Her professional interests and APHEA to establish accred- include health care leadership itation processes for online pub- and the science and practice of lic and global health graduate people-centered health systems. programs. A licensed, registered Suzanne Marie Babich (formerly She has extensive experience in dietitian, professional health writer Hobbs) is a practitioner schol- health management and online and former newspaper columnist, ar dedicated to leading and education, dietary guidance pol- she is the author of 14 consumer supporting change to improve icy (domestic and internation- diet and health books and more the public’s health. She holds a al), cultural proficiency in health than 600 newspaper columns and doctorate in public health from services delivery, and policy de- magazine articles that translate the University of North Carolina velopment and advocacy. She research into practical recom- at Chapel Hill. On July 1, 2015 is a Commissioner and mem- mendations for the public. A she assumed a new position as ber of the Accreditation Council champion of public universities, Associate Dean of Global Health for the Council on Accreditation she believes that excellence in lo- and Professor of Health Policy of Health Management Educa- cal public health requires a global and Management at the Rich- tion (CAHME) and consultant for perspective. ard M. Fairbanks School of Public the European Agency for Public Health, Indiana University-Pur- Health Education Accreditation due University at Indianapolis, (APHEA). She has been a long- USA. Previously, she was a clinical time expert and advisor for the professor in the Departments of Association of Schools and Pro- Health Policy and Management grams of Public Health (ASPPH) and Nutrition in the Gillings School on the development of DrPH cur- of Global Public Health where she ricula and program pedagogy. An directed the executive Doctor- award-winning educator, her work al Program in Health Leadership emphasizes application of evi- (http://www.sph.unc.edu/drph), a dence and leadership principles groundbreaking professional doc- for effective and sustainable pub- toral degree program for mid-to lic and global health programs senior-level health practitioners and policies. She has a particu-

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Babic Momcilo MPH studies, as a fellow of World Baccarelli Andrea Health Organization. During the year of stay in the USA he visit- ed National Institute of Health- Bethesda, MD., CDC-Atlanta, GA, and National Center for Health Statistics, finally at the Johns Hop- kins University (Baltimore, MD) and Emory University (Atlanta, GA) where he accepted leading principles of scientific research methodology in health field. He is one Momcilo Babic. MD, PhD, is a full of the leading authors in the field professor for public health, man- of screening in medicine, and also agement in health care, and hos- in the field of definition of medi- pital management at the Faculty cal subjects presented in Medical Andrea Baccarelli, PhD, is the of Medicine (Institute of social lexicon book of encyclopedic Mark and Catherine Winkler As- medicine), University of Belgrade, volume and one of the founders, sociate Professor of Environmen- Serbia. He studied medicine in and acting president of the so- tal Epigenetics in the Department Belgrade, and gained MD, and ciety “Medical Academic Forum” of Environmental Health, Harvard PhD degrees. For years he was which consists of medical doctors School of Public Health. Dr. Bac- Belgrade City Secretary of Health of academic provenances. For his carelli’s research focuses on epig- (metropolitan area with 2 million work in definition of health policy enomics as a unique molecular people), and Assistant of Minister in Serbia for the year 2020 he was substrate reflecting the impact of of Health. For decade, a very suc- awarded by prestigious national environmental exposures on hu- cessful general director of nation- title “Most European”, for promo- man health. Epigenetic marks, inally well-known hospital “Bežanijs- tion and introduction of values of cluding DNA methylation, histone ka kosa”. For a period of two years European health policy in Serbia. modifications, and non-coding general director of the National Professor Babić was a President RNAs, modify chromatin struc- Fund for Health Insurance. As an of Council of the University of ture and gene expression without expert for hospital organization Belgrade. He was a member of changing the underlying DNA se- and management he introduced editorial board of internationally quence. Dr. Baccarelli’s laborato- many innovatives and new elective known medical journal “Serbian ry is dedicated to the investiga- “Modern hospital” in basic med- Archives of medicine” - Journal of tion of environmental epigenetics ical education. His international Serbian Medical Society” founded at different life-stages. Ongoing research environment and interest in 1872. projects range from the investi- covers such areas like health pol- gation of the effects of in-utero icy, health systems research and exposures to toxic metals, sec- future of health care, especial- ond-hand smoking, and psycho- ly future of hospitals presented social stress on the methylome of in 25 medical books and about human fetal tissues to the study 250 papers. In the beginning of of the influences of air pollution his carrier Prof Babić studied a on non-coding miRNA in adult year on the Institute for advanced and elderly individuals. Epigenetic medical training in Moscow- mechanisms are investigated in

40 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Backett Maurice b relation to fetal growth and peri- the Royal Air Force in Europe and on to become leaders in public natal outcomes, cardiovascular North Africa. During his time in health and epidemiology across function, obesity, and neuro-cog- the services, he worked on issues the world, and have also held top nition. Active studies include in- relating to mental health and mo- posts in university administration, vestigations in the U.S., Mexico, rale of RAF crew, mostly bomb- international organisations, re- China, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, er command, and also with Sir search and health services. Thailand, Oman, and Bangladesh. Aubrey Lewis on the relationship Since 2010, Dr. Baccarelli’s lab- between mental health and gas- Badr Elsiddig Elsheikh oratory has produced more than trointestinal problems. In 1951 he 60 publications in epigenetics, was a registrar on the professorial environmental health, and epide- unit at the Maudsley, and subse- miology. quently a senior lecturer at Guy’s Medical School and the London Backett Maurice School of Hygiene and Tropical Maurice Backett was professor of Medicine. In 1956 Maurice be- community health at the University came the first holder of the chair of Nottingham Medical School of social medicine at the University and an outstanding academic of Aberdeen. His legacy for social who made an enormous contribu- medicine in Aberdeen was a focus tion to the establishment and later on innovation in health research. development of social medicine in In 1969 he moved to Nottingham UK. He belonged to a small group to the foundation chair in com- Dr Elsheikh Elsiddig Badr is Pres- including Jerry Morris, Archie Co- munity health in the new medi- ident of Sudanese Public Health chrane, John Pemberton and Alice cal school. This provided him with Association (SPHA). Dr Elsheikh Stewart, who were responsible for a number of opportunities in an Badr is a consultant public health developing social medicine, which environment that encouraged physician with expertise in health became recognised as the aca- change, and where there was rea- system and human resource de- demic arm of public health. They sonable funding for development. velopment. He gained his basic contributed to the recognition of He was able to bring his unique medical degree and postgrad- the disciplines of epidemiology skills and enthusiasm to a curric- uate public health diploma and and social sciences as both ac- ulum where ‘the community’ was fellowship in community medicine ceptable for research and med- a central theme. The innovation in from Sudan; his masters degree in ical education, and for demon- undergraduate education was fol- health policy, planning and man- strating that they had equivalent lowed by a postgraduate masters agement from the University of rigour to the more recognised, that drew individuals committed Leeds in addition to the fellowship traditional medical sciences. This to public health development and of the Faculty of Public Health of led to the establishment of pio- change, both from the UK and the Royal Colleges of Physicians neering departments of social overseas. Maurice was an invet- in the UK. Dr Badr contributed medicine in medical schools in erate traveller and continued his immensely to promotion of public the 1950s. Indeed one of Mau- international work after retire- health education, practice and rice’s regular stated aims was to ment. One of his outstanding skills research at national, regional and ‘make soft data hard’. He studied was as a rapporteur of interna- international levels. He contribut- medicine at Westminster Medi- tional meetings. From his posts, ed to raising the profile of public cal School and qualified in 1944. he inspired large numbers of col- health education in Sudan and From 1944 to 1947 he served in leagues and students, who went played key role with colleagues

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 41 b Baillie Tam in establishing the Public Health Baillie Tam Bambra Clare Institute in 2007 as a national hub for training, research and consultancy. Dr Badr assumed leadership position in the community medicine society in 2002 and has ever led an effort to broaden the mandate of the society and eventually succeeded in establishing the multi-professional Sudanese Public Health Association (SPHA) and became its elected president Tam Baillie is Scotland’s Com- in 2011. He was as well the found- missioner for Children and Young ing editor of the Sudanese Journal People. Tam Baillie has worked of Public Health (www.sjph.net.sd) as a manager and practitioner Clare Bambra, PhD, FAcSS, FRGS, introduced in 2006. At the region- with children and young people FRSPH is Professor of Public al level, Dr Badr has been actively for 30 years, primarily with young Health Geography. Her research involved in the work of the African offenders; young people in and examines health inequalities; Public Health Association and is leaving care; and young homeless the political, social, econom- currently part of a momentum to people. Tam has worked in Scot- ic and environmental determi- establish a public health associa- land and England and in both the nants of health; and how public tion in the Eastern Mediterranean statutory and voluntary sectors. policies and interventions can Region. He represents the SPHA in He worked as the Director of Pol- reduce health inequalities. She the AGMs of the World Federa- icy for Barnardo’s Scotland from has published extensively in these tion of Public Health Associations 2003 and worked extensively on areas including two books: Work, and attended several meetings children’s policy and rights issues. Worklessness and the Political and congresses. Dr Badr currently In May 2009, Tam took up the post Economy of Health; and How serves as the Secretary General of Scotland’s Commissioner for Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal for the Sudan Medical Specializa- Children and Young People. As Epidemics. She is the Director of tion Board, the prime postgrad- the Commissioner, Tam’s remit Durham’s Centre for Health and uate medical education body in is: to have regard to the United Inequalities Research and also the Sudan. Prior to this, he served for Nations Convention on the Rights Health Inequalities lead for FUSE: over 15 years in the Federal Min- of the Child; to encourage the in- The MRC-funded Centre for Re- istry of Health in senior positions. volvement of children and young search Excellence in Translation- He has also been a WHO health people in the work of the Com- al Research in Public Health and workforce development consul- missioner; and to promote and a Senior Investigator in the NIHR tant executing several assign- safeguard the rights of children School for Public Health Research ments, and was appointed to and young people in Scotland. funded Communities in Control membership of a number of glob- These rights are set out in the UN Project. She leads a £1 million al advisory/working groups. Convention on the Rights of the Leverhulme Research Leader- Child, which the UK Government ship Award which examines Local signed up to in 1991. Health Inequalities in an Age of Austerity. She is also the principal investigator on a €1 million Nor- face funded grant ‘HiNEWS’ which

42 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bannister Windham Susan b examines health inequalities in Bannister Windham eral articles on competition in to- Europe with partners in Norway Susan day’s health care marketplace. and Germany. She is also a col- laborator on the ESRC Rethink- Banks Douglas ing Incapacity project. She is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society of Pub- lic Health. She was also a panel member of the Due North Inquiry into Health Equity North (2014) and contributed to the Marmot Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister is Reviews of Health Inequalities in President and CEO, Massachu- England (2010) and Health In- setts Life Sciences Center, USA. equalities in Europe (2013) as well Susan was appointed in 2008 as as the USA Institute of Medicine the first president and CEO of the study of the US mortality disad- Massachusetts Life Sciences Cen- Douglas Banks is Associate Vice vantage (2013). Clare studied po- ter. The Center is a quasi-public President for Economic Develop- litical science (BSocSc, Birming- entity created by the Legislature ment, University of Massachusetts ham) and comparative public in 2006 to promote life sciences President’s Office. Doug is asso- policy (MA, PhD, Manchester) be- in Massachusetts. The Center is ciate vice president for economic fore moving into public health and making strategic investments in development for the five-cam- human geography. Her research our life sciences workforce and to pus University of Massachusetts is highly interdisciplinary, applying cultivate innovation at institutions system, serving on the staff of theories and methods between whose research, development and President Robert L. Caret. In this the social sciences, public health commercialization of therapies, position, Doug is responsible for and epidemiology. At under- products and cures hold great promoting and developing stra- graduate level she contributes promise for improving and saving tegic partnerships among the to the Environment and Society lives. Susan is a former manag- campuses and between state and and Introduction to Geograph- ing vice president of the Com- federal government, business and ical Research modules in the BA mercial Strategy Group for Abt industry, and other public and Geography programme. At post- Bio-Pharma Solutions Inc. where private institutions of higher edu- graduate level she teaches on the she managed a research-based cation. Focus areas include clean MA in Risk and she is available for consulting business that provides energy, life sciences, defense PhD supervision on topics relating services to firms in the life scienc- technologies and Cybersecurity, to health inequalities. Professor es - health care delivery, phar- and entrepreneurship. In addi- Bambra has rich international maceuticals, biotech, diagnostics, tion, he manages the President’s collaboration with a lot of inter- devices and healthcare informa- Science & Technology Initiatives national scientific academic ins- tion technology. She is co-author Fund, an inter-campus grant pro- tistutions (The Netherlands, Spain, of Competitive Strategy for Health gram to strengthen the university’s Canada, Norway, USA, Belgium, Care Organizations and Medicaid R&D base and strengthen indus- Germany, Sweden etc.). and Other Experiments in State try relationships. He co-chairs a Health Policy. She has written sev- national working group launch- ing the Innovation & Economic

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Prosperity Awards program for the medicine and public health alike ogy, health behavior and health Commission on Innovation, Com- to provide them with a quality ed- promotion, health services man- petitiveness, and Economic Pros- ucation in the area of community agement and policy, veterinary perity of the Association for Public medicine. The thing Banks is most public health, and clinical and and Land-grant Universities. Doug proud of is his work with medical translational science. The college joined his alma mater following a students. He directed a program is currently ranked 19th among all career in technology and business for 34 years for community med- public health graduate schools by journalism, most recently serving icine rotations. In his retirement US News & World Report. The Col- as publisher and editor of Mass Banks writes country songs which lege of Public Health’s Master of High Tech, an information services he has had professionally record- Health Administration program is company that includes a daily ed. He joked that a new one he ranked 10th. news web site, a biweekly print is working on is titled, “I’m a low- publication, e-newsletters and tech man in a high-tech world.” Banks Ian events that spotlight technolo- He is also getting into astrono- gy entrepreneurship, early-stage my, and is currently taking a DVD companies and emerging tech- course by an astronomy professor nologies in New England. In that from the University of Califor- role, Doug launched multiple new nia, Berkeley. In the public health web sites and new industry-spe- realm, he has recently become cific newsletters, winning regional interested in global warming and and national awards. hopes to learn more about the problem and possible solutions. Banks Frank Banks received many awards during his years at Ohio State, Ian Banks is President, European including the 1999 Office of Inter- Men’s Health Forum Brussels, Pro- national Education Outstanding fessorial Fellow, RSPH Academy of Faculty Award for service learning Experts. Dr Ian Banks has repre- and international education. He sented doctors for over 2 decades was also named as an honor- as a member of the British Med- ary member of the United States ical Association (BMA) Council Public Health Service. He retired and has been awarded the BMA in 2000. The Ohio State Univer- accolade, the Association Gold sity’s College of Public Health Medal. He worked on the Devel- is an integral part of the most oping Patient Partnerships (DPP, comprehensive health sciences formerly Doctor Patient Partner- Frank Banks is professor emeritus campus in the nation. The college ship) for six years. He is the offi- of College of Public health of Ohio was created in February 2007 by cial spokesman on men’s health State University. Professor Banks the University Board of Trustees. issues for the BMA, president of is emeritus faculty member of the First established in 1995 as part the European Men’s Health Forum. College of Public Health. Banks of the College of Medicine, we Previously, he had been president contributed 34 years of service are the first accredited school of of the England & Wales Men’s to the Department of Preventive public health in the state of Ohio. Health Forum, vice-president Medicine and the School of Public Specializations within the college of the International Society of Health. During his distinguished include biostatistics, environmen- Men’s Health, past deputy editor career, he served students of tal health sciences, epidemiol- of the Men’s Health Journal and

44 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bannon Michael b for six years the medical editor keen interest in community child in Florida, USA leading interna- for Men’s Health Magazine. His health. He has held several con- tional health projects and train- books include the NHS anniver- sultant posts in England during his ing scholars from more than 70 sary manual, The Home Medicine career, most recently in London, countries. He served as a full time Guide. Other written works include where he combined his profes- Professor of Health Policy and 12 Haynes Workshop Manuals on sional clinical duties with the role Management, and Director of the health along with over 100 small of Associate Postgraduate Dean. International Health Management manual titles on various areas Now, as Dean of Oxford PGM- Programs at the College of Public of mens health with a distribu- DE he continues to champion Health, University of South Florida tion of over 2 million. He has also multi-professional education, re- for 20 years (1983−2002) being contributed to the NHS Direct search into Educational interven- elected as President of its Fac- Healthcare Guide and web site. tions and Clinical Governance. ulty Assembly, and is a founding Ian was appointed visiting pro- A former BPA tutor and senior member of this graduate college fessor of men’s health in Europe lecturer, he is also an associate that serves the whole State of by Leeds Metropolitan University editor for Archives of Diseases in Florida. He served in an ad- in 2005 and awarded the Royal Childhood, published by the BMJ junct professor position at Johns Society of Public Health (RSPH) publishing group. Hopkins School of Hygiene and Gold Medal for public health in Public Health (1980−1992). He 2007 followed by appointment to Banoob Samir is currently an Adjunct Professor the Academy in 2012. The City of of Health Policy, Management & Vienna and the International Soci- Behaviour, School of Public Health, ety of Men’s Health honoured Ian University at Albany, State Univer- with their award for public health sity of New York. He obtained his in September 2007. In 2012, the M.D. degree, received Diplomat RSPH appointed Ian as Professori- of Internal Medicine, Master’s al Fellow to the Society. He is now Degree in Public Health majoring visiting professor to the University in Hospital Administration, and of Ulster. He currently chairs the Doctorate Degree in Public Health European Cancer Organisation majoring in Health Planning and (ECCO) patient advisory com- Management, from the Universi- mittee. ty of Alexandria, Egypt. He then received postgraduate educa- Bannon Michael Professor Samir Banoob is an tion at Johns Hopkins School of International academician and Hygiene and Public Health, and consultant in Health Systems and training at the National Center Health Policy and Management. for Health Statistics and Health He is the Dean of the ECPD Post- Services Research, and the CDC graduate School of Global Health in Atlanta, US. He is the Chair of Development and Director of the the American Public Health As- ECPD International Postgraduate sociation (APHA) International Studies in Health Management. Health Section (1992−1994, and He is the President of Interna- 2006−2008), and member of its Michael Bannon, Postgraduate tional Health management, LLC, Governing Council. He received Dean, Oxford PGMDE. Dr Michael since 1986, a health manage- the Association Service Award in Bannon is a paediatrician with a ment training and consulting firm 1997. He is an active member of

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 45 b Baraku Enver the WFPHA. Dr. Banoob serves as in Global Health by the APHA public health journal Materia So- a consultant and adviser on major (2008), Professorial Excellence cio-Medica Iugoslavica. health projects (in 76 countries to Award in teaching, research and date) in East, Central, and West service, University of South Florida Barnett Pauline Europe; the Middle East; Carib- (1998) and Distinguished Service bean and Central America; Africa Award of the APHA Internation- and Asia; and the US; consulting al Health (1997) He was listed in with WHO and its regional offices, “Personalities of America”, Fourth UNICEF, World Bank, UNDP, the Edition, American Bibliographic United States Agency for Interna- Institution (1987), in “International tional Development, Inter Ameri- WHO’S WHO of Intellectuals”, Sev- can Development Bank, govern- enth Edition, Cambridge, England, ments of the Arab Gulf Countries, (1987) and in “Men of Achieve- State of Florida Department of ment”, Ninth Edition, Cambridge, Health, the Health Planning Coun- England, 1986. cil of West Florida, and hospitals and health organizations in Baraku Enver Florida. Baraku Enver, MD, PhD is retired Originally from the United King- professor of Social medicine and dom, Pauline Barnett has been The major areas of expertise of Organization of Health Care committed to New Zealand public Prof. Banoob are: 1) Curriculum System at Faculty of medicine health for more than 25 years, design, senior management train- of University of Prishtina, Repub- and has been described as a true ing and postgraduate education lic of Kosova.. He graduated at leader in the field. She has an in Health management and Public Faculty of medicine of Universi- undergraduate degree from the Health, 2) Planning, organization, ty of Belgrade (in the period of University of Cambridge, further and evaluation of National Health former Yugoslavia). At University qualifications from the University systems, including health reform, of Belgrade Enver Baraku earned of Iowa and Massey University and alternatives of financing, and pri- MSc and PhD thesis. At Faculty of a PhD from the University of Ota- vatization, 3) Health projects and medicine at University of Prishtina go. An Associate Professor at the programs’ planning, management he passed elections from assis- Christchurch School of Medicine and evaluation; including pri- tant to full professor. Till his retire- and Health Sciences, she teaches vate-public partnership and man- ment he was Chair of Cathedra public health, health policy and aged care, disease control, elderly for Social medicine and Health health management and has had, care and long term care, and Care organization. Also, he was she says, the privilege of teach- primary care/ family planning, 4) Director of Public Health Institute ing hundreds of students over the Hospital development, modern- in Prishtina. He was Board mem- years. She sees public health as ization, and quality improvement/ ber of Yugoslav Association for the fundamental health disci- management in health institutions Social medicine and organization pline - it provides a context for and 5) Human resources develop- of Health Care System Profes- integrating the work of the health ment; including needs assessment sor Enver Baraku published more sciences and clinical professions, and long range educational and than 100 scientific and profes- and society as a whole. Pauline is training plans. Prof. Banoob was sional papers in medical journals involved with a number of com- awarded many honours, awards and conference proceedings. He munity organisations. She is on the and biographies as Lifetime was member of Editorial Board of Volunteer and Support Services Achievement Award for Excellence Committee of the Cancer Society

46 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Baris Enis b of New Zealand and the Boards level. Even if their core activity is technical expert in development of the St John of God Health, Dis- treatment, this needs to be set in and research in over 30 coun- ability and Community Services as a wider public health context. As tries in Europe, East Asia, Middle well as the Comcare trust, a com- a positive example, Pauline cites East and North Africa, Sub Sa- munity mental health service in the Comcare Charitable Trust in haran Africa and Latin America. Christchurch. She is also a mem- Canterbury which takes a proac- At present, Enis Barış is Sector ber of the Research Committee tive approach to health promotion Manager for Health, Nutrition and for the Nurse Maude Association and prevention by providing an Population in the Middle East and and believes strongly in support- integrated approach to providing North Africa Region of the World ing organisations to undertake support services, such as hous- Bank, a position he came back their own research and evaluation. ing, employment, recreation and to recently after having been Di- And as if that wasn’t enough to fill leisure, for adults who experience rector of the Division of Country her day, Pauline is also a volunteer serious, long-term mental illness. Health Systems at the Europe- literacy tutor working mainly with Pauline believes her most import- an Regional Office of the World young men and migrants. Litera- ant contribution is the opportunity Health Organization. Since joining cy needs are not as far removed she has had to work with students the Bank in 1999, Enis Barış has from public health as one might of public health and to expose been engaged in leading poli- think. Pauline believes the ability to them to the way in which public cy dialogue and operations on read is an important personal skill health needs can be addressed health and human development which allows people to participate in a broad range of health service in the regions of East Asia and fully in society and is an important and other settings. Pacific, Europe and Central Asia input to health. Pauline was Chair and now Middle East and North of the Public Health Association of Baris Enis Africa. His technical work at the New Zealand during the difficult Bank spans over public health years of the early 90s when the issues such as HIV/AIDS, Tubercu- market reform model was applied losis, indoor air pollution and lung to the health sector. She says health, as well as broader health there was very little understanding system development issues. At of the relevance of public health various stages of his career, Enis during that time. There was an Barış has chaired, or served on, emphasis on treatment services, the Board of several internation- competition between providers al organizations, the International and little recognition of the core Union against Tuberculosis and public health values of a popula- Lung Diseases, Council of Health tion approach, collaboration and Research for Development and intersectoral action. Pauline opin- the Alliance for Health System and ion was if medical professionals Policy Research. He is the editor can get an understanding of what Enis Baris is Sector Manager for and author of several books and population health means and its Health, Nutrition and Popula- peer-reviewed publications (7). importance, then we are going in tion, Middle East & North Africa. the right direction. She believes Enis Barış is a medical doctor the most pressing issue is the with graduate degrees in Public need for a number of organisa- Health (MSc) and Epidemiology tions to incorporate a population (PhD) and a wide range of expe- health perspective at governance rience as director, manager and

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 47 b Barnhoorn Floris

Barnhoorn Floris of Catalonia (Spain). since 2002. 2012 (www.ayrshirehealth.word- She has over 15 years experience press.com). in assisting US and international companies across all sectors Barry Ange grow their business in Barcelona/ Ange Barry is the Chief Executive Catalonia, and helping Catalonia Officer of the Stephanie Alexan- companies enter the US market, der Kitchen Garden Foundation. by providing advice and practical Ange joined Stephanie Alexander support in their expansion plans. in August 2006 to manage the growth of the organisation and Barron T. Derek to pursue the Foundation goal of growing the Kitchen Garden Pro- gram. Ange has led the development of an incredibly successful, Floris Barnhoorn, PhD is Deputy close-knit Foundation team, and director of EUPHA (projects@eu- has overseen the expansion of pha.org). He has graduated from the Program from three Victori- Utrecht University. Floris started an schools in 2006 to over 800 working for EUPHA in May 2009. schools across Australia in 2015. Before joining EUPHA he worked The lives of thousands of children as international project manager and their families are now being in both national and international Derek T. Barron is the Associate enriched by this innovative, suc- settings. He has worked for exten- Nurse Director, Mental Health cessful model of pleasurable food sive periods in African and Asian Services in NHS Ayrshire & Arran education. Ange has played a countries mainly in the field of ca- and Lead Nurse, North Ayrshire vital role in building the Govern- pacity building and development Health & Social Care Partnership. ment, corporate and community planning. His areas of responsibil- In 2013 he spent six and a half relationships that have fostered ity within EUPHA mainly focus on months in NHS Orkney as interim the rapid growth of the Kitchen working with member associations Executive Director of Nursing, Mid- Garden Foundation. The Foun- and Sections to develop projects wifery and Allied Health Profes- dation’s work is supported by all to improve and strengthen public sions. Prior to 2007 he worked in levels of government, including health and public health research Greater Glasgow and Clyde for Health and Education Depart- in Europe. over twenty years. He is a Visiting ments, and is referenced by Senior Lecturer at the University of health prevention bodies as a key Barreneche Clara Abertay. He is Chair of the Mental contributor to promoting healthy Health Nursing Forum Scotland; is behaviours in children and ad- on the Editorial Board of the British dressing the current childhood Journal of Mental Health Nursing obesity crisis. The Kitchen Garden and on The Nursing & Midwife- Program model attracts interna- ry Council Professional Strate- tional interest from many other gic Advisory Group. He is a keen agencies, and Ange continues to advocate of social media as a mentor many organisations look- professional networking tool, he ing to the Foundation as a leader Clara Barreneche is Executive Di- started the Ayrshirehealth blog in in food education for children. The rector, Trade & Investment Agency Program is currently being repli-

48 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bauer Jeffrey b cated by Jamie Oliver’s Kitchen lem-solving. Dr. Bauer is quoted where he held appointments as Garden Project, which is bring- often in the national press and associate professor and as Assis- ing a similar model to hundreds writes regularly for professional tant Chancellor for Planning and of schools across the UK. Ange’s journals that cover the business Program Development. He also previous experience includes a of health care. His latest book on served concurrently for four years career in regional management strategic forecasting methodolo- as Health Policy Adviser to Colo- in the financial sector, instrumen- gies is Upgrading the Crystal Ball rado Governor Richard D. Lamm. tal management and leadership for Business Insight: Five Reasons From 1992 to 1998, Dr. Bauer was roles in the community sector, Why Forecasting Must Replace a visiting professor in Adminis- and ownership of a small business Predicting and How to Make the trative Medicine at the Medical during her family years. Change (Taylor & Francis, 2014). School of the University of Wis- Previous books include Paradox consin-Madison, where he taught Bauer Jeffrey and Imperatives in Health Care: physician leaders how to evalu- How Efficiency, Effectiveness, and ate research reports and other E-Transformation Can Conquer published studies. He received Waste and Optimize Quality (Pro- his Ph.D. in economics from the ductivity Press, 2008) and Sta- University of Colorado-Boulder. tistical Analysis for Health Care He graduated from Colorado Decision-Makers (CRC Press, College in Colorado Springs with 2009). His two previous books are a B.A. in economics and complet- Telemedicine and the Reinvention ed a certificate in political studies Dr. Jeffrey Bauer is an interna- of Health Care: The Seventh Rev- at the University of Paris (France). tionally recognized health futurist olution in Medicine (McGraw-Hill, During his academic career, he and medical economist. As an 1999) and Not What the Doctor was a Boettcher Scholar, a Ford independent industry thought Ordered (McGraw-Hill, 1998). Foundation Independent Scholar, leader, he forecasts the evolution As a consultant, he has assisted a Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), of health care and develops prac- hundreds of provider, purchas- and a Kellogg Foundation Nation- tical approaches to improving the er, and payer organizations with al Fellow. He is an elected mem- medical sector of the American strategic planning and perfor- ber of the Association of Man- economy. He is widely known for mance improvement. He served agers of Innovation and of the his specific proposals to create as Vice President for Health Care Institute of Medicine of Chicago. an efficient and effective health Forecasting and Strategy for ACS, care delivery system through a Xerox Company, from 1999 to Beach Jane multi-stakeholder partnerships 2010. His previous consulting firm, and other initiatives focused in The Bauer Group, specialized the private sector. Dr. Bauer has in consumer-focused strategic published more than 250 articles, planning and development of books, Web pages and videos on clinical affiliation agreements for health care delivery. He speaks multi-hospital networks from 1984 frequently to national and interna- to 1992. In addition, Dr. Bauer has tional audiences about key trends extensive academic experience. in health care, medical science, He was a full-time teacher and technology, information systems, administrator at the University of reimbursement, public policy, Colorado Health Sciences Cen- Jane Beach is Professional Officer health reform and creative prob- ter in Denver from 1973 to 1984, for Regulation. Unite CPHV. Jane

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 49 b Beaglehole Robert and Ruth Bonita trained as a Nurse in 1979 and as than 40 years, both in New Zea- Robert has coordinated three se- a Midwife in 1985 prior to becom- land and internationally. They ries of articles in the medical jour- ing a Health Visitor in 1988. She have authored, together and nal, The Lancet, which have made subsequently worked as a Health separately, a large number of an impact on public health think- Visitor in Birmingham for over scientific papers and books on ing around the globe. In New Zea- fifteen years, when after devel- public health including Basic Ep- land, Robert chairs the Smokefree oping a keen interest in smok- idemiology which they co-au- Coalition and Ruth has come full ing cessation; she took up a role thored with New Zealand public circle – from her initial research in the PCT Stop Smoking Service health practitioner, Tord Kjellstrom. on stroke in Auckland - to becom- initially working with children and In announcing Ruth and Robert ing involved locally with the Stroke young people on prevention and as Public Health Champions for Organisation of New Zealand and later as the Clinical Lead for the 2010, the PHA president Richard as a representative on the Board service. Jane continued to de- Egan said: “For more than four of the World Stroke Organisation. velop her public health skills and decades they have brought insight after obtaining a Masters degree, and intellect, passion and dedi- Bedlington Nicola transferred into the Public Health cation to public health, and peo- Department where her portfo- ple around the world are better lio included Health Visiting and off, in very tangible ways, because School Nursing, Family Nurse, of them.” Each already had distin- Partnership, child and adult obe- guished careers in research and sity and research. Prior to joining teaching in New Zealand when Unite/CPHVA as a Professional in 1999, Ruth was appointed as Officer where she leads nationally a Director of Noncommunicable on regulation and has regional re- Disease Surveillance at the World sponsibility for the West Midlands Health Organization in Geneva. and Wales, Jane was the Health Subsequently, in 2004, Robert was Visitor Adviser at the Nursing and appointed as Director of the WHO Midwifery Council and was in- Department of Chronic Disease volved in their very early work on and Health Promotion. He de- Nicola Bedlington is British and revalidation. veloped an integrated approach was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. to the prevention and control of She studied business and human Beaglehole Robert chronic diseases and led the de- resource management in the UK. and Ruth Bonita velopment of the Bangkok Charter She lived for almost 10 years in on Health Promotion. Ruth and Brussels, and has lived near Gene- Robert returned to New Zealand va for the last 10 years. She joined in 2007 and were appointed to the European Patients’ Forum as honorary positions at the Universi- its first Executive Director in June ty of Auckland as Emeritus Profes- 2006, setting up the secretariat in sors. Since their return, they have Brussels. Since then, EPF’s mem- maintained a blistering pace of bership has grown to almost 50 teaching, consulting, mentoring, umbrella organisations of national and engagement with advocacy patients’ platforms and disease and policy. They teach at summer specific organisations, represent- Ruth and Robert have been in- schools in Europe and serve on ing the collective interests of over volved in public health for more several scientific advisory boards. 150 million patients with chron-

50 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Beeharry Girindre b ic diseases across the European Beeharry Girindre worked in Latin America, Asia and Union in EU healthcare policy and Africa since 1994. programme development. EPF’s vision is high quality, patient cen- Bellamy Gail tred equitable healthcare for all EU patients. Nicola was the first Director of the European Disability Forum, an umbrella organisation uniting over 70 European disability NGOs and National Councils of Disabled People to advocate for the human rights and inclusion of disabled citizens in Europe (1996 to 1999), and prior to this she headed the NGO unit within the HELIOS Programme, a European Girindre Beeharry is Country Commission Action Programme Head of Bill and Melinda Gates promoting equal opportunities Foundation and the director of Gail Bellami, PhD was born in for disabled people (1991-1996). the foundation’s India country Detroit and moved to Southern From 2004 to mid-2006, she was office. In this role, he oversees California when she was 8. Her mandated by the Swiss Govern- the foundation’s objectives and public health career began after ment to lead the Environment partnerships in India. Beehar- receiving master’s in psychology and Schools Initiatives Secretariat ry previously served as director (Pepperdine University) when she (ENSI), an international govern- of Global Health Strategy at the moved to Kykotsmovi, Ariz, to work ment-based network set up by Gates Foundation. He led the for the Hopi Health Professions OECD focussing on innovation, Foundation’s strategy develop- Development Program (HCUP action research and policy de- ment for engagement with India. workforce pipeline program). She velopment in the field of Educa- He also worked on developing left Hopi to obtain a doctorate tion for Sustainable Development. access strategies for product degree at the Hopkins School Whilst in Switzerland, she has also development partnerships and of Hygiene and Public Health worked as an independent con- on accelerating access to new (Bloomberg School), joined Amer- sultant/evaluator, specialising in malaria drugs. He is currently the ican Public Health Association European social and development Foundation representative on the (APHA), and then ventured on to policy and health advocacy (8). Board of UNITAID. Prior to joining the Texas Department of Human the foundation in 2005, he worked Resources - Medicaid policy al- as business development lead- ternatives analysis, where led early er for immunization at Becton, training for employees on HIV/ Dickinson, and Co. Beeharry also AIDS early in the epidemic. From worked as a Senior Health Econ- the public sector she moved to omist in the Latin America and the private health care sector - a Caribbean Region at the World major change in career direction. Bank from 1997 to 2002. Beeharry She worked for Scott and White read Economics at the universities Health Care (S&W), creating a of Paris-Sorbonne and Oxford. A new Department of Community citizen of Mauritius, Beeharry has Research and Program Develop-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 51 b Bellers John ment that, among other things, Bellers John The combination of agriculture was the community benefits arm John Bellers (London, 1654 - Lon- and manufacture would enable for this integrated delivery sys- don, February 8, 1725) was an self-sufficiency and even profit. tem. State community benefits English educational theorist and Bellers argued that if all “the pres- legislation in the ‘90s led us to Quaker, author of Proposals for ent idle hands of the poor of this form the Central Texas Partners Raising a College of Industry of nation” were put to work, it would in Health, a collaboration of local All Useful Trades and Husbandry bring England “as much treasure public health, elected officials, (1695). From 1695 to his death in as the mines do Spain”. The plans higher education, three non-prof- 1725, he was continually involved for the education of children at it hospitals, the VA, and a major in writing innovative tracts on so- the College were ahead of their military hospital working together cial issues, including education, time. Practice and experience on needs assessment, community health provision, care for the poor, were to be valued over rote-learn- benefits plans and budgets. With support for refugees, a plan for a ing. Bellers advocated the com- a faculty appointment in med- European State, and an argu- bination of learning and work as icine, she was part of the Texas ment for the abolition of capital a way of preventing idleness. Karl A&M University and S&W team that punishment, making him “the first Marx mentions Bellers in Chap- helped create the School of Rural European advocate of the abo- ter 25 of Das Kapital, quoting Public Health and was subse- lition of capital punishment”. He Bellers’ argument that “the labour quently part of the creative team became a Fellow of the Royal So- of the poor (is) the mines (sic) of in SRPH for Rural Healthy People ciety in February, 1719. Bellers’ es- the rich”. Bellers is also quoted in 2010. She joined the National say is a proposal for a “College of a footnote in Chapter 23 of Das Rural Health Association in which Industry”, a sort of colony for the Kapital; “Labour (is) as proper for served a rare two-year presidency poor - those who depend on their the body’s health as eating is for just before moving to West Virginia work or on charity for their living. its living [...] Labour adds Oyl to to become director of communi- Bellers argued that it was in the the Lamp of Life when thinking ty research in the WV Institute for interest of the rich “to take care Inflames it”. Robert Owen read the Health Care Policy at WVU. She of the poor and their education”. proposals in 1817, and in a letter conducted research on uninsured, Bellers dedicated the first edition to The Times acknowledged their organized town halls with rural to his fellow Quakers, although the resemblance to the community he communities across the state and College was to be a “Civil Fellow- himself had created at New La- led a Statewide Oral Health Task ship rather than a religious one.” nark. He had 1,000 copies reprint- Force. Finally, from 2007, and on The first edition of the pamphlet ed that year. Eduard Bernstein saw to Florida she worked as Professor ends with an appeal for funding Bellers as a precursor of socialism, and Director of Florida Blue Cen- - An Epistle to Friends Concern- if not communism, highlighting ter for Rural Health Research and ing the education of Children - in his argument for valuing goods Policy at FSU College of Medicine favour of the College, signed by according to labour, not mon- - more research, education, ad- about forty-five leading Quak- ey. Bellers advocated a national vocacy, mobilization of workforce, ers. They included William Penn, system of hospitals, which were to along with Chair, Government Robert Barclay, Thomas Ellwood, treat the poor and act as training Affairs Committee, FRHA; Chair, John Hodgskin, Leonard Fell and schools for new doctors. Edu- Journal of Rural Health Editori- Charles Marshall. The second edi- ard Bernstein saw in this essay an al Board; APHA Chair of Medical tion (1696) was dedicated to Par- anticipation of a national health Care Section, ISC-SC Chair. liament. The Quaker Workhouse service. at Clerkenwell was established in 1702 as a result of his efforts.

52 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bencko Vladimir b

Bencko Vladimir Committee for Environment of Benjamin C. Georges CSFR. Since 1993 he is temporary consultant of the NATO Com- mittee on Challenges to Modern Society later transformed into the present NATO Science for Peace and Security. Since 2001 up to 2008 he is representative of the Czech Republic in the Stand- ing Committee of the European Medical Research Councils. He is member of five international scientific societies, founding member Prof. Vladimir Bencko, MD, PhD, of the Central and Eastern Eu- DSc. graduated from the Faculty ropean Chapter of International Georges Benjamin, MD, is known of Medicine at Charles University Society of Environmental Epide- as one of the nation’s most influ- in Prague in 1961. In 1967-1972 miology and in years 1999-2001 ential physician leaders because appointed with the Institute of President elect of the Chapter. He he speaks passionately and el- Hygiene (presently the National is Co-chair of the editorial board oquently about the health issues Institute of Public Health). Since of the Central European Journal of having the most impact on our 1973-1986 he was assistant Prof. Public Health and member of edi- nation today. From his firsthand at the Chair of General and En- torial boards of the other three in- experience as a physician, he vironmental Hygiene, Medical ternational journals. His main lines knows what happens when pre- Faculty of Hygiene, Charles Uni- of research interests are: biologi- ventive care is not available and versity. Since September 1986 he cal monitoring and assessment of when the healthy choice is not the was active as a senior research health risks of human exposure to easy choice. As executive director worker at the Institute of Tropical persistent environmental pollut- of APHA since 2002, he is leading Health at Postgraduate Institute ants (toxic metals and polyhalo- the Association’s push to make of Physicians and Pharmacists in genated hydrocarbons), adverse America the healthiest nation in Prague charged with founding the effects of environmental pollution one generation. He came to APHA Department of Tropical Hygiene. on human health including indoor from his position as secretary He was Head of the Institute of environment, management of of the Maryland Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the hospital hygiene related problems, Health and Mental Hygiene. Ben- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles and traffic emissions. The main jamin became secretary of health University in Prague, appoint- present research interest is for the in Maryland in April 1999, followed since November 1 1990 until last two decades environmental ing four years as its deputy sec- August 31 2009. Until today he is epidemiology of cancer in collab- retary for public health services. active as professor at the Institute. oration with IARC/WHO/Lyon and As secretary, Benjamin oversaw Prof. Bencko is the author and NCI/Bethesda organized multi- the expansion and improvement co-author of over 200 publica- center projects and implication of of the state’s Medicaid program. tions registered in Web of Science a non-profit principle in sustain- Benjamin, of Gaithersburg, Mary- with Citation Index 3872, h-index able financing of health care. land, is a graduate of the Illinois 32. Since 1972 he is temporary Institute of Technology and the advisor of WHO. During 1990- University of Illinois College of 1992 he is advisor to the Federal Medicine. He is board-certified

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 53 b Benjamin Regina in internal medicine and a fellow book The Quest for Health Reform: around the world to promote and of the American College of Phy- A Satirical History is an exposé protect the health of the American sicians, a fellow of the National of the nearly 100-year quest to People. In addition, she served as Academy of Public Administration, ensure quality affordable health chair of the National Prevention a fellow emeritus of the American coverage for all through the use Council, which is comprised of College of Emergency Physicians of political cartoons. Benjamin 17 cabinet-level federal agen- and an honorary fellow of the is a member of the Institute of cies that developed the National Royal Society of Public Health. Medicine of the National Acad- Prevention Strategy, a roadmap An established administrator, au- emies and also serves on the for the nation’s health. Recent- thor and orator, Benjamin start- boards for many organizations ly, Benjamin has been appointed ed his medical career in 1981 in including Research!America, the to the Kaiser Foundation Health Tacoma, Washington, where he Reagan-Udall Foundation and Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Founda- managed a 72,000-patient visit the University of Maryland Med- tion Hospitals Boards of Direc- ambulatory care service as chief ical System. In 2014 and 2008, tors. She will also serve on the of the Acute Illness Clinic at the he was named one of the top 25 Quality and Health Improvement Madigan Army Medical Center minority executives in health care as well as the Finance commit- and was an attending physi- by Modern Healthcare Magazine, tees. From her early days as the cian within the Department of in addition to being voted among founder of a rural health clinic Emergency Medicine. A few years the 100 most influential people in in Alabama - which she kept in later, he moved to Washington, health care from 2007-2013 and operation despite destruction in- D.C., where he served as chief of one of the nation’s most influential flicted by hurricanes George and emergency medicine at the Wal- physician executives from 2009- Katrina, as well as a devastating ter Reed Army Medical Center. 2015. fire - to her leadership role in the After leaving the Army, he chaired worldwide advancement of pre- the Department of Community Benjamin Regina ventive healthcare, Dr. Benjamin Health and Ambulatory Care at has forged a career that has been the District of Columbia Gener- recognized by a broad spectrum al Hospital. He was promoted to of organizations and publica- acting commissioner for public tions. Dr. Benjamin is the former health for the District of Colum- associate dean for rural health at bia and later directed one of the the University of South Alabama busiest ambulance services in the College of Medicine and a past nation as interim director of the chair of the Federation of State Emergency Ambulance Bureau Medical Boards of the United of the District of Columbia Fire Regina M. Benjamin, MD is the States. In 1995, she was the first Department. At APHA, Benjamin 18th Surgeon General of the Unit- physician under age 40 and the also serves as publisher of the ed States. As America’s Doc- first African-American woman to nonprofit’s monthly publication, tor, she provided the public with be elected to the American Med- The Nation’s Health, the associa- the best scientific information ical Association Board of Trustees. tion’s official newspaper, and the available on how to improve their She also served as president of American Journal of Public Health, health and the health of the na- the American Medical Association the profession’s premier scientif- tion. Dr. Benjamin also oversaw Education and Research Founda- ic publication. He is the author of the operational command of tion and chair of the AMA Council more than 100 scientific articles 6,500 uniformed public health on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. In and book chapters. His recent officers who serve in locations 2002, she became the first Afri-

54 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bennett Steve b can-American female president Bennett Steve He published widely in medical of a state medical society in the journals and collaborated with United States when she assumed research workers in a range of leadership of the Medical Associ- disciplines, brought together by a ation State of Alabama. Dr. Benja- desire to understand and control min is a member of the Institute of some of the world’s most dev- Medicine - the health arm of the astating diseases. His academic National Academy of Sciences, contributions were recognized by which was chartered under Pres- a rofessorship, awarded only a few ident Abraham Lincoln in 1863. weeks before his death. A sympo- She is a fellow of the American sium is being held in the School of Academy of Family Physicians and Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in was chosen as a Kellogg Nation- London in November 2003 to hon- al Fellow and a Rockefeller Next our his achievements Generation Leader. Benjamin has Steve Bennett (1950 - 2003) was a BS in chemistry from Xavier Uni- an internationally respected Berger Berger versity, an MD from the University statistician, who contributed to of Alabama at Birmingham, and understanding the epidemiology an MBA from Tulane University. and control of tropical diseases, She attended Morehouse School particularly malaria and tuber- of Medicine and completed her culosis. His major research was family medicine residency in Ma- carried out during the 16 years he con, Georgia. Dr. Benjamin can spent at the School, much of it in collaborate on exciting ideas for collaboration with scientists at the customized speech topics with cli- Medical Research Council Labo- ents and offer audiences thought ratories in The Gambia. A gener- provoking information and tools ation of LSHTM students benefited on the journey towards a healthier from his wise counsel and innova- nation. Her diverse background tive teaching approaches, as well and expertise on a wide range of as the many students he taught Dr. Alan Berger is an intervention- topics - from persevering in the on courses given in developing al cardiologist and an Associate face of overwhelming odds to her countries ranging from Uzbeki- Professor at the University of Min- intimate knowledge of our rap- stan to Guinea, and Indonesia to nesota. He obtained his Masters in idly evolving healthcare system Zambia. His kindness and consid- Public Health in Epidemiology at - make her a strong speaker for eration were the hallmarks of his the University of Minnesota after not only healthcare and commu- approach to peers and students completing his residency in Bos- nity organizations, but also in the alike. In recent years, he had be- ton, MA, his fellowship at George- areas of education, diversity and come the enthusiastic organiz- town University in Washington, DC, women’s interests. er of the new distance learning and his interventional cardiolo- course, MSc Epidemiology: Prin- gy fellowship at Yale University in ciples & Practice, on which more New Haven, CT. Dr. Berger has than 350 students are now reg- worked at the University of Min- istered worldwide. Steve’s advice nesota for the past 14 years. His was sought by the WHO, UNICEF area of research is cardiovascular and other international agencies. outcomes in elderly AMI patients,

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 55 b Beral Valerie which has also been a focus of his vestigating how a woman’s repro- Berman Peter clinical interest. ductive history can affect women’s health, with a particular focus on Beral Valerie the effects of hormone replace- ment therapy (HRT). It is the largest such study in the world with one in four of UK women in the target age group participating. Professor Dame Beral has served on various international committees for the World Health Or- ganisation and the United States National Academy of Sciences. She also chairs the Department of Health’s Advisory Committee Professor Dame Valerie Beral on Breast Cancer Screening. She is an epidemiologist, academ- leads international collaborative Peter Berman, PhD is Lead Health ic and a preeminent specialist studies of breast, ovarian and en- Economist, World Bank’s HNP in breast cancer epidemiology. dometrial cancer broadly aimed anchor department. Previous- She is Professor of Epidemiolo- at understanding the major mod- ly, Adjunct Professor of Popula- gy, a Fellow of Green Templeton ifiable causes of morbidity and tion and International Health at College, Oxford and has been mortality associated with age- Harvard School of Public Health. the Head of the Cancer Epide- ing in women, using the wealth Health economist with thirty years miology Unit at the University of of personal data collected from of experience in research, policy Oxford and Cancer Research UK participants in the Million Women analysis and development, and since 1989. She studied medicine study cohort in combination with training and education in global at Sydney University, Australia. Af- routinely-collected information health. Specific areas of techni- ter a few years of clinical work in on disease outcomes from linked cal expertise include analysis of Australia, New Guinea and the UK, NHS medical records. While Pro- health systems performance and she spent almost 20 years at the fessor Beral continues to work on the design of reform strategies; London School of Hygiene and a wide range of cancers, these assessment of the supply side of Tropical Medicine working in the studies also include work on the health care delivery and the role Department of Epidemiology. In causes of heart attack, stroke and of private health care provision in 1988 she became the Director of blood clots, osteoporosis, fracture, health systems and development the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in and dementia. of strategies to improve outcomes Oxford. A major focus of her work through public-private sector col- has been the role of reproductive, laboration; and the use of nation- hormonal and infectious agents in al health accounts as a policy and cancer; she is Principal Investiga- planning tool. Worked extensively tor for the Million Women Study on health system reform issues in cohort of women’s health which a number of countries, including was opened in 1997, and has re- Egypt, India, Colombia, Indonesia, cruited more than 1.3 million UK and Poland. women over 50 via the NHS breast screening centres. The study is in-

56 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Berry M. Elliot b

Berry M. Elliot committees for food supplemen- platforms, including World News tation and obesity and is an ad- Tonight with David Muir, Good visor to the Ministry of Health on Morning America and Nightline. In nutrition. Dr Berry is a consultant 2011, he led ABC’s global health for the WHO, World Bank and the coverage, Be the Change: Save Serbian Government in Public a Life, reporting on health issues Health. He was the Director of the from seven different countries. Dr. Braun School of Public Health & Besser came to ABC News in 2009 Community Medicine (2003-6) from the Centers for Disease Con- and Head of the WHO Collabo- trol and Prevention (CDC), where rating Center in Capacity Build- he served as Acting Director for ing in Public Health (2007-2013). the CDC from January to June Dr Elliot Berry, MD, FRCP, grad- Berry was Director of the Dept of 2009, during which time he led the uated from the University of Human Nutrition & Metabolism at CDC’s response to the H1N1 in- Cambridge, UK with distinction the Hebrew University-Hadassah fluenza pandemic. He also served in medicine. In 1980 he won a Medical School and a consultant as director of the Coordinating Fogarty Research fellowship at the at FAO, Rome (2013-4) where, Office for Terrorism Preparedness Rockefeller University to work on following his development and and Emergency Response. In that fat cell metabolism. His principal publication of a Global Nutrition role, he was responsible for all of interests are the bio-psycho-so- Index, he worked on indicators the CDC’s public health emergen- cial problems of weight regu- for food security and sustainabil- cy preparedness and emergen- lation from obesity to anorexia ity. In addition to these topics, he cy response activities. Dr. Besser nervosa, and the benefits of the has formulated and published the began his career at the CDC in Mediterranean diet; his laboratory concept of the as 1991 in the Epidemic Intelligence research investigates the effects a conceptual framework for un- Service working on the epidemiol- of nutrition on cognitive function. derstanding coping with stresses ogy of food-borne diseases. Fol- From a synthesis of this work he throughout the life trajectory in lowing this, beginning in 1993, he evolved the concept of the to understand how people in particular. of the University of California, San cope with life stress and chronic Diego as the pediatric residen- diseases. In the medical school Besser Richard cy director. While in San Diego Berry teaches medicine, nutri- he worked for the county health tion and public health, and has department on the control of pe- been voted a number of times as diatric tuberculosis. He returned an outstanding lecturer. Berry has to CDC in 1998, where he served published over 250 articles and in various capacities, including chapters in books, and is on the as epidemiology section chief in editorial board of three journals the Respiratory Diseases Branch; on clinical nutrition. He has been acting chief of the Meningitis and a visiting scientist at the dept of Special Pathogens Branch in the Brain & Cognitive sciences at MIT, Dr. Richard Besser, MD, is ABC National Center for Infectious Dis- a distinguished visiting scholar at News’ Chief Health and Medi- ease; and as medical director of Christ’s College, Cambridge and cal Editor. In this role, he provides “Get Smart: Know When Antibi- a visiting Professor at Yale Uni- medical analysis and commentary otics Work,” the CDC’s national versity. Berry has chaired national for all ABC News broadcasts and campaign to promote appropri-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 57 b Bethel Ann Lynn ate antibiotic use in the commu- Bethel Ann Lynn both rural and urban settings. Ms. nity. Dr. Besser volunteers as a Bethel was involved in workforce Pediatrician with the Children’s development in Massachusetts, Aid Society in New York City. He is and has spoken nationally and currently a Distinguished Visiting internationally on creatively using Fellow at the Harvard School of dental hygienists to expand ac- Public Health. The author and co- cess to dental care. For the past author hundreds of presentations, 12 years she has worked in higher abstracts, chapters, editorials education focused on community and publications, Dr. Besser has and public health. In addition to received many awards for his work being a member of the Nevada in public health and volunteer Public Health Association, Ms. service. He received the Surgeon Bethel serves on the Executive General’s Medallion for his lead- Board of the Oral Health Working ership during the H1N1 response, Lynn Ann Bethel, RDH, MPH, for te Group of the World Federation of and in 2011 he accepted the past 30 years has been working in Public Health Associations, Gene- Dean’s Medal for his contributions health and human services, and va, Switzerland. In addition, she to public health from the Johns for the past 17 in public health as is editor of Oral Health Matters, Hopkins Bloomberg School of an educator, clinician and ad- the newsletter of the Association Public Health. His investigative re- ministrator. She has been a reg- of State and Territorial Dental porting into umbilical cord blood istered dental hygienist for more Directors, and president-elect of banking was nominated for an than 30 years. From 2004 to 2012, the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Emmy Award in 2011. In 2012, he she worked in a leadership role Botanical Garden Society. Cur- received an Overseas Press Club for the Massachusetts Depart- rently, Ms. Bethel resides in Reno, award as part of ABC’s coverage ment of Public Health as the state Nevada. of global maternal health issues dental director and had statewide and 2 Peabody Awards as part of responsibilities working with high- Bettiol Silvana ABC News’ coverage of Hurricane risk population groups including Sandy and Robin Roberts’ health the low-income, the developmen- journey. His first book, Tell Me the tally disabled, minorities and se- Truth, Doctor: Easy-to-Understand niors, as well as collaborating with Answers to Your Most Confus- local, state and national organi- ing and Critical Health Ques- zations, agencies and institutions. tions, was published by Hyperion In addition, Ms. Bethel worked to in April 2013. Dr. Besser received create policies and regulations his Bachelor of Arts degree in to expand access to dental care economics from Williams College for all residents of the Common- and his medical degree from the wealth. Ms. Bethel also has exper- Dr Silvana Bettiol, Bsc(Hons). PhD, University of Pennsylvania. He tise and experience in promoting MPH, Senior Lecturer in Public completed a residency and chief oral health prevention programs Health, Oxford Brookes University. residency in pediatrics at John and initiatives, as well as the im- Dr Bettiol’s early career started in Hopkins University Hospital in Bal- portance of effective communi- Medical Research and education timore, Maryland. ty-based prevention measures, at the School of Medicine at the such as water fluoridation and University of Tasmania, Australia. school prevention programs in Her research interests moved from

58 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Beutels Philippe b medical bacteriology to parasi- ling Infectious Diseases (CHER- lawyer but came to prominence tology, with a focus on zoonotic MID) of the Vaccine & Infectious during the Liberal government of diseases. She completed a PhD Disease Institute at the University 1906 - 1914 when he was asked investigating toxoplasmosis and of Antwerp in Belgium. His main to advise David Lloyd George on other parasitological diseases research interests are health eco- old age pensions and national in Tasmania. Her research made nomic evaluation, modeling infec- insurance. During World War One, special reference in improving tious diseases and economics of Beveridge was involved in mobil- diagnostic methods for use in the infectious disease prevention and ising and controlling manpower. epidemiological surveillance of control. He is the Senior Visiting In 1919, he became director of parasites in native animal species Fellow in School of Public Health the London School of Econom- and also the complex lifecycle of and Community Medicine at The ics where he remained until 1937. these parasites in domestic ani- University of New South Wales. He When, in 1941, the government mals and human populations. She supervises pre and post doc re- commissioned a report into the completed a three year postdoc- searchers in relation to model- ways that Britain should be rebuilt toral training at Yale University ing and economic evaluation in after World War Two, Beveridge before moving to France, where Antwerp and Sydney during this was an obvious choice to take she worked at Hospital Necker, CRE, and works closely with CIA charge. He published his report Paris for one year. She completed MacIntyre in building the links be- in 1942 and recommended that a short internship at WHO, Gene- tween his organisation and the the government should find ways va before returning to Tasmania to Australian-based organisations in of fighting the five ‘Giant Evils’ of take on an academic position at the CRE. (9). ‘Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squa- the School of Medicine. She com- lor and Idleness’. In 1945, the pleted her MPH with a focus on Beveridge William Labour Party defeated Winston health promotion and education. Churchill’s Conservative Party She recently moved to Oxford in the general election. The new Brookes University as a Senior Lec- prime minister, Clement Attlee, turer in Public Health. announced he would introduce the welfare state outlined in the Beutels Philippe 1942 Beveridge Report. This included the establishment of a National Health Service in 1948 with free medical treatment for all. A national system of benefits was also introduced to provide ‘social security’ so that the population would be protected from the ‘cra- dle to the grave’. The new system William Beveridge was a British was partly built on the national economist and social reformer, insurance scheme set up by Lloyd closely associated with the de- George in 1911. People in work velopment of the welfare state. still had to make contributions Philippe Beutels is currently As- William Beveridge was born on each week, as did employers, but sociate Professor and scientific 5 March 1879 in Bengal, India, the benefits provided were now director of the Center for Health where his father was a judge in the much greater. In 1946, Beveridge Economics Research and Model- Indian Civil Service. He trained a was made a peer and became

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 59 b Bhopal Raj leader of the Liberals in the House Bialecki Gregory compete. Before joining the Pat- of Lords. He died on 16 March rick-Murray Administration, Sec- 1963. retary Bialecki enjoyed a 20-year career as a real estate develop- Bhopal Raj ment and environmental lawyer at the law firms of Hill & Barlow and DLA Piper Rudnick. His work focused on major urban redevel- opment projects in the Greater Boston area. Secretary Bialecki graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law.

Gregory Bialecki is Secretary of Birnbaum S. Linda Housing and Economic Develop- ment, MA, USA. Secretary Bialecki Raj Bhopal is Bruce and John Ush- oversees 14 agencies and focuses er Professor of Public Health in on the Governor’s top priorities in Edinburgh University and honorary business development, housing consultant in public health with and community development, the NHS Lothian Board. His books consumer affairs, and business include Concepts of Epidemiolo- regulations agencies. His Secre- gy (OUP 2002, 2nd edition 2008) tariat’s mission is the creation of and migration, Ethnicity, race and homes and jobs in the Common- Health, (2nd edition OUP 2014). wealth. His agencies accomplish His academic publications include this by aligning the state’s hous- about 300 journal articles, on ing and economic development topics including legionnaires dis- agencies to better coordinate ease, primary care epidemiology, policies and programs that en- environmental epidemiology and sures Massachusetts will maintains ethnicity and health. He is current- its global competitive edge. Work- Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, is di- ly focusing on ethnic variations in ing in collaboration with 34 mem- rector of the National Institute of disease, with a special emphasis bers of the private and public sec- Environmental Health Sciences how to respond to this knowledge tor, Secretary Bialecki is the leader (NIEHS) and the National Toxicol- with more effective public health the development and implemen- ogy Program (NTP). As NIEHS and interventions and clinical services, tation of “Choosing to Compete NTP director, Birnbaum oversees a particularly around cardiovascu- in the 21st Century,” the Economic budget of $850 million that funds lar diseases and diabetes (10). Development Plan for the Com- biomedical research to discover monwealth. The plan identified how the environment influences five areas of focus and 55 action human health and disease. The items to improve economic de- Institute also supports training, velopment and job creation in the education, technology transfer, state, and thus making Massa- and community outreach. A board chusetts more competitive. To certified toxicologist, Birnbaum learn more, go to www.Mass.gov/ has served as a federal scientist

60 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Birt A. Christopher b for over 32 years and has received Birt A. Christopher member states. For more than two many awards and recognitions, years he served as a member of including election to the Institute the Health Policy Forum of the EU, of Medicine and to the Collegium as the representative of ASPHER. Ramazzini, an honorary Doctor He is currently the President of the of Science from the University of Section on Food and Nutrition of Rochester, and the Distinguished the European Public Health As- Alumna Award from the Univer- sociation (EUPHA). In UK he has sity of Illinois. She presented the been an active Fellow of both the American Association for the Royal College of Physicians of Advancement of Science’s 12th Edinburgh (he was a member of Barnard Environmental Lecture Council for six years) and the Fac- and was selected as the 2012 ulty of Public Health (as a member Health Policy Hero by the Nation- Dr Christopher Birt has worked of the Faculty Board and of vari- al Research Center for Women & at the margin between academ- ous specialist committees). Chris Families. Birnbaum was vice-pres- ic and service public health, in Birt is semi-retired, but remains ident of the International Union of both England and Scotland. He an Honorary Clinical Senior Lec- Toxicology and former president has been a Director of Public turer at the Department of Public of the Society of Toxicology, the Health, but since 1993 has been Health and Policy at the University largest professional organization employed mainly in academia, of Liverpool, and he continues to of toxicologists in the world. She first at the University of Birming- teach in his specialist areas, es- is the author of more than 700 ham, and since 2000 in Liverpool. pecially at the Universities of Liver- peer-reviewed publications, book His longstanding interest has pool and Maastricht. chapters, abstracts, and reports. been in cardiovascular epidemi- Birnbaum’s own research focuses ology and prevention, but more Bishaw Tewabech on the pharmacokinetic behav- recently, especially since 1993, he ior of environmental chemicals; has specialised in public health mechanisms of action of toxi- nutrition, and in public health as it cants, including endocrine disrup- operates at European level. In the tion; and linking of real-world ex- early 1990s he was one of those posures to health effects. A native instrumental in the establishment of New Jersey, Birnbaum received of the European Public Health her M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiol- Alliance (EPHA), of which he was ogy from the University of Illinois, Vice-President until recently. He Urbana. has been very active in the As- sociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER); he served for six years Tewabech Bishaw is TFI Member on its Executive Committee, and since 2013. Managing Director, was one of the duo who worked Alliance for Brain-Gain & Innova- on and published ASPHER`s list of tive Development; and Secretary public health competences, which General, African Federation of has since been recommended Public Health Associations, Ethi- by the European Region of WHO opia. Dr. Tewabech Bishaw is a for adoption by all its European Public Health Scientist with over

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 61 b Bismarck von Otto

35 years of development work in fore joining UNICEF Dr. Tewabech 1815. He attended a prestigious 4 countries in Asia, and Africa. has worked for about 17 years in school in Berlin followed by the Her special area of focus is on the Health Sector in Ethiopia, with University of Göttingen. He then public health, human resourc- the Ministry of Health at National entered the Prussian civil service es capacity building, equitable Regional and District levels. Fur- but was bored by his job and in and people centered develop- thermore she has also served as 1838 resigned. For nearly a de- ment with emphasis on Ethiopia a Primary School Teacher under cade, he helped his father man- and Africa. She is the one of the the Ministry of Education, Ethio- age the family estates. In 1847, first women public health officers pia. Dr. Tewabech Bishaw holds Bismarck married Johanna von in Ethiopia. Dr Tewabech is the a Bachelors degree from Addis Puttkamer, who provided him with Founder and Managing Director Abeba University Gondar Col- stability. It was a year of signifi- (since 2006) of Alliance for Brain- lege of Public Health. She has a cant change in his life, when he Gain and Innovative Develop- Master Degree in Health Services also embraced the Christian tra- ment (ABIDE). ABIDE is a pioneer Management, a Post Graduate dition of Lutheranism, and began Ethiopian indigenous non-gov- Diploma in Health Education, and his political career in the Prussian ernmental, nonprofit develop- a Dr. of Health Sciences, degree legislature, where he gained a ment organization engaged in from Loma Linda University School reputation as an ultra-con- facilitating brain-gain for national of Health, in Loma Linda, Ca. USA. servative royalist. In 1851, King capacity building. In addition she Dr. Tewabech Bishaw is the 2012 Frederick Wilhelm IV appointed is one of the founding members Woman of Excellence Nominee Bismarck as Prussian represen- and the first President of the Ethi- organized by the Association of tative to the German Confeder- opian Public Health Association Ethiopian Women In Business. ation. He then served as ambas- (in 1989) as well as the Associ- sador to Russia and France. In ation’s Current President (since Bismarck von Otto 1862, he returned to Prussia and 2009) with a membership of was appointed prime minister by 5000 professionals. Furthermore the new king, Wilhelm I. Bismarck she is a founding member and was now determined to unite the serves as the Secretary General German states into a single em- of the African Federation of Public pire, with Prussia at its core. With Health Associations (since 2011). Austrian support, he used the ex- She also serves as the Executive panded Prussian army to capture Committee as well as Govern- the provinces of Schleswig and ing Council member of the World Holstein from Denmark. He then Federation of Public Health Asso- escalated a quarrel with Austria ciations (since 2010). Moreover and its German allies over the she currently serves as member of administration of these provinc- the International Governing Board es into a war, in which Prussia was of AMREF, African Medical Re- Otto von Bismarck was responsi- the victor. Prussia then annexed search Foundation. Dr. Tewabech ble for transforming a collection further territory in Germany. Un- Bishaw has worked for over 20 of small German states into the able to persuade the southern years with the United Nations Chil- German empire, and was its first German states to join with his dren’s Fund UNICEF in senior Pro- chancellor. Otto Eduard Leopold North German Confederation, he gramme Management Technical von Bismarck was born into an provoked hostilities with France Leadership positions in Botswana, aristocratic family at Schönhau- as a way of uniting the German Namibia, India, and Ethiopia. Be- sen, northwest of Berlin, on 1 April states together. The German vic-

62 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bjegovic-Mikanovic Vesna b tory in the Franco-Prussian War Bjegovic-Mikanovic four years, she led a Community won over the southern German Vesna Health Program– “Development states, and in 1871 they agreed of local public health strategies”, to join a German empire. Wilhelm that was awarded for methods in I of Prussia became emperor. As applied management learning by ‘chancellor’ of the new Germany, SMDP CDC (Atlanta). As a found- Bismarck concentrated on building Head of the Centre School of ing a powerful state with a uni- Public Health and Management fied national identity. One of his at Belgrade University from 2005 targets was the Catholic Church, to 2013, she continued to be a which he believed had too much member of the Centre’s Program influence, particularly in south- Council. From 2009 to 2014 she ern Germany. He also worked to had served as the President of prevent the spread of socialism, the Management Board of the partly by introducing health in- National Institute of Public Health surance and pensions. Abroad, Professor Vesna Bjegovic-Mi- of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanovic Bismarck aimed to make the Ger- kanovic studied medicine in Bel- Batut”. Today, she is a member man empire the most powerful in grade and gained MD, MSc and of the Health Council of Serbia. Europe. In 1879, he negotiated PhD degrees. She is a full profes- Professor Bjegovic-Mikanovic is a an alliance with Austria-Hungary sor of Social Medicine and Public member of the Executive Board to counteract France and Russia. Health Management, Vice-Dean of ASPHER (The Association of Italy later joined the alliance. To at the Faculty of Medicine, Univer- Schools of Public Health in the avoid alienating Britain, Bismarck sity of Belgrade, Head of the Cen- European Region) since 2006 arranged the two Mediterranean tre School of Public Health and and the president for the period Agreements of 1887, designed to Management, and the Head of 2014-2015. She is dedicated to preserve the status quo against a the Chair of Social Medicine. For networking, innovation and good Russian threat. In 1890, Bismarck years, her international research practice in Public Health educa- resigned after disagreeing with covers health system research and tion and research. the new emperor, Wilhelm II. He strategic development in South retired to his estate near Hamburg Eastern Europe, hospital man- Blackburn Henry and died there on 30 July 1898. agement and health economics and evaluation of continuing and blended learning. She is the Asso- ciate Editor of the Journal of Pub- lic Health (Springer) and a member of the Editorial Board of Public Health Reviews (BioMed Central). Professor Bjegovic-Mikanovic had participated as a consultant/expert, researcher and coordinator of national and international Public Health projects of UNICEF and the World Bank in Central Asia, and projects of the European Henry Blackburn was born in Mi- Union in South Eastern Europe. For ami, Florida, on March 22, 1925.

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 63 b Blacker John

Educated at the University of Mi- history of cardiovascular disease or practical context. After his re- ami and Tulane University School epidemiology. tirement, he remained an Honor- of Medicine, he was then trained ary Research Fellow at the School at Northwestern Memorial, the Blacker John and continued to work right up to American Hospital of Paris, and his death as a consultant on de- the University of Minnesota. He mographic statistics in developing established clinics for Method- countries. ist missions in Cuba in 1949 and served as US Public Health Service Blecic Kajetan (PHS) officer for the Displaced Persons Act in Austria from 1950 to 1953. He joined the faculty of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene at Minnesota in 1956 and conducted field surveys of the Seven Countries Study through 1972. That year he became Direc- tor of the Laboratory upon Ancel John Blacker (1929 - 2008) was Keys’ retirement, and in 1983, Honorary Research Fellow, Centre with the retirement of Leonard for Population Studies at London Schuman, became chairman of School of Hygiene and Tropical the Division of Epidemiology. Two Medicine in London, UK. John’s signature publications initiat- demographic career began in Kajetan Blecic, MD, PhD (Zamet ed his career: “The electrocar- 1957, during the colonial era in near Rijeka, August 3, 1917 - diogram in population studies” Africa, when he was appointed as 2011), a specialist in Hygiene (aka The Minnesota Code) and a demographer for the East Af- and Social medicine. Complet- “Cardiovascular Survey Meth- rican Statistical Department. He ed high school in Susak, medical ods” with Geoffrey Rose. His work later worked as a regional advisor studies graduated during 1941 in observational studies led to in demographic statistics with in Zagreb. He worked in Susak participation in the design and the UN Economic Commission and Rijeka hospital, from where direction of national preventive for Africa. He joined the School in 1943 he went to the National trials from the 1960s through the in 1972 and retired twenty years Liberation War, during which he 1980s. In the late 1970s he pro- later, after sixteen years as a Se- was medical corps officer of the posed population-wide strate- nior Lecturer in Medical Demog- 1st and 2nd Istrian Brigade, Head gies of surveillance and preven- raphy. He supervised more than of the military hospital Kutelj-Tur- tive interventions that culminated ten doctoral students and over 40 ki, the commander of the medical in the Minnesota Heart Survey, Masters’ students and was known corps battalion of the 43rd Istrian which has been conducted since for his careful attention to de- Division, Medical Corps officer of 1979, and the Minnesota Heart tail, his ability to explain complex Pula-Rijeka Region and head of Health Program, a six-commu- technical issues and procedures the department of internal Army nity study begun in 1980 (http:// in terms that could be under- hospital in Postojna. Since 1946, www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/video/ stood by those who did not have worked as doctor in Kastav, where henry-blackburn-and-the-car- a mathematical background, and he organized the first medical diovascular-disease-archive/). In for the way he could always place station of Rijeka sub region and retirement, he is chronicling the a problem within a wider historical children’s health resort in Trstenik.

64 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Blumenthal Susan b

Since 1953, organizes and leads lic Health in Rijeka. He received women’s health and for increas- the House Public Health in Rijeka, the Award of the City of Rijeka ing scientific and public attention which in 1960 was merged with for the Lifetime Achievement and to these issues. As the nation’s the Public Health Institute in the the Republic Award “Dr. Maria top doctor for women, she has Department of Health in Rijeka, Schlesinger.” been on the frontline in the war where he was the director until his against breast cancer and other retirement. In 1956 he specialized Blumenthal Susan diseases and continues to speak in hygiene and social medicine, out on research and treatments. and in 1969 earned a doctorate Appalled by the gender inequi- of medical sciences on thesis Po- ties in healthcare, Dr. Blumenthal liomyelitis and vaccination in the helped revolutionize an antiquat- area of Rijeka. Habilitated in 1972 ed system, advocating for educa- at Rijeka’s Medical Faculty, where tion and programs targeted to the in 1973 was elected to associ- unique needs of women. A fierce ate and in 1978 a full professor. crusader, she fought to coordinate He was head of the Department and stimulate women’s health of Social Medicine and Health Susan J. Blumenthal, MD, MPA is research, care, and policy na- Ecology at the same University. In the “Admiral of Public Health.” An tionwide as the government’s top order to get informations on the extraordinary leader in healthcare expert on these issues. Imparting organization of health care and whose global impact on advanc- medical leadership with passion, teaching he was on a longer study ing public health is far-reaching, Dr. Blumenthal is an unparalleled tour in several European countries she has distinguished herself as an ambassador of the power of ad- (Medicine, 1964, 1967). - He dealt outspoken champion of national vocacy and healthy living. Her bril- with the organization of the health and global health issues, espe- liance will impact audiences pro- especially the principle of a med- cially women’s health. For over foundly, inspiring them to examine icine through the regional health 20 years she served in positions the changing face of healthcare centers (National Health, 1962, including U.S. Assistant Surgeon and their how it is interconnected 1964, Rivista italiana di sicurez- General, Rear Admiral, Senior to their own personal lifestyles. za sociale, 1970; Medicine, 1965, Medical and E-Health Advisor, 1971). He had the attitude that and as the country’s first deputy a doctor is a social worker and assistant secretary for women’s teacher of the people (Zdravstve- health in the U.S. Department no varstvo, 1976). He wrote about of Health and Human Services. the social and medical aspects As a leading medical expert, Dr. of health tourism (National Health Blumenthal was a driving force Gazette, 1973). He has held sev- behind confronting such critical eral social and political functions public health issues as breast as a representative of the Social cancer, obesity, violence and sui- and Health Council of the Par- cide prevention, mental illness, liament of the Socialist Repub- and preventative medicine. The lic of Croatia (SRC), member of first to spearhead the use of the the Board of Healthcare Institu- Internet and technology as health tions of SRC, alderman of the city educational tools in the federal and district of Rijeka and the first health system, she is credited with president of the Council for Pub- dramatically changing the face of

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 65 b Boccia Stefania

Boccia Stefania cancer, public health genomics, PREvention of Chronic Diseas- aetiologic study and meta-anal- es (PRECeDI)” project funded ysis. Also, she is author of 16 by U Framework Programme for national and international book Research and Innovation-Hori- chapters. Editor in Chief of Epide- zon 2020. Expert evaluator for miology, Biostatistics and Public EU-funded projects. Health, PREX, Spa and Associate Editor of The European Journal of Bockarie Hannah Public Health and BMC Cancer. Reviewer for more than 30 international journals. Representa- tive of the Faculty Council on the Board of Directors of the Hospital University “A. Gemelli”. Member of the steering committee (SC) of Stefania Boccia, MSc, DSc, PhD, the evaluation body for the Swiss was born In Naples (IT) on January National Science Foundation pro- 24th, 1974. She is Associate Pro- gramme. Member of the SC of the fessor of Hygiene and Preventive international consortium of stom- Medicine with National scientific ach cancer (SToP). Director of the qualification to serve as Full Pro- Health Technology Assessment fessor of Hygiene and Preventive Unit, Università Cattolica del Sac- Mrs. Hannah Bockarie has a Medicine in Italian Universities, ro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Scientific di- Bachelor of Science in Project and Director of the Section of rector of the II level Master Degree management and Development Hygiene of the Institute of Public in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, studies from Wohprag Bibli- Health of the Faculty of Medicine, UCSC. Professor of Epidemiolo- cal University Nigeria, a teach- Università Cattolica del Sac- gy at the Master of Internation- er’s certificate from the Makeni ro Cuore (UCSC) in Rome. Vice al Health Care Management, Teachers College in Sierra Leone, President of the “Public Health Bocconi University, Milan. She is and a certificate as a trainer in Genomics” section of the Euro- involved in 14 research projects Social Mobilization from the UK pean Public Health Association including 5 international and 9 AID Team. She is trained as a (EUPHA), Utrecht, the Netherlands. national as Coordinator, Principal counsellor since 2004 and started Scientific Advisor IRCCS San Raf- Investigator or Partner. Projects working as a counsellor supervisor faele Pisana, Rome, Italy. She is funded by the Ministry of Health, with Medicine’s San Fortier’s for a Biologist by training, Special- the Ministry of University and Re- five years with the therapeutic fo- ist in Clinical Pathology, Master search, the Italian Association for cus victims of armed conflict. She of Science in Epidemiology and Cancer Research, Fondazione did multiple Trainings in Accep- Biostatistics, Doctor of Science Veronesi, and training projects in tance and Commitment Therapy and PhD in Genetic Epidemiolo- Europe (Erasmus Mundus actions). (ACT), attended the Association gy at the Erasmus MC, Rotterdam. Partner of International Head and for Contextual Behavioral Science She is author/coauthor of 141 Neck Cancer Epidemiology (IN- (ACBS) World Congresses in Italy scientific publications in the field HANCE) Consortium, “European and United States of America, of preventive medicine, epidemi- Network of Public Health Genom- and she is co-leading and lead- ology of chronic and infectious ics” (PHGEN II) funded by FP7 EU ing ACT workshops since 2011. diseases, genetic epidemiology of and Coordinator of “Personalized She facilitated the establishment

66 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bonanni Paolo b of commit and act Center in Sier- Bonanni Paolo papers published in international ra Leone to support families and and national journals. He received individual suffering from stress, several grants from the Italian anger and fear. Hannah has been Ministry of University on projects outstanding among Sierra Leone regarding vaccine-preventable women to break the Ebola trans- infections and was responsible mission by formation of psycho- of a research unit in 3 EU-funded social counseling groups. These projects named ANTRES (anti- groups of local teachers, social biotic resistance in Latin Ameri- workers, etc., were incredibly ca), EURO-HEPNET (feasibility of courageous in going to quaran- a EU network for surveillance of tine homes to provide counseling vaccine-preventable hepatitis) sessions for people, and they did Paolo Bonanni graduated in Med- and VACSATC (vaccine safe- community sensitization sessions icine and Surgery (MD) in 1985 ty, attitudes and training). Paolo on Ebola control and prevention. and got two specializations: in Bonanni is the Director of the Uni- Hannah also provided training Hygiene and Preventive Medicine versity of Florence Post-Graduate for teachers using the ACT/PRO- at the University of Genoa, Italy. Course on ‘Vaccines and Vacci- SOCIAL approach, to educate From 1992 to 2000 he was Asso- nation Strategies’, established in community stake holders using ciate Professor, and since 2000 2001, 11 editions of which have this approach to cause reliable he is Full Professor of Hygiene in been followed by over 550 Italian behavior change in their villages. the Faculty of Medicine, Universi- MDs (mostly public health doctors This training reached out to about ty of Florence, Italy. His scientific and paediatricians) coming from 67,000 community members in activity has covered the epidemi- all over the country (12). the hard to reach rural areas in ology and prevention of infectious 94 sections in Bo District, which diseases, particularly viral hepa- Borcic Berislav was one of the first districts in the titis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertus- country declared Ebola free. She sis, influenza, measles, rubel- was recognized and certified as la, varicella, and, most recently, the most outstanding psychoso- bacterial invasive diseases and cial organizational Director in the HPV, including clinical trials and district by the Bo district Coun- economic evaluation of vacci- cil and by the District Emergency nation strategies. He has been a Response Centre in Bo. Her work member of the National Vacci- has motivated many individuals nation Commission of the Italian and organizations in the Sierra Ministry of Health, and he acts as Leone and they are requesting for an expert consultant for the Euro- partnership. pean Centre for Disease Preven- Borcic Berislav MD, PhD, Prof tion and Control (ECDC) based in (Draga Gornja, near Sušaka April Stockholm. He is standing adviser 10, 1891 - Zagreb, September 3, of the Viral Hepatitis Prevention 1977), Croatian hygienist. In Bern Board (VHPB), an internation- he graduated veterinary (1914) al independent committee of and in 1919 human medicine. He experts in viral hepatitis preven- specializes in Hygiene and So- tion. Paolo Bonanni is the author cial medicine (1920). From 1921 or co-author of 200 scientific until 1926 he was head of the

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 67 b Borg Tonio

Epidemiology Institute in Zagreb. urban planning and management tablished Medical School in Pleven. From 1948 to 1957 Borcic was the of state properties. In March 2008, He was director of the Institute of main advisor to the World Health Mr Borg was appointed Minister of Social Medicine at the Medical Organization and the Depu- Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Academy in Sofia. He is the found- ty General Director of UNICEF in Minister. Since November 2012, Dr er and the first chief of the Chair New York. His name represents the Tonio Borg has served as Member of Health Management at the efforts and successes in creation of the European Commission re- Faculty of Public Health in Sofia. of modern hygiene services in sponsible for Health and Consum- Prof. Borisov was engaged twice as Croatia. er Affairs. (13) a temporary advisor to the World Health Organization. Under the Borg Tonio Borisov Veselin PHARE Program he led the first Bul- garian academic course in health management (1993-1997). He is a member of the Board of the Medi- cal Forum of South Eastern Europe. Since October 2015 he serves as president of the Balkan Associa- tion of History and Philosophy of Medicine. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the regional hospitals in Vidin and Pernik and Emergency Medicine Hospital “Pi- rogov”. Currently he is chairman of the Board of the Regional Hospital in Vidin. He is the author of many scientific articles (160) and books Prof. Veselin Borisov, MD, PhD, (36) on theory of health and health Tonio Borg graduated as a Doctor DrSc, is Professor of Social Medi- policy with a critical analysis of in Lawsfrom the University of Malta cine and Health Management in health reform. He introduced for in 1979. He practiced law for fif- the Faculty of Public Health at the the first time in Bulgaria the sub- teen years, specialising in human Medical University of Sofia. He is jects “Health Management” and rights cases. Between 1990 and leading academics and expert on “Health Policy” (1993), “Health Pro- 1995 he served as member of the social medicine and health man- motion” (1994), “Management of European Committee for the Pre- agement strategy in Bulgaria. He Time” (1999). He was tutor for prevention of Torture. Tonio Borg was graduated medicine in Sofia and paring 14 doctoral dissertations. elected to the House of Represen- later on was elected assistant pro- Prof. Borisov is founder and Edi- tatives in 1992 in the interest of fessor and professor at the Faculty tor-in-Chief of the journal “Health the Nationalist Party. He served as of Medicine in Sofia, Pleven and Policy and Management” (2000- member of the Council of Europe Veliko Tarnovo. He is honorary lec- 2008). He is Vice Editor-in-Chief of Parliamentary Assembly (1992– turer at the University of Leeds, UK. the international journal “Asclepi- 1995). He was appointed Minister Prof. Borisov specialized in Prague, us”. In 2010, he founded the jour- of Home Affairs in 1995 and in Moscow, Cambridge, Leeds, Edin- nal “Medical Meridians” and has 1998 when he was also entrusted burgh, Maastricht, Madrid etc. He served as Editor-in-Chief until now. with other responsibilities including was the first Head of the Chair of He was a member of the Man- local government, environment, Social Medicine at the newly es- agement Board of the Bulgari-

68 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Borrell Carme b an Medical Association and the Borrell Carme Bousquet Jean Accreditation Council at the Min- istry of Health. His biography was published in the American edition “Who is who in the world”-2001. He was awarded by the American Bi- ographical Institute for “Man of the Year 2002”, as well as with the academic prize “Panacea” in 2004. Prof. Borisov is Honorary citizen of the Belogradchik city. His permanent hobbies are poetry, impres- sions, essays, journalism and jazz, which resulted in six books (poetry Carme Borrell, a specialist in and essays). Some of the more preventive medicine and public important books of Prof. Veselin health and in family medicine. She Jean Bousquet is a Full Profes- Borisov are: Morbidity with tem- works at the Public Health Agency sor of Pulmonary Medicine at the porary disability (1975), Medi- of Barcelona (head of the Health University of Montpellier, France. cine - Science - Art (1979), Health Information Systems Service). As- He is the coordinator of MeDALL care systems (1983), Methodol- sociate Professor at the Universitat (Mechanisms of the Development ogy of Social Medicine (1990) , Pompeu Fabra. Editor in chief of of Allergy, a Framework Pro- Health Promotion (1994), Social the Spanish journal Gaceta San- gramme 7 (EU) Integrated Project Medicine (1995), Management of itaria (Journal of Public Health). (2010-15)), Chairman of the WHO organizational change in health Her area of research is the study Global Alliance against Chronic care (1997), Health Policy and of social determinants of health, Respiratory Diseases (GARD), the Management (1998), Synthetic having lead many internation- founder of ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis social medicine (1999 and 2004), al projects and having published and its Impact on Asthma, in col- Strategic Health menidzhgmant many scientific articles. Now she laboration with the World Health - Philosophy and Practice (2006), is leading the European Union 7th Organization (WHO) and co-co- Health care reform at a crossroads framework project SOPHIE (14). ordinator of Action Plan B3 of the – chaos or management (2008), European Innovation Partnership New hospital management (2013) on Active and Healthy Ageing. and others. Professor Bousquet has a public health interest, in particular as chairman of the WHO GARD. He is leading the Région Langued- oc-Roussillon programme on chronic disease for an active and healthy ageing. Jean Bousquet has edited and authored over 675 peer-reviewed papers posted on Medline. He was the editor of Al- lergy, the second ranking journal in the field, 2003-2009 (15).

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 69 b Bowis John

Bowis John Vice President of the Joint Parlia- for multiple ethnic and immigrant mentary Assembly of the EP and populations. Trained in traditional parliaments of Africa, the Carib- Chinese medicine at the Pacific bean and the Pacific (ACP). John Institute of Oriental Medicine in was awarded the OBE and is an New York, Dr. Boyd also holds a BA Honorary Fellow of both the Royal from the University of Alabama in College of Psychiatrists and the Birmingham, a PhD in medieval Royal College of Physicians (16). studies from Yale University and has completed postgraduate clin- Boyd David ical training in China. Passionate about undergraduate education, Dr. Boyd focuses on the educational, service learning, and outreach components of the DGHI’s programs and directs the new Student Research and Training site John Bowis joined FIPRA as Special in the Guatemala Highlands. He Adviser for Health and Environ- has traveled and researched in mental Policy in June 2009. John over 50 different countries (17). is a former MEP (1999-2009) and Member of British Parlia- Bozikov Jadranka ment (1987-1997). A graduate of Oxford University, John served David Boyd is Associate Professor as a London Borough Council- of the Practice at the Duke Global lor & Chairman of Education and Health Institute, Duke University, later became MP for Battersea. and is an expert in global health, He went on to serve two terms in cross-cultural medicine, and tra- the UK Government as Minister for ditional Chinese medicine. Before Health (1992-1996) and Minister joining Duke, he was the Asso- for Transport (1996-1997), after ciate Director of the Center for which he worked as internation- Medicine, Health, and Society at Jadranka Bozikov, PhD (born 1951 al policy adviser for the World Vanderbilt University and taught in Zagreb, Croatia) is Professor at Health Organisation, before being courses in global health, public the School of Medicine, Universi- elected to the European Parlia- health, and social medicine. Dr. ty of Zagreb and Director of the ment. In the EP he was Spokes- Boyd was the founding execu- Andrija Štampar School of Public man for the EPP Group on the tive director of the Center for Health. She graduated in Mathe- Environment and Health and led Health and Healing at St. Vincent matics from the Faculty of Science for the Parliament on a range of Medical Center in Los Angeles and Mathematics in Zagreb and Reports, including establishing where he focused on integrating joined the Department for Med- the ECDC, Neglected Diseases, complementary medical services ical Statistics, Epidemiology and Food Safety, Mental Health and into health care for low-income Medical Informatics of the Andrija Cross Border Healthcare and for patients with chronic and terminal Štampar School of Public Health his Group on the environmental illnesses and engaged in hospi- in 1978. She completed scientific issues of Climate Change, Chemi- tal-based programs, community postgraduate program in Public cals and Cosmetics. He was also health outreach, and intervention Health and earned both, MSc and

70 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Brachman Philip b

PhD degree in the field of Public ed at the European Public Health health preparedness, and public Health and Health Sciences (in Conferences. health surveillance. He also puts 1988 and 1997) at the University on one to four week courses in of Zagreb. Participating in work of Brachman Philip various aspects of public health, APSHER (Association of Schools both within the United States and of Public Health in the Europe- overseas. He is also coordinator of an Region) she was member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow- the Executive Board (2010-2013) ship Program at Emory University, and participates in two ASPHER a scholarship program financed working groups (Working Group by the U.S. government for foreign on Innovation and Good Practice professionals to study and work in Public Health Education and for one year in the United States. Working Group on Doctoral Pro- grammes and Research Capac- Bradley David ities). She was member of the Professor David Bradley was Pres- Executive Board. She participated ident of the RSTMH. Professor in the networking project Public Philip S. Brachman, M.D. (Chair), is Bradley, as Professor of Tropical Health for South Eastern Europe a professor, Hubert Department Hygiene, has been elected Presi- (PH-SEE) that brought together of Global Health, Rollins School of dent of the Royal Society of Tropi- academic public health institu- Public Health (RSPH), Emory Uni- cal Medicine & Hygiene. Professor tions from SEE countries. As the versity. Dr. Brachman had under- Bradley is a physician, epidemiol- main results of this project, some graduate training and received his ogist and zoologist. He spent ten 250 teaching modules were de- medical degree from the Univer- years researching in East Africa veloped and published between sity of Wisconsin Medical School, (Tanzania and Uganda), and has 2004 and 2010 in a series of six interned at the University of Illinois also carried out research in In- books PHSEE - Programs for Train- Research and Education Hospital dia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, ing and Research in Public Health in Chicago, and entered the Unit- Sierra Leone, Kenya and the UK. in South Eastern Europe, avail- ed States Public Health Service - He worked initially on communi- able both in printed and online. Centers for Disease Control and ty pathogenesis and epidemiol- Jadranka authored five teaching Prevention in 1954. He worked ogy of schistosomiasis and later modules and co-edited the vol- at CDC for 32 years in epidemi- on domestic water supply and ume entitled Methods and Tools ology, public health surveillance, health in East Africa, mycobac- in Public Health (2010). She was infectious diseases, and from terial ulcers and the theoretical also co-editor of the book Health 1970 to 1981 was in charge of the basis of tropical public health. Reforms in South East Europe Epidemiology Program Office. He After analysing the genetic control published by Palgrave Macmillan then worked for six years on inter- of resistance to leishmaniasis, he in 2012. Jadranka co-authored national training in epidemiology became increasingly involved in more than 200 scientific and pro- and retired from CDC in 1986. He malaria epidemiology as co-di- fessional papers in medical and joined the Rollins School of Public rector of the UK Malaria Refer- public health journals, among Health at Emory University and ence Laboratory and head of a them more than 50 are indexed in has worked there since as profes- DFID research group on applied international bibliographic data- sor in the Hubert Department of aspects of tropical diseases, es- bases and cited in SCI more than Global Health where he primar- pecially malaria. 350 times. She actively participat- ily teaches courses in epidemiology, infectious diseases, public

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 71 b Brand Helmut

Brand Helmut on “Investing in Health” for the Eu- Bremner Jennifer ropean Commission (18).

Brass Bill

Jennifer Bremner holding a degree in philosophy, Jeni Bremner is a trained nurse and health economist who has worked in gener- Helmut Brand is Jean Monnet Pro- al health management and as a fessor of European Public Health Bill Brass (1921 - 1999) was one of policy analyst both in the United and head of the Department of this country’s most distinguished Kingdom health service and for International Health at Maastricht population scientists. He will be national and local government. University, The Netherlands. He remembered particularly for de- Appointed EHMA Director in 2007, studied Medicine in Düsseldorf vising a series of ingenious an- Jeni is responsible for the over- and Zürich and earned a Mas- swers to the problem of obtaining all financial responsibility and ter in Community Medicine from reliable estimates of death and strategy setting of the European London School of Hygiene and birth rates in developing countries. Health Management Association. Tropical Medicine and London From 1965 until his retirement in She has led the development of School of Economics. Prof. Brand 1988 he worked at the School EHMA’s policy portfolio and man- is a specialist in Public Health and was awarded a personal agement improvement activities, Medicine. After working in several chair in Medical Demography in and has been involved in a large Health Authorities and Ministries 1972. He created, and became number of EU-funded projects, of Health in Germany he was di- the first Director of, the Centre with a particular focus on transfer rector of the Public Health Insti- for Population Studies, which is of knowledge and results. Jeni is tute of North Rhine Westphalia. still flourishing. He became an an experienced moderator and Since then European Integration Honorary Fellow of the School of speaker, and has contributed to a in Health is the main topic of his Hygiene and Tropica Medicine in high number of publications over work. He is president of the Asso- London in 1997. His contribution the years (19). ciation of Schools of Public Health to the advancement of knowledge in the European region (ASPHER) in the field of demography was and president of the European publicly recognized many times, Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). As and he was universally admired policy advisor he serves on the - for his integrity, for his kindness, European Advisory Committee on for his simplicity and for his good Health Research (EACHR) of WHO humour Europe and on the Expert Panel

72 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Breslow Lester b

Breslow Lester son. In an obituary written by one Memorial Medal. He had been of his former protégées it says, called “Mr. Public Health”. “I was one of Lester’s preventative medicine residents 15 years Broesskamp-Stone ago…Having had an opportunity Ursel to observe him engage with ‘pau- pers’ and ‘kings,’ I can attest to his treatment of all with respect and appreciation for their humanity, abilities, and contributions. I can also attest to his refusal to accept anything less than the best, from others (like me!) and particular- Lester Breslow (1915 - 2012) was ly, from himself”. Breslow’s work, an American physician who pro- which lasted for more than half of moted public health. He received a century, made a very large im- his undergraduate degree from pact on the world of public health. the University of Minnesota, which He is credited with pioneering is also where he received his MD chronic disease prevention and and MPH. Breslow served in the health behavior intervention. One Dr. Ursel Broesskamp-Stone is United States Army during World of his most famous works is with Head of International Affairs and War II, and when he returned the Human Population Laborato- Foundations Health Promotion in took a position with the Califor- ry, where he looked at the correla- Switzerland. She is Project Man- nia State Department of Public tion between lifestyle issues like ager and Senior Expert in Health Health. While in medical school exercise, diet, sleep, smoking, and Promotion. She graduated from he was studying to be a psychi- alcohol with mortality. He believed Bielefeld University, School of atrist, and as a junior he worked that health should be regarded Public Health. She is Vice-Chair for a summer in the Fergus Falls as a resource for everyday life, as of Global Scientific Committee, Minnesota State Hospital for the opposed to just a way to prevent Vice-Chair of International Affairs/ Insane. His experience there left disease. Notable positions held Senior Advisor Policy, Also, she him discouraged once he real- by Lester Breslow are: Califor- was Head of International Affairs/ ized that in that time, there was nia State Department Director of Senior Advisor Policy, Region- not much they could do for those Public Health, Director of Presi- al Vice President of International patients except keep them out dents Commission on the Health Union for Health Promotion and of harm’s way. When he returned Needs of the Nation, President of Education and Europian Health to medical school for his senior American Public Health Associ- Managment Association (20). year he told a friend on his, also a ation, President of Association of faculty member, about his feelings Schools of Public Health, Dean of and was introduced to a new pro- UCLA’s School of Public Health, fessor of public health, Gaylord President of International Epide- Anderson. Anderson was the one miology Association (1964-1968). that got Breslow set on a career Breslow was an honorary officer in epidemiology. Breslow was of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In considered an exemplary doctor 1977 he was awarded a Sedgwick as well as a genuinely good per-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 73 b Brodin Marc

Brodin Marc of FMC CN-private practitioners services (hospital or home), pre- as qualified person 2004-2010; ventive and social and the health Member of the Expert Group on of children and youth in connec- Microbiological Safety of Devices tion with the use of services; health Medical Products and Process- or social sciences. es Used for Medical Purposes 1995-1998; Member of Working Bronsema Viola Groups on Security at Birth (1995) and the Health of Children and Youth (1997) of the High Public Health Committee; Member of the National Commission of Birth and Child Health (CNNSE) since its creation in 2010. His current responsibilities are: Chairman of the Marc Brodin, MD, PhD, is Profes- Medical Advisory Committee of sor of Public Health at Faculty of the Hospital at Home (HAH APHP), Medicine Paris VII - Denis Diderot responsible for medical activities, (website X.Bichat) since 1982 to the quality and safety of care - date and hospital Pediatrician Vesalius 14 rue - 75005 PARIS. His Doctor APHP. From 1989 to 2004 areas of expertise are: The eval- he worked at Public Health Ser- uation procedures for health and vice Hospital Robert Debré. Also, social institutions, management Dr. Viola Bronsema is since Octo- from 2004 to date in the Home health risks, and quality improve- ber 2006. Managing Director of Hospitalization APHP. He was ment procedures in the field of the Biotechnology Industry Orga- Chairman of the Scientific Council health. Participation Ethics Com- nization Germany (BIO Germany) of the National Health Insurance mittee/Editorial Board/scientific in Berlin. Previously, she directed Fund of Salaried workers (CNAM- societies: President of European from 2002 to 2006, the commu- TS) during 2002-2009; Chair- Public Health Association (EU- nication of Roche Diagnostics man of the National Consultative PHA) in 1998, then Chairman of GmbH in Mannheim Diagnostics Committee Labeling reference the European Federation of Public EMEA and from 2000 to 2002, centers for rare diseases (NPB) Health Companies for the years spokeswoman of the press and in 2004-2009; Member of the 2000 and 2001; President of the public relations of Lilly Pharma college of qualified personalities French Society of Public Health Holding GmbH. From 1998 to and President of the Conference (1997-2000); Auditor with the 2000 she worked as a press offi- National Health (CNS) elected National Council of the Medical cer and editor of Press and Public three times for the years 1999, Association, and member of the Relations at the German Cancer 2000 and 2001. Marc Brodin was delegation French the “Standing Research Center (DKFZ) in Hei- Associate Professor, Epidemiology Committee of European Doctors” delberg. From 1995 to 1998 she Division, School of public health, from 1998 to 2009. The themes of was a public relations consultant University of Minnesota, Minneap- interest, studies, publications and at CGC Cramer Health Consult- olis, from 2002 to 2004; Member presentations include: Networks ing, Frankfurt, most recently as of the Coordinating Commission and care sectors, in particular a senior consultant. Her profes- of DES generally Medicine Island coordination between profession- sional career began in 1989 as a France from 2004-2011; Member als and institutions curative health research assistant at the Center

74 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Brown Barrie b for Molecular Biology in Heidel- Board and the NHS working lon- Canada, in the early 1990s. Dr. berg. Viola Bronsema studied ger review group. He represents Bryant has worked as a research biology at the Universities of Mainz Unite on campaigning and lobby- associate at the Harvard Institute and Heidelberg and conducted ing groups including the Socialist for International Development, her PhD at the Center for Molec- Health Association and Keep our where he supported research ular Biology in Heidelberg. She NHS Public. and training programs in Cam- has also trained as a certified eroon, Togo, and Zaire. He later public relations consultant with Bryant Malcolm spent 12 years in a leadership the Communication Initiative eV in role at Management Sciences Heidelberg (3). for Health in Boston, where he led the Strengthening Health Systems Brown Barrie Program, and later the Center for Health Outcomes. In 2007, Dr. Bryant co-founded Innovative Development Expertise & Adviso- ry Services, Inc., a new consulting company focused on the strengthening of health systems in developing countries. Dr. Bry- ant has worked in more than 20 countries, with a focus on Africa. Malcolm Bryant, MBBS, MPH, has His current work involves applied Barrie Brown is National Officer over 30 years of experience work- research into programming for Health, Unite the Union. Barrie ing in the health sector as a cli- orphans and vulnerable children Brown is a graduate of the univer- nician, educator, researcher, and to find solutions to the causes of sities of Swansea and Southamp- manager of public health pro- programming bottlenecks; the ton and since 1979 has been a grams. Dr. Bryant holds a medical evidence needed to develop good union officer representing union degree from London University policies; and the most cost-effec- members in the NHS at local and and a master’s in public health tive approaches to achieve real national level. From 1999 he took from Harvard University. Current- outcomes for child health and so- the lead for MSF in the negotia- ly Dr. Bryant is Clinical Associ- cial well-being. tions which led to the Agenda for ate Professor of Global Health at Change agreement published in Boston University School of Public 2003 and subsequently imple- Health and is the Principal In- mented in 2004. He is a national vestigator for the Evaluating the officer for health in Unite and is Capacity of Civil Society Organi- a member of the social partner- zations to Improve the Health of ship forum for England and the OVC in Ethiopia Project. After his NHS staff council where he has initial specialization in Obstetrics served on a number of its sub & Gynecology, Dr. Bryant focused groups which have reviewed and on the management of public developed new agreements for health programs as District Med- unsocial hours, redundancy, ill ical Officer in Zimbabwe during health retirement and on-call. He the 1980s and Regional Direc- is a member of the NHS Pensions tor for Health in Saskatchewan,

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 75 b Brunton Cheryl

Brunton Cheryl interests have included the impact Tropical Medicine. He is Owner of of the reform of prostitution law, courses belonging to the scien- influenza in travellers, a survey tific sector Hygiene General and of vaccine-preventable disease Applied (MED 42) at the degree and a hand sanitiser study. She, courses of the Faculty of Sciences also, has been an active mem- Primary Education and Medi- ber of the Public Health Associa- cine Prof. Brusaferro is Director of tion’s Canterbury branch since it the international master “Quali- began. Cheryl Brunton’s contri- ty Management in the European butions to the priorities and aims Health Care Systems promoted of the organisation and to public by Univeristy of Udine along with health throughout New Zealand Sanicademia and the National has been “invaluable”. Of all the Institute of Public Health of Slo- various ways she is involved with venia. His research areas include public health, Dr Brunton believes such as topics prevailing treaties Dr Cheryl Brunton was a senior the issue most threatening to it is Prevention and control of HCAI or lecturer in public health at the climate change. clinical risk in health care organi- University of Otago in Christ- zations or Quality improvement in church, in particular those in the Brusaferro Silvio health care organizations Man- Masters of Public Health pro- Silvio Brusaferro was born in Udine agement or in Public health. He gramme are indebted to her in- April 8, 1960. He is a Professor of participates as coordinator in na- spiring, expert guidance and her General and Applied Hygiene, tional research projects (financed encouragement as their super- University of Univeristy Udine. Di- by Ministry of Education and the visor and mentor. Dr Brunton’s rector of the graduate school in Ministry of Health, scientific so- work with hepatitis C began when Hygiene and Preventive Medi- cieties and private) and interna- she investigated an outbreak at cine, University of Udine. Director tional (EU, European agencies, Christchurch Prison in 1991. This of the school of specialization in the World Health Organization, led to an on-going interest in Infectious Diseases, University of company scienetifiche). He is also hepatitis C research and advo- University of Udine. Acting Director Medical Assistant Public Hygiene, cacy. She helped establish the SOC accreditation, clinical risk Deputy Health and Medical Direc- Auckland and Christchurch Hep management and assessment of tor at the University Hospital in Di- C support groups, was instrumen- Performance, University Hospi- rect Management of the University tal in founding the Christchurch tal “S. Maria della Misericordia” of Udine Sudi. He currently directs Hepatitis C Resource Centre and of Udine. Executive Officer of the the complex structure “Accred- was the inaugural chair of its trust Rector of the University of Udine itation, and risk clicnico perfor- board. She also took part in the for the building and the instru- mance evaluation “dell’AOUD” development of the first nation- mentation. He has a Degree in S. Maria della Misericordia “and al Hepatitis C Action Plan. She Medicine in Surgery, University of FVG Region supports programs continues to arrange conferences, Trieste and Postgraduate Diploma for clinical risk. He is a Member of workshops and training on Hep in Hygiene in Preventive Medicine, the Board of Health assigned to C, played a part in the establish- University of University of Trieste or the Third Section. Representative ment of the Hepatitis C commu- address Public Health or address of the Friuli Venezia Giulia to the nity clinic in Christchurch, and Hygiene in Hospital Techniques. Technical Committee of the Re- is part of its advisory group. Dr Diploma in Tropical Medicine gions and Autonomous Provinc- Brunton’s other recent research and Hygiene, Liverpool School of es for Patient Safety. Member of

76 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bruyère Olivier b the scientific committee of some for the European Food Safety Au- international work experience in associations and foundations (eg. thority (EFSA) and for the French a range of countries in Europe, SANICADEMIA, CREF, etc.). He is Food Safety Agency (ANSES). His Africa, Asia and the Americas. President of the EUropean NET- main field of interest is pharma- In 2000/2001, he was seconded work of Infection Prevention Soci- co-epidemiology related to geri- to work on HR issues at WHO. He eties (EUNETIPS). Representative atric or rheumatic conditions. Be- has also worked in the USA as a for Italy in the Governing Board of sides being Editor-in-chief of the Harkness Fellow at the University the Public Health EUropean As- journal “Archives of Public Health”, of Pennsylvania (23). sociation (EUPHA) and a Member he is Associate Editor of the jour- of the Board of Directors of the nal “BMC Musculoskeletal Disor- Buissonniere Marine National Doctors Hospital (ANM- ders” as well as on the editorial DO) and member of the Boards board of various journals. He is the of several others Italian profes- authors of more than 100 interna- sional Societies (SIMPIOS, SITL, tional scientific publications and SIMM) (21). book chapters (22).

Bruyère Olivier Buchan James

Marine Buissonnière is director of the Open Society Public Health Program (PHP), which is committed to advancing the health and human rights of groups that are discriminated against on the ba- Olivier Bruyère, PhD, is current- sis of their health status or in their ly Professor in the Department of Professor James Buchan is based interaction with the health system Public Health, Epidemiology and in the School of Health in Queen (including people who use drugs, Health Economics of the Univer- Margaret University. He is also an sex workers, transgender persons, sity of Liège in Belgium. Professor Associate at the WHO European people with mental disabilities, the Bruyère is member of the Scientific Observatory on Health Systems, Roma and those in need of palli- Advisory Board of the European and an Adjunct Professor at the ative care). She joined the Open Society on Clinical and Econom- University of Technology, Sydney, Society Foundations in 2008 as ic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Australia. Professor Buchan has deputy director of the PHP, work- Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and of the more than twenty years experi- ing with partners in the former International Osteoporosis Foun- ence of practice, policy research Soviet Union, Sub-Saharan Afri- dation (IOF) as well as member and consultancy on HR and work- ca, Central and Eastern Europe, of the Group for the Respect of force strategy and planning in South East Asia on issues such as Ethics and Excellence in Sciences the health sector. He has worked access to essential medicines, (GREES). He also works as expert throughout the UK, and also has Roma health, health media, and

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 77 b Burazeri Genc accountability and monitoring in of Public Health, Faculty of Medi- who, with Sir Peter Medawar, was health. From 2003 to 2007, Buis- cine, Tirana. Furthermore, Genc is awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize for sonnière served as secretary-gen- currently the deputy director of the Physiology or Medicine for the dis- eral of Médecins Sans Frontières National Institute of Public Health covery of acquired immunological International (MSF). Previously, she in Tirana, Albania. During 2007- tolerance, the concept on which led MSF missions for the two Ko- 2008, Genc was a Visiting Lecturer tissue transplantation is found- reas, was program director in To- at Department of Global Health, ed. Burnet received his medical kyo, head of mission for Gaza and School of Public Health and degree in 1924 from the University the West Bank, and administrator Health Services, George Wash- of Melbourne and performed re- in Beijing. She has served on var- ington University, Washington, DC, search (1925 - 1927) at the Lister ious MSF boards since 2007 and USA. In 2009-2010, Genc was Institute of Preventive Medicine, sits on the Scientific Committee appointed as Assistant Professor London. After receiving his Ph.D. of the Geneva-based Research at Department of International from the University of London Unit on Humanitarian Stakes and Health, Faculty of Health, Medi- (1928), he became assistant di- Practices (24). cine and Life Sciences, Maastricht rector of the Walter and Eliza Hall University, the Netherlands. From Institute of Medical Research at Burazeri Genc 2011-ongoing, Genc is a visiting Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1934 lecturer at Maastricht Universi- and later (1944–1965) was its di- ty, The Netherlands. Genc’s main rector and professor of experi- expertise are: Epidemiology and mental medicine at the University Research Methodology. Genc of Melbourne. He was knighted in Burazeri has conducted several 1951. Early in his career, Burnet major research projects and has conducted fundamental experi- published many original research ments with bacteriophages, and articles in international scientific he developed a technique - now journals with high impact factor. standard laboratory practice - of culturing viruses in living chick em- Burnet Macfarlane bryos. He increased knowledge of the way influenza viruses cause infection, and he carried out or was associated with research on myxomatosis, Murray Valley en- Genc Burazeri, MD, PhD, was cephalitis, toxic staphylococcal graduated as a General Practi- infection, polio, psittacosis, herpes tioner (1993) from the Faculty of simplex, poxviruses, and Q fever. Medicine, Tirana, Albania and re- He isolated the causal organ- ceived an MPH degree (2000) and ism of Q fever, Rickettsia burnetii subsequently a PhD degree (2007) (Coxiella burnetii). Although Bur- from the Hebrew University, Jeru- net’s work in virology was import- salem, Israel. In 2010, Genc was ant, his most significant achieve- elected as professor from Tirana ments in science were made in University, Albania. Since 1998, immunology. He helped unravel Genc has been working as a full- Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet the question of how the vertebrate time Lecturer of Epidemiology and (1899 - 1985) Australian physi- immune system learns to distin- Research Methods at Department cian, immunologist, and virologist guish between its own cells and

78 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Burton A. LaVarne b foreign materials (antigens), such Burton A. LaVarne as those of infectious agents, and how during development a vertebrate becomes able to tolerate those components belonging to itself - the concept called immunological tolerance. He also developed a model, called the clonal selection theory of antibody formation, that explains how the body is able to recognize and respond to a virtually limitless number of foreign antigens. The theory states that an antigen entering the body does not induce the for- Ms. LaVarne A. Burton is President mation of an antibody specific to and Chief Executive Officer of the itself - as some immunologists be- American Kidney Fund (AKF), a lieved - but instead it binds to one national nonprofit organization unique antibody selected from a whose mission is to fight kidney vast repertoire of antibodies pro- disease through direct finan- duced early in the organism’s life. cial support to patients in need; Although controversial at first, this health education; and preven- theory became the foundation of tion outreach. Ms. Burton has led modern immunology. Among Bur- AKF since 2005. As the number of net’s publications are Viruses and people living with kidney disease Man (1953), Principles of Animal has grown, so has the need for Virology (1955), The Clonal Selec- the programs and services of the tion Theory of Acquired Immunity American Kidney Fund, the na- (1959), Immunological Surveil- tion’s leading source of charitable lance (1970), and Credo and assistance to dialysis patients. In Comment: A Scientist Reflects 2012, the American Kidney Fund (1979). provided treatment-related grant assistance to more than 83,000 dialysis patients nationwide. Mil- lions of people nationwide benefit annually from the American Kid- ney Fund’s efforts to fight kidney disease through health education and prevention efforts. The Amer- ican Kidney Fund’s national campaign, Pair Up: Join the Fight to Prevent Kidney Disease, empowers women to protect themselves— and the people they love—from kidney disease. The American

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 79 b Butterworth Iain

Kidney Fund has significantly en- serves as Chair of the National al dissertation on environmental hanced its programs and services Health Council Board of Directors. adult education received the during Ms. Burton’s tenure. Her The National Health Council is the American Psychological Associa- leadership has propelled the or- only organization of its kind that tion’s ‘Emory Cowen Dissertation ganization to notable milestones, brings together all segments of Award for the Promotion of Well- including the expansion of AKF’s the health community to provide ness’ in 2001. In 2003-2004 Iain kidney disease screening program a united voice for the more than was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at into communities nationwide; the 133 million people with chronic the School of Public Health at the development of public aware- diseases and disabilities and their University of California at Berkeley. ness media campaigns; and the family caregivers. She received her His mentor was Prof Leonard Duhl launch of an annual gala, The bachelor’s degree from Howard MD, Professor of Public Health and Hope Affair, which brings togeth- University and her master’s degree Urban Planning. Prof Duhl’s ideas er the national renal community. from George Washington Universi- spawned the World Health Organ- Before joining AKF, Ms. Burton was ty, both in Washington, D.C. isation’s Healthy Cities approach. a senior partner at Martin & As- Used by thousands of cities, mu- sociates, a consulting firm to the Butterworth Iain nicipalities and localities world- health care industry and to major Professor Iain Butterworth is a wide since 1986, Healthy Cities health information management community psychologist with a fosters comprehensive intersec- and technology companies. Pre- strong interest in the interrelation- toral planning, policy and action to viously, she served as President of ship between urban design, plan- address the environmental, social, the Pharmaceutical Care Man- ning, governance and well-being. and economic determinants of agement Association, the national Iain is Manager of Liveability and health and wellbeing. Iain helped trade association representing Sustainability for the Eastern and to establish an interdisciplinary pharmacy benefit managers and Southern Metropolitan Health Re- post-graduate planning degree their partners. From 1997 to 2001, gions of the Victorian Department and helped lead the university’s Ms. Burton served as Executive of Health and Human Services. community engagement agenda. Secretary to the United States De- Here, Iain is helping to implement At the Department of Health, Iain is partment of Health and Human the Victorian Labor Government’s drawing on the Healthy Cities ap- Services, where she managed pol- policy commitment to fostering proach to develop a place-based, icy development and regulations “Liveable, Inclusive and Sustain- Regional Health and Wellbeing and was advisor to the Secretary able Communities”. A big part of Strategy that engages stakehold- of the largest domestic agency his role is in supporting the devel- ers from all sectors across the re- within the federal government. opment and implementation of gion. Iain is heavily involved in his From 1994 to 1997, she served the Victorian Liveability Research department’s Place, Health and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program. This policy research is led Liveability research partnership Budget Policy at the Department by the Place, Health, and Liveability with the University of Melbourne. of Health and Human Services. Program, McCaughey VicHealth Iain is also an Industry Partner and From 1979 to 1994, she was a Wellbeing Unit at the University of member of the Victorian Adviso- senior analyst for the U.S. House Melbourne. He is also an honorary ry Group for the five-year NHMRC of Representatives Budget Com- Associate Professor at the School National Centre for Research Ex- mittee, advising the Committee of Population and Global Health, cellence for Healthy, Liveable and on funding policy and legislative University of Melbourne. Iain has Equitable Communities. Iain also positions for Social Security, Medi- worked in community develop- contributed to the development of care, Medicaid and other health ment, government, higher educa- the Plan Melbourne metropolitan programs. Ms. Burton currently tion and consulting. His doctor- planning strategy.

80 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Calciolari Stefano c

Calciolari Stefano nology assessment. He is member on Health Promotion and Disease of the Academy of Management Prevention. He also began the (AOM), European Academy of collection of hundreds of millions Management (EURAM), Interna- of dollars of student loans in de- tional Research Society for Public fault, and instituted computerized Mnagement (IRSPM), Associazi- techniques to monitor welfare, one Italiana di Economia Sanitar- Medicare and Medicaid pro- ia (AIES), where he has regularly grams. Califano, who is currently presented scientific contributions the chairman and president of the and chaired panels/tracks. He Center on Addiction and Sub- is co-director of the executive stance Abuse at Columbia Uni- degree programme (MAS) Net- versity, an independent non-profit MEGS and Program Leader of the research center affiliated with Co- Swiss School of Public Health (who lumbia University in New York City, funded his Assistant Professorship is an expert in health care delivery Stefano Calciolari is Assistant in the period 2008-2012). and cost-containment, and has Professor of Healthcare Manage- lectured extensively about Amer- ment at USI and adjunct faculty Califano Joseph ica’s health care system. He is an member at SDA Bocconi School adjunct professor of Public health of Management (Italy, Milan). He at Columbia University’s Medi- holds a Master of Public Adminis- cal School and School of Public tration from the Maxwell School, Health, and a member of the In- Syracuse University (USA) and a stitute of Medicine of the National PhD in Public Administration from Academy of Sciences. He is the the University of Parma (Italy). He author of nine books, including teaches Management of Public “Governing America” (Simon and Services, Programming and Con- Schuster, 1981), about his years trol in the Public Sector, and Public Joseph Califano is the former as secretary of HEW; “Ameri- Accounting at the graduate level; secretary of Health, Education ca’s Health Care Revolution: Who Organization design and devel- and Welfare (1977-1979) during Lives? Who Dies? Who Pays?” opment, Financial accounting, which time he reorganized the de- (Random House, 1986); “The Budgeting, Leadership, e-Health partment, initiated major health Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon at the executive level. His research promotion and disease prevention Johnson: The White House Years” interests revolve around organiza- programs, including childhood (Simon and Schuster, 1991); and tion and innovation of healthcare immunization, an anti-smoking “Radical Surgery: What’s Next for services, performance manage- campaign and an alcoholism America’s Health Care” (Ran- ment in public and healthcare prevention initiative, and issued dom House, 1995). He has written organizations, and health tech- the first Surgeon General’s Report articles for “The New York Times,”

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 81 c Capewell Simon

“The Washington Post,” “Readers of effective and cost-saving car- erated as the executive director of Digest,” “New Republic,” “Journal diovascular prevention strategies: the Health Sector Assembly, where of the American Medical Associ- building on empirical evidence, he brought together more than ation,” “The New England Journal policy analyses, and quantita- 50 experts to discuss important of Medicine,” and numerous other tive modelling in high middle and health-related issues facing the publications. low income countries. Simon is a United States. He fostered col- Trustee for the UK Faculty of Pub- laborative working partnerships Capewell Simon lic Health, for UK Health Forum, between people representing the and for Heart of Mersey, a large right, left and center of issues, regional CVD primary prevention creating relationships that have charity. He contributes to policy transitioned into partnerships and development and service work, agreements. James earned his and has recently chaired/partici- bachelor of arts from Marymount pated in a dozen national /inter- University in Arlington, Va., where national committees (including he continues to serve on various Academy of Medical Royal Col- alumni committees. leges, British Heart Foundation, NICE, UK Faculty of Public Health, Carlson M. Lisa European Society of Cardiology and WHO) (25).

Carbo James Simon Capewell trained in general, respiratory and cardiovascular medicine in Newcastle, Cardiff, and Oxford, then in public health in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was appointed as the first Pro- fessor of Clinical Epidemiology in the University of Liverpool in 1999. Simon manages a research programme mainly involving cardio- Lisa M Carlson, MPH, MCHES, vascular disease (CVD) and food joined American Public Health policy. Joint funding totalling over Association (APHA) and GPHA £20 million, with over two hundred two decades ago. She is current- and eighty peer-reviewed papers, James Carbo is chief of staff for ly in her fourth year on the APHA many in top journals. His recent APHA, where he serves as exec- Executive Board and is currently research includes programmes utive adviser to the executive di- the Immediate Past Chair of the funded by MRC, NIHR, EU and rector on all Association manage- Board. She has a deep under- BHF examining: why CVD death ment, policy and governance. For standing of both sections and rates have recently halved in Eu- more than 16 years, James eval- affiliates; she is a past chair of rope, USA , and elsewhere, and uated, improved and managed the Public Health Education and why CVD rates are increasing in programs for an international Health Promotion Section and China and many other developing public affairs consulting firm. For was the youngest president of the countries, and the development more than a decade, James op- Georgia Public Health Associ-

82 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Carmona Richard c ation. She appreciates multiple planning and fiscal skills. Former- ic, registered nurse, physician’s perspectives, having represent- ly vice president for population assistant, professor, chief medical ed both PHEHP and GPHA on the health for the Arthritis Foundation, officer, and healthcare system Governing Council. She grasps she is skilled at managing effec- chief executive. Dr. Carmona also the association at a broad level, tive collaboration between staff has been the medical director of having served on the APHA-wide and volunteers nationally. Lisa is police and fire departments and Task Force on Joint Membership, on the adjunct faculty in the Of- is a fully qualified peace officer Improvement Workgroup, Presi- fice of Applied Public Health at and SWAT expert. He is a direc- dent’s Task Force on Aging, and Rollins, where she teaches in the tor of several public corporate the APHA Program Committee. Executive MPH program. She is a boards and provides leadership to She has served as chair of APHA’s Master Certified Health Education numerous local, state and nation- Intersectional Council and as an Specialist and holds degrees from al organizations. As US Surgeon ex officio member of the Executive Yale and Emory. General, Dr. Carmona focused Board, prior to being elected to on prevention, preparedness, the Board. Lisa was honored by Carmona Richard health disparities, health literacy, PHEHP with the 2008 Sarah Ma- and global health. Among many zelis Award, given in recognition landmark communications issued of outstanding performance by during his four-year tenure, he a health education practitioner. released the definitive Surgeon She has experience on multi- General’s Report about the dan- ple boards, including as at-large gers of second-hand smoke. In member of the National Commis- recognition of his outstanding sion for Health Education Creden- contributions, Dr. Carmona has tialing, as past President of Emo- received many honorary Doctor- ry’s Rollins School of Public Health al degrees from U S universities Alumni Board of Governors, and as well as numerous awards and as a current member in her third decorations from academic, mil- term on the university-wide Emory itary and law enforcement orga- Alumni Board. Additionally, she Richard Carmona was born to a nizations has served as Abstract Commit- poor Hispanic family in New York tee Chair for the Society for Public City, Dr. Richard Carmona was Health Education, was appointed a high school dropout when he to the Emory President’s Com- enlisted in the US Army. He was mission on LGBT Concerns, and trained as a Special Forces med- chaired the Rollins Seating the Fu- ic and weapons specialist and ture initiative for Campaign Em- became a combat-decorated, ory. Lisa is director of academic disabled Vietnam veteran. After affairs for Surgery, Transplant and he returned to civilian life, Dr. Car- Brain Health at Emory University. mona earned a BS and MD, with She is responsible for administra- highest honors, from the University tion of basic science, translational of California, San Francisco, and and clinical research programs. was trained in general and vascu- Her role demands team-oriented lar surgery as well as a fellowship leadership, delicate but effec- in trauma, burns, and critical care. tive communication and strong He has worked as a paramed-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 83 c Carter Jimmy

Carter Jimmy Cassel John importance of social, cultural, and psychological factors. Cas- sel brought his social medicine ideas and rural health experience to North Carolina, where he pro- mulgated the concepts and study methods of social epidemiology, hypothesizing “stress factors” of rapid social change as disease inducing and social networks as protective of disease. He used North Carolina as a laboratory for epidemiological studies of the impact of change from rural John Cassel (1921 - 1976) of Jo- agrarian ways of life to urban in- Jimmy Carter, was President of hannesburg, South Africa, was ed- dustrial living. He then generalized USA. In recognition of his out- ucated at the University of Witwa- his findings to a model in which standing contribution to glob- tersrand and joined the Institute “stress factors” were important in al public health, primarily in the of Family and Community Health, the genesis of physical disease developing world, through the headed by Sidney Kark, in Durban, whereas social support networks non-profit Carter Center in Atlan- in 1947. This institute was oriented exercised a protective effect. He ta, Georgia. President Jimmy Car- toward the social and cultural as- gathered a faculty of social and ter was elected as Honorary fellow pects of health and encouraged behavioral investigators to ques- of London School of Hygiene and communities to participate in their tion, explore theories and meth- Tropical Medicine in London, UK health care. John Cassel’s ca- ods, and teach the biological and in October of 1999. In his citation, reer was closely intertwined with cultural determinants of health in Professor Peter Smith, Head of Kark’s but developed in its own the rural south. He was influen- the Department of Infectious and unique direction in the field of so- tial in establishing and analyzing Tropical Diseases, said that “under cial epidemiology He headed the results of the pioneering Evans the guidance of President Car- rural Pholela center among the County, Georgia cohort study, the ter, the staff of the Carter Center Zulus where he served until 1953 first to examine total communities have sought to address important when, sensing the fate of social of Blacks and Whites. Several of issues of national and internation- medicine under the new Afrikaans his studies focused on cardio- al public policy. The Center has administration, he enrolled for an vascular disease risk factors and achieved an outstanding inter- MPH at the University of Chapel the genesis of hypertension and national reputation for its efforts Hill. He remained on the faculty coronary disease. Cassel synthe- to resolve wars and conflicts, to and was named head of epide- sized many of his most original promote democracy, to protect miology in 1958. Building on the ideas on culture and health in the human rights and to prevent and ideas to which he had been ex- cause and prevention of illness in treat major disease problems.” posed in South Africa, Cassel be- a paper entitled “The Contribu- came especially interested in the tion of the Social Environment to significance of the social environ- Host Resistance,” presented as the ment as a determinant of health fourth Wade Hampton Frost Lec- in populations. In his teaching ture in 1976, the year of his termi- and research, he emphasized the nal illness and death.

84 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Casteren van Viviane c

Casteren van Viviane EUPHA Conference in Brussels. 1980 he won a post as Associate She published more than 100 Professor of Hygiene at the Facul- peer-reviewed articles in indexed ty of Educational Sciences of the journals. Currently she works as University of Torino. From Novem- researcher at Scientific Institute of ber 1st, 1991 he was called as Full Public Health and Belgian Public Professor on the Chair of Biosta- Health Institute as Chief of Unit tistics of the Faculty of Medicine of Health Services Research. the University of Torino, where he is now in charge of the Clinical Epi- Cavallo Franco demiology course for the students of the undergraduate course in Viviane van Casteren, MD, PhD, medicine. From February 1995 to is Chief of Unit Health Services October 1998 Prof. Cavallo has Research at Scientific Institute of been in charge as Vice-Dean Public Health at Antwerp Area, of the Faculty of Medicine of the Belgium. She graduated at Cath- University of Torino. From Novem- olic University of Leuven, Bel- ber 2001 to October 2004 Prof. gium in 1981. Viviane worked as Cavallo has been in charge as Medical Doctor and Research- Dean for Medical Education of the er at Scientific Institute of Public Faculty of Medicine of the Univer- Health from August 1981 till May sity of Torino. Since the academ- 2010 (28 years 10 months) as ic year 1996/97 he is responsible Researcher in public health, ep- Prof. Franco Cavallo was born in for the Faculty of Medicine of the idemiology, quality of care. Viv- Biella (Italy) on June 16th, 1947. ERASMUS exchange Programme. iane's scientific areas are: Data Graduated in Medicine at the Uni- Since the academic year 2007- Analysis; Mental Health; Infectious versity of Torino on July 16th, 1971. 2008 he is in charge of the orga- Diseases; Epidemiology; Pub- Diploma of Specialist in Child Psy- nization of a Humanities course lic Health Surveillance; Quality of chiatry on July 19th, 1975. Diplo- for the students of the Faculty of care; Health Services Research; ma of Specialist in Hygiene and Medicine. Since 2001 he is Prin- Research; Clinical Study Design; Preventive Medicine on Decem- cipal Investigator for Italy of the Biostatistics; International Health; ber 13th, 1976. Prof. Cavallo has HBSC Network (Health Behaviour SAS; Quality Of Care; Scientif- a very good knowledge of written in School Aged Children), an in- ic Writing; Healthcare; Statistics and spoken English, and of written ternational Network sponsored and Clinical Research. From May and spoken French. He started by the WHO Regional Office of 2010 till present Viviane worked working at the University right af- Copenhagen. He has been part, as Head of Unit Health Service ter graduation, on a post of Re- from 1997 until 1999, of the Euro- Research at Scientific Institute of search Assistant at the Institute of pean project “European Degrees Public Health (more than 6 years) Hygiene of the Faculty of Medicine in Public Health” given from the and at Belgian Public Health Insti- of the University of Torino from European Commission (DG V F/3) tute (from 1981 till present). From 1971 to 1972 and from 1974 to to ASPHER. He has also coordi- 1981 till present she worked at 1976. From 1976 he was in charge nated the European project for WIV-ISP. Viviane is long time mem- of different courses of Hygiene at the implementation of a European ber of EUPHA Governing Council the Faculty of Architecture and Master in Public Health from 1997 and she was President of EUPHA at the Faculty of Educational Sci- until 2002. He has been Scientif- in 2001. In 2001 Viviane chaired ences of the University of Torino. In ic Responsibler for the EU-CHI-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 85 c Chadwick Edwin

NA L.A.L. Programme: “A new barrister (also known as a court poor law relief by salaried officers Public Health in an old Country”, lawyer). Called to the bar without controlled from a central board, financed by the European Com- independent means, he sought the boards of guardians acting mission through the Piemonte Re- to support himself by literary work merely as inspectors. While still of- gion. He has coordinated for three such as his work on Applied Sci- ficially working with the Poor Law, years the PEER Committee (Public ence and its Place in Democracy, Chadwick took up the question of Health Education European Re- and his essays in the Westmin- sanitation in conjunction with Dr view) of ASPHER taking part in 12 ster Review (mainly on different Thomas Southwood Smith. Their European missions for the quality methods of applying scientif- joint efforts produced a salutary assessment of the Public Health ic knowledge to the practice of improvement in the public health. Programmes of of 12 Europe- government). He became friends His report on The Sanitary Con- an Public Health Schools. He has with two of the leading philoso- dition of the Labouring Popula- been Presdident of the Scientific phers of the day, John Stuart Mill tion (1842) was researched and Committee of the VIII European and Jeremy Bentham. Bentham published at his own expense. A IUHPE Conference held in Torino engaged him as a literary assis- supplementary report was also on September 2008. His scientif- tant and left him a large legacy. published in 1843. The formation ic activity is documented by more He also became acquaintances of the Health of Towns Associa- than 200 publications. with Thomas Southwood Smith, tion and the creation of various Neil Arnott, and James Kay-Shut- city-based branches followed Chadwick Edwin tleworth, all doctors. Through rapidly. These national and local Chadwick’s exposure to social movements contributed to the reform and under the influence of passing of the Public Health Act his friends, he began to devote his 1848. Chadwick’s efforts were ac- efforts to sanitary reform. In 1832, knowledged by at least one health Chadwick began on his path to reformer of the day: William James make improvements with sanitary Erasmus Wilson dedicated his and health conditions. In 1832 1854 book Healthy Skin to Chad- Chadwick was employed by the wick “In admiration of his stren- Royal Commission appointed to uous and indefatigable labors inquire into the operation of the in the cause of Sanitary Reform”. Poor Laws, and in 1833 he was Chadwick was a commissioner made a full member of that body. of the Metropolitan Commission Chadwick and Nassau William Se- of Sewers in London from 1848 to nior drafted the famous report of 1849; he was also a commission- Sir Edwin Chadwick (January 24, 1834 recommending the reform of er of the General Board of Health 1800, Longsight near Machester the old Poor Law. Under the 1834 from its establishment in 1848 - July 6, 1890) was an English so- system individual parishes were to its abolition in 1854, when he cial reformer, noted for his work formed into Poor Law Unions – retired on a pension, and occu- to reform the Poor Laws and im- each Poor Law Union was to have pied the remainder of his life in prove sanitary conditions and a union workhouse. Chadwick fa- voluntary contributions to sanitary, public health. In 1823, he enrolled voured a more centralised system health and economic questions. in law school at The Temple in of administration than that which In January 1884 he was appointed London. On 26 November 1830 was adopted, and he felt the Poor as the first president of the Associ- he was called to the bar, which Law reform of 1834 should have ation of Public Sanitary Inspec- allowed him to become a licensed provided for the management of tors, which is now the Chartered

86 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Chagas Carlos c

Institute of Environmental Health. cause he did fieldwork, observed Chambaud Laurent The CIEH head office, in Water- the disease in its environment, loo, London, is named Chadwick and addressed the problem in a Court in his honour. In recognition scientific and therapeutic way. He of his public service Chadwick also worked with patients, par- was knighted in 1889. asites, and insects in epidemic settings to get an enlarged per- Chagas Carlos spective of the disease. Chagas contributed to malariology and in 1906 became an associate of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro. In 1908, the Central Railroad of Brasil invited Chagas to go to Lassance, a boisterous railroad-worker town at the end of the new railroad line across Laurent Chambaud, MD, PhD is Brazil, where immigrant railroad Dean/director of EHESP School of workers were dying from what Public Health of Rennes University, was thought to be malaria. Cha- France. He recieved diplommas: gas set up a simple lab. Chagas Preventive paediatrics certificate, Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas found that some symptoms were Physician, Masters in Commu- (1879 - 1933) was born in the not from malaria, and later was nity Health (Montreal, Canada), town of Oliveira, Brazil. His up- given an insect, a vinchuca, that Public Health Inspector Physician per-class parents owned a small sucked blood from the workers at (MISP), Specific training course in coffee plantation. Carlos studied night. He discovered flagellates in field epidemiology (CDC Atlanta at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in the bug’s hindgut. He found that 1989), Public health speciality. 1902 where he wrote his M.D. the- these were protozoa that resem- Since April 2013 he is Director of sis on the “Hematological Aspects bled those known to cause African EHESP School of Public Health; of Malaria” under the leading sleeping sickness. Subsequent re- since June 2012 - March 2013 he Brazilian parasitologist Oswaldo search proved the infection cycle is Advisor to the minister of health Cruz. Dr. Cruz’s work was critical of the trypanosome, later named and social affairs, in charge of in the fight against yellow fever T. Cruz (after Chagas’ mentor) organising and directing pub- in Rio de Janeiro. He provided was directly related to poverty, lic health and safety policy, unit vaccinations against the plague such as that existed in Lassance. coordinator; since May 2010 - and smallpox when eradication An amazing rate of discovery led May 2012 he was Head of public of vectors and mass vaccina- to the isolation of the disease’s health for Ile de France regional tions were considered revolution- cause in 1909. Research relating health agency, in charge of pre- ary measures. Carlos Chagas to Chagas’ disease has slowed vention, health promotion, and introduced antipest serotherapy since Chagas’ death in 1933. health protection for a region with while working in a Jurujuba hospi- a population of 12 million; since tal. He was a very innovative and May 2006 - May 2010 he was experimental doctor who looked member of the Social Affairs In- for answers in practice rather in spectorate (IGAS). List of missions the laboratory. Chagas succeed- performed available on request; ed against malaria primarily be- since June 2002 - May 2006 he

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 87 c Chan Margaret was Head of the Franche-Comté was Trainee medical inspector at Association for Latin America and Regional Department of Health ENSP; since 1980-1987 Part-time the West Indies (AMALC) - Mon- and Social Affairs Coordination maternal and child health physi- treal (Canada). In this setting, joint of regional State policy in health cian, Laon (Aisne). Physician in a missions with Médecins du Monde, and social affairs for a region neonatology unit, Soissons (Aisne). France; 1986-1987 - Member of with a population of 1.2 mil- Paediatrics and paediatric nurs- the executive committee of the lion; since November 1998 - May ing course at Chauny Nursing Local Community Services Cen- 2002 he was Director of Mayenne school (Aisne). Professor Laurent’s ter (CLSC), St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Department of Health and So- sxpertise’s are: October 2010 - city council (Quebec, Canada); cial Affairs In charge of direct- mid-2012 - Member of the board 1984-1988 - Member of the Que- ing and coordinating all State of the French Institute for Public bec Public Health Association health and social policy for May- Health Surveillance (INVS); March (ASPQ), in charge of develop- enne département (population: 2010 - January 2012 - In charge ing the international cooperation 280,000). Field of action cov- of the secretariat for the French dossier; member of the manage- ers the organisation of hospitals, end of the Franco-Quebec Ob- ment board from March 1986 to medical and social institutions, servatory on health and solidar- December 1987 and 1982-1986 promotion of health and all social ity (OFQSS); 2007-2010 - Mem- - Member of the Quebec League action; since March - Novem- ber of the admissions selection of Rights and Liberties, member ber 1998 he was Coordinator committee for the Social Affairs of the executive committee from of the French Institute of Health Inspectorate; 1997-2005 - Elect- 1983 to 1986. Since January 2014 Watch (InVS) project The goal of ed to the executive committee of Associate Professor, School of the mission was to establish the the French Public Health Society Public Health of the University of priorities of this new organisation (SFSP). Chairman of the SFSP from Montréal (Québec). and suggest a suitable organisa- 2000 to 2005; 1998-2000 - Mem- tional model in line with the 1998 ber of the editorial committee for Chan Margaret health safety act; since Febru- the High Committee for Pub- ary 1996 - February 1998 he was lic Health review; 1995-February National Expert seconded to the 1997 - Member of the Scientific European Commission (DGV/F/1) Council of the French Health Edu- Responsible for European policy cation Committee (CFES); 1993- on communicable diseases. In 1996 - Appointed to the Scientific this respect, in charge of all dos- Council of the ENSP; 1993-1995 - siers relating to communicable Elected to the executive commit- diseases (establishing a Europe- tee of the Field Epidemiologists’ an monitoring network, relations Association (Epiter); 1991-Febru- with the WHO and the USA as part ary 1996 - Elected representative of the Task Force, health issues of the faculty, National School of relating to the “mad cow” crisis, Public Health; 1990-2004 - Mem- streamlining vaccination policy, ber of Santé Publique magazine etc.); since January 1989 - July editorial committee; 1990-Feb- Dr Margaret Chan, from the 1990 he was Medical Inspector of ruary 1996 - Chairman of Ille- People’s Republic of China, ob- Public Health, Finistère Depart- et-Vilaine committee for Health tained her medical degree from ment of Health and Social Affairs, and Social education (CODESS); the University of Western Ontario plus a part-time teaching post at 1985-1987 - Member of the Exec- in Canada. She joined the Hong ENSP; since 1988 (12 months) he utive Committee of the Medical Kong Department of Health in

88 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Chang Peter c

1978, where her career in public Chang Peter the Health Promotion Administra- health began. In 1994, Dr Chan tion of Taiwan, he launched a na- was appointed Director of Health tional-wide health literacy survey of Hong Kong. In her nine-year using the HLS-EU tool with more tenure as director, she launched than 3,000 representative sam- new services to prevent the ples in Taiwan since 2013. Several spread of disease and promote manuscripts have been developed better health. She also introduced from that survey. With the support new initiatives to improve com- from European health literacy municable disease surveillance group, an initiative was devel- and response, enhance training oped to coordinate and establish for public health professionals, a pan Asia health literacy net- and establish better local and work. In Nov. 2013, the first Asian international collaboration. She Health Literacy Conference was effectively managed outbreaks Professor Dr. Peter WS CHANG is successfully organized in Taipei of avian influenza and of se- a medical doctor with master of Medical University with more than vere acute respiratory syndrome public health in education and 200 scientists from 20 countries (SARS). In 2003, Dr Chan joined the doctor of sciences degree participated in the Conference. WHO as Director of the Depart- both from the Harvard Universi- IUHPE Health Literacy Working ment for Protection of the Human ty School of Public Health. He has Group had helped organize and Environment. In June 2005, she been recognized for his outstand- contribute to the program signifi- was appointed Director, Commu- ing involvement in global public cantly. In Oct. 2014, the second nicable Diseases Surveillance and health by the Royal College of Asian Health Literacy was held in Response as well as Representa- Physicians (FRCP) in Faculty of Shuang- Ho Hospital, with more tive of the Director-General for Public Health since 2011. Peter than 400 scientists from around Pandemic Influenza. In September has been interested in the health 40 countries contributed to more 2005, she was named Assistant literacy researches since his early than 50 lectures and panels, as Director-General for Commu- career in the medical school while well as 30 poster presentations. nicable Diseases. Dr Chan was studying the perception toward The Asian Health Literacy Asso- elected to the post of Direc- traditional and alternative medi- ciation (AHLA) was established tor-General on 9 November 2006. cine in healthcare by local com- since then, with 40 members and The Assembly appointed Dr Chan munities in Taiwan. He developed 20 Board Members been elected for a second five-year term at its serial preventive medicine pro- to serve the association. In the sixty-fifth session in May 2012. Dr grams for special disadvantaged meantime, Professor Chang has Chan’s new term will begin on 1 citizens throughout several cities been appointed as Secretary July 2012 and continue until 30 in Taiwan since the early 1990s; General of the AHLA, and the mis- June 2017. which also provided health edu- sion is to coordinate health litera- cation and evaluation program cy activities world-widely in public in several major hospitals. He health field. then started to refocus on health literacy researches in the end of 2012, after the meeting with Prof. Helmut Brand in Taipei and a visit in Maastricht University with Dr. Kristine Sorensen. Supported by

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 89 c Chantelot Emmanuel

Chantelot Emmanuel groups like the AmCham EU and master’s degree in Public health, EFPIA (26). concentrating in maternal and child health care. After graduat- Chanyasulkit Chris ing from the BUSPH, Chris worked in the Department of Immunolo- gy and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health for more than 10 years and also as a TB Research Program Man- ager at Vaccine Technologies, Inc. She holds a doctoral degree Emmanuel Chantelot is Senior in political science, with a con- Director, Head of European Gov- centration in public policy, from ernment Relations and Public Af- Northeastern University, where she fairs at Shire, the global special- conducted research on health ty biopharmaceutical company. disparities. She is a Brookline Town Emmanuel has over 20 years ex- Meeting Member, Co-Chair of the perience in international govern- Chris Chanyasulkit, MPH, PhD, as Brookline Commission for Women, ment affairs, public affairs, policy a political appointee of Gov. De- a Brookline Community Emer- advocacy, strategic communica- val Patrick, she serves as a com- gency Response Team member, a tions and business interest repre- missioner on both the Massachu- Brookline Medical Reserve Corps sentation to the European institu- setts Asian American Commission member, a Mentor Mom for Beth tions, various global agencies and (since 2012) and the Commission Israel Deaconess Medical Cen- numerous national governments on the Status of Women (since ter’s Parent Connection Program. worldwide. Prior to joining Shire in 2009). In that capacity she ad- She is also Vice-Chair of the Ed- January 2011, Emmanuel spent vocates for the needs of Asian ucation Board and an appointed five years as the Executive Direc- Americans and women through- member of the Joint Policy Com- tor of European Biopharmaceu- out the Commonwealth. Profes- mittee of the American Public tical Enterprises (EBE), a special- sionally, she serves as a Human Health Association. ised group of EFPIA, the European Services Specialist in the Brookline pharmaceutical industry federa- Department of Public Health and Charpak Yves tion. Before joining the biophar- teaches at Babson College on mi- maceutical sector in early 2006, nority health and health dispari- Emmanuel managed interna- ties. After earning her bachelor of tional trade associations and led arts degree at Boston University, global public affairs programmes with dual majors in biology and in the metals and mining and oil art history, she joined Ameri- and gas sectors. Emmanuel is Corps and assisted non-profits also Vice Chairman of the Board in developing and maintaining of EuropaBio, the European bio- technological competency in the technology industry association, administration and delivery of and also sits on the Boards of the services. Following her service in Alliance for Advanced Therapies the non-profit field, she returned Yves Charpak is specialist in Pub- and the EPPOSI think-tank. He is to the Boston University School of lic Health, Dr Yves Charpak was a actively involved in other trade Public Health and completed a researcher in Clinical Epidemiol-

90 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Chernichovsky Dov c ogy from 1981 to 1987 ( INSERM). Chernichovsky Dov earned MD, MSc and PhD. SDhe Creation and management of is a board-certificated family EVAL, a consulting firm special- physician and a PhD in Epide- izing in evaluation of the French miology. She is, also, Adjunct health system (1987- 2000). Over Associate Professor of School of the past decade, he was adviser Medicine, National Yang-Ming to the Director of the Regional University. She specialized in Bureau for Europe the WHO and preventive medicine and health Director of International Affairs of service research, and has led and the Pasteur Institute. International engaged in health promotion and Network of Pasteur Institutes (32 policymaking at all levels - local, institutes around the world), and national, and international. She relations with the Pasteur Institute has received numerous awards major national and international Dov Chernichovsky, MA, PhD, is for outstanding civil services organizations involved in health Lecturer and Professor of Health in different government posts. and infectious disease research Sciences, Department of Health Recognized for the many highly worldwide before. Since Novem- Policy and Management, Ben-Gu- successful and innovative health ber 2009: international consultant. rion University of the Negev, Israel, promotion projects in Taiwan un- Strategic analysis of health policy Consultant, World Bank, Washing- der her leadership, Dr. Chiou also internationally. He is a member of ton DC. Health system adviser to holds major executive positions the High Council of Public Health, the Israeli Parliament, heads the in international organizations. Office of the French Society of Health Team at the Taub Centre for She assumed the President of the Public Health (SFSP), and Chair- Social Policy Studies in Israel, and International Network of Health man of the Scientific Council of is a Research Associate with the Promoting Hospitals and Health the Institute for Health Policy Stud- National Bureau of Economic Re- Services for 2012-2014. In 2013, ies (IEPS). Member of the High search (NBER). she was elected as Global Vice Council of Public Health and the President for Partnerships of the Office of the French Society of Chiou Shu-Ti International Union for Health Pro- Public Health. Founding member motion and Education (IUHPE). of the French society devaluation. Author of numerous articles in Cicchetti Americo medical journals and public health in France and Europe (27).

Shu-Ti Chiou is Director-Gener- al of Health Promotion Adminis- Americo Cicchetti is Profes- tration at Ministry of Health and sor of Business Management at Welfare, Taiwan. Shu-Ti Chiou the Faculty of Economics at the

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 91 c Clemens Martin Auer

Catholic University of the Sacred 2011-2016). He collaborates with and development of a new drug Heart. And ‘Director of ALTEMS, the European Observatory on approval agency, reforms in social High School of Economics and Health Care Sytems (WHO UEu- health insurance, etc.) (3). Management of Health Systems. rope, Copenhagen). Americo is Scientific head of the ‘Unity of the author of five books and over Cochrane Archie technology assessment of the Uni- 100 articles on national and inter- versity Hospital “A. Gemini “ And national journals (28). ‘Visiting Professor at the Center for Medical Education and Health Clemens Martin Auer Care of Thomas Jefferson Univer- sity, Philadelphia, PA. Member of the Board of Directors at Health Technology Assessment Inter- national (International Scien- tific Society dealing with health technology assessment) Founding member and Vice-Chairman of the Italian Society of Health Tech- nology Assessment (SIHTA) and Archie Cochrane was born in Coordinator of ‘Health Policy Fo- Kirklands, Galashiels, Scotland. rum E ‘was appointed by the Min- He completed 2nd MB studies in ister of Health as an expert of the physiology and anatomy in 1930. National Health Council (2011-). He qualified in 1938 at Universi- Americo is member (appointed Dr. Clemens Martin Auer (1957 -) ty College Hospital, London, at by the Minister of Health) Pricing earned PhD in 2007. He is Chief University College London. Co- and Reimbursement Committee of Cabinet of the Minister Maria chrane was born with porphyr- of the Italian Drug Agency (2009- Rauch Kallat and since Septem- ia. This caused health problems 2012, 2012-), as part of AIFA ber 2005 he worked as Head of throughout his life. He tried treat- participate in the Working Group Section at the Ministry of Health, ment using psychoanalysis under on the criteria for the determina- responsible for the health system Theodor Reik, following Reik to tion of drug prices orphans. Also, (supply planning, financing and Berlin, then Vienna and the Hague he is member of the Commission quality) and central coordination as the influence of the Nazis in- of the Ministry of Health for the (staff and budget). One of the creased, combining his treatment “Assessment of costs and pro- priorities of the strategic work is with undertaking medical studies gramming technologies in electro e-health, e lectronic health record in Vienna and Leiden. He became NHS” (2010-), chair the Subgroup in Austria. Auer is coordinator of dissatisfied with psychoanaly- “costs” of the Commission. Within the EU–eHealth Governance Ini- sis. However, he became fluent the SiVeAS–System of evaluation tiative, total plete for the strategic in German which was useful later of the effectiveness of health care direction of the common eHealth on in life. His travels also con- (Ministry of Health), he is responsi- Policies of the Member States. He vinced him of the importance of ble for implementing the “System was since 2003 in a central role the anti-fascist cause. Cochrane’s for monitoring the effectiveness of in all stages of healthcare reform experiences during the Spanish the assistance of hospital depart- in Austria involved (including drug Civil War, where he served as a ments”. He is Committee member reimbursement, organizational– member of a British Ambulance of Fondazione Roma (2006-2011; and financial ierungsreformen, on Unit within the International Bri-

92 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Coady Jeffrey c gades. During World War II as a cy: Random Reflections on Health ican Health Organization (PAHO/ captured Medical Officer at Sa- Services, first published in 1972 by WHO) in 1988. Cochrane pro- lonika (Greece) and Hildburghau- the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals moted the randomised trial and is sen, Elsterhorst and Wittenberg Trust - now known as the Nuff- a co-author with Professor Peter an der Elbe (Germany) prison- ield Trust, was very influential. To Elwood on a report on the first er of war camps. His experience quote from the book’s summary: randomised trial of aspirin in the in the camp led him to believe “An investigation into the work- prevention of vascular disease. He that much of medicine did not ings of the clinical sector of the also promoted the cohort study have sufficient evidence to justify NHS strongly suggests that the and was a key adviser in a highly its use. After the war he studied simplest explanation of the find- detailed cohort study: the Caer- for a Diploma in Public Health at ings is that this sector is subject philly Heart Disease Study, which the London School of Hygiene & to severe inflation with the output was based on a representative Tropical Medicine and spent a rising much less than would be ex- population sample of 2,375 mid- year at the Henry Phipps Institute pected from the input”. According dle-aged men, with a response in Philadelphia on a Rockefel- to a review in the British Medical rate of 89% . For his “gallant and ler Fellowship. Cochrane joined Journal, “the hero of the book is distinguished” services in prisoner the Medical Research Council’s the randomized control trial, and of war camps he was awarded an Pneumoconiosis Unit at Llan- the villains are the clinicians in the MBE by the British Government. dough Hospital, a part of Welsh “care” part of the National Health For his contributions to epidemi- National School of Medicine, now Service (NHS) who either fail to ology as a science he was later Cardiff University School of Med- carry out such trials or succeed in awarded the CBE. icine in 1948. Here he began a ignoring the results if they do not series of studies on the health of fit in with their own preconceived Coady Jeffrey the population of Rhondda Fach ideas” Maintaining this challenge - studies which pioneered the use to the medical care system as he of randomised controlled trials saw it, in 1978, with colleagues, he (RCTs). Cochrane describes what published a study of 18 developed he was looking for in the surveys. countries in which he made the In 1960 he was appointed David following observations: “the indi- Davies Professor of Tuberculosis ces of health care are not neg- and Chest Diseases at the Welsh atively associated with mortality, National School of Medicine, and there is a marked positive as- now Cardiff University School of sociation between the prevalence Medicine and nine years later be- of doctors and mortality in the came Director of the new Medical younger age groups. No expla- Research Council’s Epidemiolo- nation of this doctor anomaly has gy Research Unit at 4 Richmond so far been found. Gross national Captain Jeffrey Coady, Psy.D., Road, Cardiff. His groundbreaking product per head is the principal ABPP serves as the Substance paper on validation of medical variable which shows a consis- Abuse and Mental Health Services screening procedures, published tently strong negative association (SAMHSA) Regional Adminis- jointly with fellow epidemiologist with mortality.” This work was se- trator for HHS Region V (Illinois, Walter Holland in 1971, became lected for inclusion in a compen- Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, a classic in the field. His 1971 dium of influential papers, from Ohio, and Wisconsin) and is a Rock Carling Fellowship mono- historically important epidemiolo- commissioned officer in the U. S. graph Effectiveness and Efficien- gists, published by the Pan Amer- Public Health Service (USPHS). In

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 93 c Cohen J. Richard this role, he represents the Ad- trina and Rita in 2005, Hurricanes Cohen J. Richard ministrator at the regional level Ike and Gustav in 2008, and multi- in fulfilling the agency’s mission ple tribal deployments to address of reducing the impact of mental suicide clusters. Dr. Coady was illness and substance abuse on appointed by the U.S. Surgeon America’s communities. Dr. Coady General to serve on the Uniformed provides consultation to region- Services Behavioral Health Di- al healthcare stakeholders on saster Response workgroup, and policy, financing, and innovations has conducted presentations on to advance behavioral health disaster preparedness and re- prevention, treatment and response to federal, and interna- covery. During his federal career, tional emergency management Dr. Coady has provided nation- personnel. He has been published al leadership in developing and multiple times on disaster behav- implementing behavioral health ioral health leadership. Prior to his Richard J. Cohen, PhD, FACHE, programs and systems of care for commission in the USPHS, Dr. Co- is the president and CEO of the underserved populations. Prior ady served as Executive Director Philadelphia Health Manage- to joining SAMHSA, he served as at the Roseland Community Men- ment Corporation, a nonprofit the National Behavioral Health tal Health Center within the City public health institute that builds Consultant for the Centers for of Chicago, Department of Public healthier communities through Medicare and Medicaid Services Health. He began his career as a partnerships with government, (CMS), Medicaid Integrity Group. psychologist at the Core Center of foundations, business and oth- In this position, he provided policy Cook County Hospital/Rush Uni- er community-based organi- guidance to states for improving versity Medical Center, one of the zations. For over 30 years, Dr. program integrity in behavioral nation’s largest HIV/AIDS clinics, Cohen has worked in the field of health programs and combating conducting applied research on public health, focusing on ser- drug diversion. Dr. Coady has integrated care. Dr. Coady re- vices across the broad spectrum also served in the Health Resourc- ceived his Bachelors degree from of issues confronting people and es and Services Administration Loyola University in Chicago, and their communities. Throughout (HRSA) where he developed and Master’s and Doctoral degrees his 27-year tenure at the helm of implemented primary behavioral in clinical psychology from the PHMC and his significant volun- health care integration programs Chicago School of Professional tary service to public health orga- in Atlantic City, NJ and San Fran- Psychology. He is board certified nizations, he has made invalu- cisco, CA. Dr. Coady served a by the American Board of Profes- able contributions to improving central role in conceptualizing, sional Psychology in clinical psy- public welfare in Pennsylvania and developing, and training federal chology. beyond. Dr. Cohen is actively in- mental health disaster response volved in numerous public health teams within the USPHS and issues through memberships and served as the Team Leader for affiliations with local, state and Mental Health Disaster Response national organizations, includ- Team-2. He has deployed in leading: the Pennsylvania affiliate of ership positions in response to APHA; Pennsylvania Psychologi- numerous public health catastro- cal Association; National Council phes, including the Indian Ocean on Crime and Delinquency; the Tsunami in 2004, Hurricanes Ka- Alliance for Children and Families,

94 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Coker Richard c and many more. He is also a fel- bia School of Public Health in New he is helping to develop a new low of several scholarly and pro- York, USA, researching the causes Infectious Diseases Programmme fessional organizations, and the and responses to the epidemic of and facilitate links in teaching and recipient of numerous awards, in- tuberculosis that city witnessed in research between LSHTM and the cluding APHA’s Chairman’s Award the late 1980s and early 1990s. SSHSPH (29). and Award for Excellence. Dr. His book, From Chaos to Coer- Cohen is a licensed psychologist cion: detention and the control of Contreras Alfonso in Pennsylvania and board-cer- tuberculosis, was one of the results tified in behavioral healthcare from this work. He subsequently management and the treatment worked as a Wellcome Research of alcohol and other psychoactive Associate researching public substance use disorders. He re- health legislative responses to in- ceived his doctorate from Medical fectious disease threats. In recent College of Pennsylvania, MA from years he has worked in predomi- Temple University and BA from the nantly in SE Asia on public health University of Maine in Psychology. responses to support control of infectious diseases. He joined the Coker Richard School in 1999 as a Research Fel- Dr.Alfonso Contreras, MD, MPH, low before becoming Senior Lec- is the Regional Advisor, Health turer in 2001, Reader in 2005, and Promotion, Special Program, Sus- Professor of Public Health in 2009. tainable Development and Health He currently heads the Commu- Equity, Pan American Health Or- nicable Diseases Policy Research ganization, Washington, DC. Dr. Group (CDPRG; www.cdprg.org), Contreras is responsible for the based in Bangkok, Thailand, since coordination of technical coop- 1997, which provides a focus of eration on health promotion with expertise on the diverse public the countries in the Americas health problems associated with Region. He has extensive experi- communicable disease control in ence in working with communities, SE Asia. Notable areas of research local institutions and civil society which have received consider- organizations using a bottom-up able attention have included approach to influence policies health systems analysis, planning to enable equal opportunities for Richard Coker trained in medicine for emerging infectious diseas- healthy living. at St. Mary’s Hospital, London es, analyses of strategic planning, and, in 1994, became consultant policy analyses, the development physician to the hospital and se- and ranking of indicators to as- nior lecturer at Imperial College sess performance, and the de- School of Medicine. His interests velopment of models to support include communicable diseases, health system functioning (see for in particular emerging infectious example: www.asiaflucap.org). He diaseases, HIV, and tuberculosis, spends 75% of his time as Visiting and health systems responses to Professor based in Singapore at disasters. In 1997, as a Harkness the new Saw Swee Hock School Fellow, he spent a year at Colum- of Public Health (SSHSPH) where

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 95 c Cooper C. Robert

Cooper C. Robert search ranged from the develop- Health Effects Advisory Panel on ment of microbiological laborato- Wastewater Reclamation. His con- ry methods to what is now called tributions to these activities pro- microbiological risk assessment. vided the direction and founda- Cooper first applied the concept tion for the next several decades of microbial health risk assess- for the State of California’s water ment as part of his work with the reclamation criteria for potable United States Army Corp of Engi- and non-potable water reuse. neers in 1971 while evaluating the In recent years his return to the management wastewater dispos- laboratory resulted in a notable al in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. contribution to the development The microbial health risk concepts of EPA Method 1682 for the mea- were broadened further as part surement of Salmonella in sewage of his work for Governor Brown’s sludge. Robert C. Cooper (1928 - 2015), Office of Planning and Research was a professor emeritus at the on evaluating the public health Corrigan Paul UC Berkeley School of Public effects on on-site wastewater Health. He was a member of the disposal systems in California. faculty of the University of Cali- Cooper was the principal investi- fornia, Berkeley’s School of Public gator for City of San Diego Total Health for more than 30 years. He Resource Recovery Health Effects began his public health career at Study from 1985 to 1997. Over Berkeley where he received a BS this period, Cooper led a team in 1952. He then received an MS of researchers at six California in microbiology and public health universities and the Department from Michigan State University in of Health Services to research a 1953, followed by three years in number of topics related to the the Medical Service Corps of the indirect potable reuse of recycled Dr. Paul Corrigan realized several U.S. Army. He returned to Mich- water, the findings of which are Health Policy Speaker Series the igan State, where he received a directly relevant to California’s Institute of Health Economics and PhD in 1958. He was appoint- water challenges today. Cooper Alberta Innovates-Health Solu- ed to the Berkeley faculty that served on numerous California tions with support from KPMG. same year. His lectures introduced and national committees ad- Professor Paul Corrigan served as students to the practical public dressing water recycling, disinfec- Prime Minister Tony Blair’s senior health aspects of the relationship tion, groundwater recharge, water health policy advisor for six years between engineering controls and quality, and biosolids issues. He starting in 2005. He was instru- infectious diseases. He served as served on the National Research mental in developing all the major director of the Sanitary Engineer- Council Water Science and Tech- themes of NHS reform not only in ing and Environmental Health nology Board for the National terms of policy levers but also in Research Laboratory from 1980 to Water Quality Assessment and developing capacity throughout 1991. He retired from the Berkeley Committee on Use of Reclaimed the NHS to use those levers. Be- faculty in 1991 and became vice Water and Sludge in Food Crop tween June 2007 and March 2009 president of Biovir Laboratories in Production and on the California he was the director of strategy Benicia, Calif, where he remained Department of Public Health and and commissioning at the London active until his death. Cooper’s re- Water Resources Control Board’s Strategic Health Authority.

96 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Cosford Paul c

Cosford Paul Costa Carlos Costongs Caroline Paul Cosford, MB, ChB, FFPHM is Professor and Director for Health Protection and Medical Director for Public Health England He is responsible for the national delivery of services to prevent and control infectious diseases and environmental hazards, and for public health emergency preparedness and response. He is, also, responsible for global public health functions for Public Health England. Previously Paul led the national and local delivery of health pro- Dr. Carlos Costa has a back- tection services within the Health ground in Economics. He later Protection Agency from Septem- carried out a post-graduate Caroline Costongs is Managing ber 2010, and acted as Chief course in Hospital Management Director at EuroHealthNet and Executive of the Agency from followed by his doctoral in Pub- has a public health and health October 2012 to February 2013. lic Health with specialization in promotion background. Together Previously he was the Regional Health Management. The PhD with the EuroHealthNet Execu- Director of Public Health for the research focused in effective- tive Board she sets the direction East of England leading strategies ness and efficiency of hospital of the EuroHealthNet Partner- for health inequalities and health inpatient provision. Furthermore, ship, develops and oversees the improvement (including tobacco his areas of research and inter- implementation of the business and obesity control), the health est cover health care financ- plan. She is responsible for the system’s response to pandemic ing, health economic evaluation performance of office staff and flu, and the reduction of health- and health information systems activities including network de- care associated infections. Paul among others. Dr. Costa is cur- velopment, project management, is an experienced clinical leader, rently assistant professor at the fund raising, policy development, publishing on clinical leadership School of Public Health in Portu- advocacy and communications and management, quality, sus- gal. He teaches several courses within existing capacities and tainability, inequalities and lifestyle related to management and per- budgets. Caroline represents risk factors. He is particularly in- formance, patient classification EuroHealthNet on the EU Expert terested in the characteristics and systems and financial analysis of Group on Health Inequalities and importance of high quality clinical health organizations. Dr. Costa is Social Determinants and supports and health protection teams. also responsible for developing APHEA (public health accredita- the first methodology to introduce tion) as a Board member. Caroline public dissemination concerning has a MSc in Public Health from hospital inpatient effectiveness the University of Maastricht. Being and rankings in Portugal, for over- at EuroHealthNet since 1999, she all provision and for some group managed several EC co-fund- of diseases. ed projects on health inequalities, healthy ageing, HiAP, social inclusion and capacity building

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 97 c Coye Joel Molly for health promotion. Before she employees and 160 branch and Fellowships at the UK Faculty of joined EuroHealthNet, she worked field offices throughout the state, Public Health and the Royal Col- at the Netherlands Olympic Com- executive in the Good Samaritan lege of General Practitioners and mittee and Sports Confederation Health System, Director of Product is a Trustee of National Voices. (NOC*NSF) where she set up and Development and Marketing for Angela has published more than coordinated a national campaign HealthDesk Corporation, a de- 300 research papers and reports on physical activity promotion veloper of consumer software for and several books including The for young people. Caroline, also, interactive health communication Autonomous Patient, The Europe- worked at the Health Institute of and disease management. an Patient of the Future (winner the Liverpool John Moores Uni- of the 2004 Baxter Award), The versity where she did research on Coulter Angela Global Challenge of Healthcare intersectoral collaboration for Rationing, Hospital Referrals, En- health as part of an EU FP4 proj- gaging Patients in Healthcare ect called CityHealth. Before that, (highly commended by the BMA), she was active at the National and Understanding and Using Capacity Building Institute of the Health Experiences. She was the Ministry of Education in a Lat- founding editor of Health Expec- in-American country (30). tations, an international peer-reviewed journal on patient and Coye Joel Molly public involvement in health care and health policy. She has won awards for her work from the Do- nabedian Foundation of Barcelo- Angela Coulter is a health pol- na in 2012 and the International icy analyst and researcher who Shared Decision Making Confer- specialises in patient and public ence in 2013 involvement in healthcare. She is Director of Global Initiatives at Croot Louise the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, Boston, and Senior Research Scientist in the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. A social sci- Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH is entist by training, Angela has a Founder and CEO of The Health doctorate in health services re- Technology Center, a non-profit search from the University of Lon- education and research organi- don. From 2000 to 2008 she was zation established in 2000 to ad- Chief Executive of Picker Institute vance the use of beneficial tech- Europe. Previous roles included Di- nologies in promoting healthier rector of Policy and Development people and communities. Previous at the King’s Fund, and Director of positions include: Director of the the Health Services Research Unit Louise Croot came to Otago California Department of Health at the University of Oxford. She is a from the Netherlands when she Services, managing a budget Senior Visiting Fellow at the King’s was nine. She has remained in of more than $16 billion, 5,000 Fund in London, holds Honorary the province ever since, eventu-

98 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Curtis Chris c ally raising three sons and always among other things, advocates and began to work on various being involved in the community. for equitable access to educa- forms of ‘appropriate technology Although a teacher by profession, tion for women and girls around for mosquito control’, which would Louise has been an advocate in the world. She also mentors young remain the focus of his research the public health arena for 22 people both in New Zealand for the rest of his life. One such years. Her journey from teaching and overseas, and spends a lot technology was a simple idea for to health was by way of a med- of time doing what she calls her the control of Culex mosquitoes, ical officer of health who heard “networking stuff”. She has held which carry filariasis, using loose her speak about her work as a so many roles over the years, in beads of expanded polystyrene community representative on a education, local government and to form a self-sealing layer on the children’s board. He encouraged of course health, that she is in an surface of the pit latrines where her to apply for a health educa- ideal position to bring people to- the insects bred, thereby suffocat- tion job in 1979. She worked by gether. ing the larvae. The first field trials implementing the Ottawa Charter of this method, which were de- through the WHO programme Curtis Chris signed by Chris and carried out by Healthy Cities, Healthy Com- colleagues in Zanzibar and Dar munities. She realised from this es Salaam, revealed that a single work the interdependence of the polystyrene bead treatment could different facets of public health prevent insects breeding in the pit and became passionate teaching latrine for more than seven years. others about it too. She finds it a When the method was applied to fascinating process to lead peo- all the breeding sites in the village, ple to the realisation that they can it led to a 98% reduction in adult contribute to their own wellbeing. mosquitoes. Since the 1980s, But she admits it can be lengthy, Chris’s main research focus had citing as an example the smoke- been on the use of ITNs as a free movement. Her geographer’s means of controlling Anopheles background gives substance to mosquitoes, which carry malaria. her passion for a healthy envi- Chris Curtis (1939-2008) was He became a tireless and influ- ronment. She is a passionate ad- Emeritus Professor at London ential campaigner for ‘free nets’, vocate for quality water, sewer- School of Hygiene and Tropical the principle whereby donor funds age, air, housing, safety - all the Medicine in London (LSHTM), UK. should be used to give ITNs free to issues that bring the physical and Chris Curtis, one of the leading everyone in the target popula- natural environment together to entomologists of his generation. tion rather than only at subgroups enhance the well being of people. Chris was an outstanding scientist more vulnerable to malaria, such She retired from the public health and an early leader of research as small children. He helped to field in 2002, but continues her lo- into the genetic control of vectors. strengthen political will in devel- cal government work, particularly He will probably best be remem- oped countries, which led to a at the Otago Regional Council, bered for his contribution to the huge increase in donor funding where she is chairs the Consents control of the Anopheles mosqui- for malaria control. Today, about Committee. She is a vice-presi- to and his demonstration of the 50 million treated nets have been dent of the International Federa- mass effect that insecticide-treat- given away in the way Chris pro- tion of University Women (known ed nets (ITNs) had on protecting moted, preventing tens of thou- in New Zealand as the Federa- communities against malaria. sands of deaths due to malaria tion of Graduate Women) which, Chris joined the LSHTM in 1976, among African children. Chris’s

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 99 c Cvahte Sasa values will be carried on by those typhoid, typhus etc.). Preventive Cucic Viktorija he taught, and his influence as a medicine is a concept asserted figure of inspiration may prove to as Assistant Secretary of Health be even more important than his and especially as a director of the contributions to science. Republic Institute for Health, which he led for 20 years. In the mean- Cvahte Sasa time, the doors were wide open to many foreign experts who have studied the concept of successful healthcare organizations. He also participated in the creation of the first Code of ethics for health professionals of Yugoslavia and he was responsible for the exten- sion of maternity leave from three months to one year. Prof. Cvahte Viktorija Cucic, MD, PhD is full was known supporter of the clinic professor of Social medicine at working method in medicine and Faculty of medicine, University also an advocate of prevention in of Belgrade, Serbia. She is also all areas of life and work of peo- president of Executive board at ple. The latter was particularly NGO JAZAS from 2000 till present gained at the Institute for Social (15 years). She gradusted Faculty Sciences in Belgrade, where im- of medicine at University of Bel- Sasa Cvahte (1920 - 1998), is one mediately after the promotion in grade, Serbia. At same University of pioneers of Social Medicine 1950 listened to philosophy and she specialized Social medi- in former Yugoslavia. He advo- political economy. Specializa- cine and Health care organiza- cated the idea of prevention in tion in Hygiene he performed in tion. At University of Belgrade she medicine. This nature he already Zagreb School of Public Health teached students of biomedical showed during his studies at the “Andrija Stampar”, as a fellow of faculties as professor of Universi- Faculty of medicine in Ljublja- the World Health Organization he ty of Belgrade from June 1964 till na, when he in the newly founded improved his knowledge in France, August 2003 (39 years 3 months). “Club of students - preventivcev” Belgium, Germany and the UK. As Her scientific and professional took the leading role. This atti- a university teacher - he taught intrests are: Public Health; Health tude he continued to hold as a Social medicine and was the head Promotion; Public Health Policy; physician. He worked in particu- of Department of Social Medicine, Community Health; Global Health; lar in the field of Social medicine, Hygiene and Occupational Health Health Policy; International Health; Hygiene and Occupational med- at the Ljubljana Faculty of Medi- Program Evaluation; Prevention; icine. Already at the beginning of cine.He has argued that it should Reproductive Health; Qualitative his medical career, he was aware be broader ideas and methods of Research; Health Education; Bio- that the postwar poor state of social-integrated into the whole statistics; Healthcare; Health Ser- health in Slovenia and Yugoslavia program of study medicine and vices Research. Professor Viktorija requires a broad-based preven- dentistry. With Stampar school in Cucic is currently Independent tion plans. He also participated in Zagreb has launched a postgrad- Hospital & Health Care Profes- the post-war actions in controlling uate degree in Public health in sional in the United States. She infectious diseases (typhoid, para- Slovenia. published several books within So-

100 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Cvetanov Vladimir c cial medicine field and more than (1972), which later grew into the and treatment of bronchial asth- 200 scientific and professional WHO Collaborating Center for ma and chronic obstructive dis- papers. Occupational Medicine. In addi- ease” (1999) and the book “Clin- tion, Prof. Cvetanov founded the ical Allergology” (Sofia, 2001). Cvetanov Vladimir Center of Allergy at the Institute. Prof. Cvetanov was coordinator of In his long career Prof. Cvetan- two projects – the first one for the ov introduced several diagnostic epidemiology of allergic rhini- methods in the field of occupa- tis (1993/1994) and the multi- tional toxicology, allergology and centre study of bronchial asthma pulmology. He is considered the (1995/1996, 1998-2oo3). He was founder of modern professional President of the First Macedonian pulmoalergology. Prof. Cvetan- Immunology Congress (1996) and ov served as Head of the Chair of the Macedonian Society for Basic, Hygiene with Social Medicine and Clinical Immunology and Allergol- Occupational Medicine at the ogy in the period 1996-2000. He Faculty of Medicine in Skopje from received the highest recognition 1989-1994. Within this period he from the Macedonian Medical So- made great contribution to the ciety in 1996. and a plaque for his education and promotion of many contribution to the establishment Prof. Dr. Vladimir Cvetanov was young teachers from all preven- and development of the Mace- born in Skopje in 1935. He gradu- tive disciplines in the field of Public donian Association of Allergology ated from the Faculty of Medicine health. Prof. Cvetanov is the au- and Clinical Immunology in 2014. in Skopje in 1961 and complet- thor of more than 200 scientific ed specialization in Occupa- articles in the field of professional Cvjetanovic Branko tional medicine in 1967. Then, he pathology and allergology, and attended postgraduate studies author of a number of textbooks at the School of Public Health and professional books. He has “Andrija Stampar” in Zagreb and won the first prize for the poster at completed the Master thesis in the Balkan Congress for Allergol- 1970. He successfully presented ogy, held in Sofia (Bulgaria) from his doctoral thesis on “Allergic al- May 28-30, 1998, entitled “The link veolitis” in 1979. and became the between allergic manifestations of first PhD in the field of Occupa- airways and actual microflora in tional medicine at the Faculty of Macedonia”. He is the editor and Medicine in Skopje. Scandinavian the first author of the published authors recognized this research books: “Health status and work Branko Cvjetanovic, MD, PhD, an as “Macedonian Study of allergic ability” (1989), “Social Medi- epidemiologist (Pijavicino, January alveolitis” and the tobacco para- cine - Health Promotion” (1995), 22, 1918 - Geneva, September sites Ephestia ellutela and Lasio- “Allergic diseases - treatment” 2, 2002). He studied medicine in derma sericorne were isolated as (1998), “Macedonian nation- Zagreb. Belonged to the progres- triggers. Later on, in 1984, he has al consensus on allergic rhinitis” sive student movement and was a got the title subspecialist for aller- (1999), the monograph “Specific member of the party organization gology and clinical immunology. immunotherapy” (2001). He is one of the University in the years be- He is the founder of the Insti- of the authors of the “Macedonian fore the occupation of Yugosla- tute of Occupational Medicine national consensus for diagnosis via. From 1941 participated in the

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 101 c Czabanowska Katarzyna

National Liberation on duties in He studied cholera as an interna- is on public health workforce de- military medical service. Complet- tional health problem and wrote velopment in Europe. This subject ed studies of Medicine in Zagreb about other problems of epidemi- includes diverse topics such as: in 1946 and started working as ology and public health in the do- public health leadership, women an assistant of the Department mestic and international journals. leadership in health care, public of Hygiene and Social Medicine He is a founding member of the health competences, innovative of the Zagreb School of Medi- International Epidemiological So- methods for transferring, practic- cine, where he tenured as private ciety and an honorary member of ing and measuring skill develop- docent. Bringing together experts several medical societies. ment and mastery, assessment from the School of Public Health; and self-assessment methods, Central Public Health Institute and Czabanowska competence-based education, the Infectious Disease Hospital, he Katarzyna identification of skill gaps be- intensifies epidemiological stud- tween the job market and taught ies in the field and issued our first curricula. Dr. Czabanowska has textbook of Epidemiology. In 1955 expertise in effective leadership he was elected to university assis- of multicenter consortia and re- tant professor of Hygiene and in search projects in Europe and 1956 achieved a doctoral degree globally. Her research is reflect- on the hygienic assessment of ed in many publications including bacterial air pollution. From 1957 articles published in peer reviewed to 1978 he led the Department of journals, books, book chapters bacterial disease within the World and students’ manuals. She is a Health Organization in Geneva. member of editorial boards of In 1960 he became a professor of peer reviewed journals, executive epidemiology at Zagreb School of board member of the Association Medicine and in 1973 a profes- of the Schools in Public Health in sor of Public health at the Berkeley Katarzyna Czabanowska MA, the European Region (ASPHER), University, California. After return- PhD is an Associate Professor at She is Visiting Professor at the ing to Zagreb in 1978, he worked the Department of Internation- Institute of Public Health Jagiello- as an associate of the Immunol- al Health, at Maastricht University nian University Medical College, ogy Institute and Professor at the Faculty of Helath Medicine and Krakow, Poland and an Honorary School of Medicine as additional Life Sciences. Sheis a director Research Fellow at the University work for the needs of postgrad- of the Leadership for European of Sheffield in the area of Health uate studies. He was engaged Public Health Continuous Profes- Policy and Management and the in field and laboratory immuno- sional Development Programme President of the Working Group on prophylaxis research of bacteri- and Master of Governance and Public Health Leadership of the al infectious diseases, especially Leadership in European Public European Public Health Associa- typhoid. He made a series of ep- Health. She has a background in tion (EUPHA). She is a WHO expert idemiological models, especial- English philology, social science in the area of Public Health Lead- ly for typhoid, tetanus, diarrheal and business administration. She ership. diseases, polio and other acute obtained her PhD in public health infectious diseases and which are in the area of qualitative research applied in the planning and eval- methods from the Faculty of uation of immunization and san- Health Sciences, Jagiellonian Uni- itation programs of health care. versity, Poland. Her research focus

102 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH da Costa Leal Fernando d

da Costa Leal mer Deputy Director-General of Dalessandro Scott Fernando Health, Councilor of the Minister of Health and National Coordina- tor for Oncological Diseases in the High-Commissariat for Health of Portugal. From March 2006 until June 2011 he was Health Politics Advisor of the President of the Republic of Portugal. Since June 2011, Dr Leal da Costa has been Secretary of State Assistant of the Minister for Health. He has taught courses in clinical haematology and medical oncology and Mr. Scott Dalessandro works as was Auxiliary Professor of Clini- Communications Associate at Fernando Lael da Costa is cur- cal Management at the National Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School rently Secretary of State Assistant School of Public Health. He is a of Public Health Center for Com- to the Minister of Health in Por- member of the American Society munication Programs, Knowledge tugal. Born in 1959, received his of Hematology, the European So- for Health (K4Health) Project. medical degree at the University ciety for Medical Oncology, The Based in South Africa, Scott man- of Lisbon in 1983. Following the European Haematology Associ- ages the Knowledge for Health internship in haematology at the ation and the European Group (K4Health) project’s regional ac- Hospital Santa Maria in Lisbon for Blood and Marrow Transplan- tivities in Southern Africa, includ- and board certification in hae- tation. ing the Southern Africa HIV/AIDS matology and oncology, he was Resource Exchange (SHARE) web- appointed to the Lisbon Portu- site. His areas of expertise and guese Oncology Institute where experience include research and he had been continuously work- information services, search and ing in the field of haematopoiet- information seeking, public affairs, ic stem cell transplantation. His information literacy, usability and main interests are the treatment knowledge management. Scott of haematological malignant dis- has applied his training as an in- eases with high dose chemother- formation specialist in a variety apy. Dr Leal da Costa was also a of settings including in NGOs, member of the Pharmaceutical academia, and the UN, working in Evaluation Committee of the Por- diverse domains including micro- tuguese National Pharmaceutical finance, employment, and public Agency (INFARMED) and is a for- health. He holds an MLIS degree

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 103 d Davidovitch Nadav from the University of Washington the Central District, Public Health Davies Clive Information School and an MPA Services, Ministry of Health, Israel from the University of Washington (2007-2008). He was a Fulbright Evans School of Public Affairs. visiting professor at Department of Sociomedical Sciences, School Davidovitch Nadav of Public Health, Columbia Uni- versity (2005-2006) and a visiting professor at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois – Chi- cago (2008). His current research deals with health policy; health inequities; health and immigra- tion; vaccination policy; environmental health and public health history and ethics. Prof. Davido- Clive Davies (1960 - 2009) was vitch serves on several interna- Professor of Vector Control and tional and national committees, Epidemiology at London School among them: Executive Com- of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine mittee, European Public Health (LSHTM) in London, UK. Clive was Association; Head of Middle East a leading scientist in the control Nadav Davidovitch is an epide Chapter, International Society for of infectious diseases and made miologist and public health physi- Environmental Epidemiology; Isra- major contributions to research cian. He is an Associate Professor el national advisory committee for in South America, the Middle East at the department of Health Sys- health promotion; joint committee and the Indian subcontinent. tems Management at the Faculty on environmental health (Israel Since joining the LSHTM in 1989 of Health Sciences and the Guil- Ministry of Health and Ministry for much of his research was focused ford-Glaser Faculty of Business the Protection of the Environment); on leishmaniasis - a disease, and Management and chair of Israeli Committee for the imple- caused by protozoan parasites, the Center for Health Policy Re- mentation of the Clean Air Act; that has a worldwide distribution. search in the Negev at Ben-Guri- Israeli Health Impact Assessment His breadth of knowledge about on University of the Negev in Israel. Working Group. Prof. Davidovitch the leishmania parasites that He teaches on health policy, pub- authored or co-authored over cause the disease, the sandfly lic health, health promotion, the 90 papers and book chapters, vectors that transmit the disease, Israeli healthcare system, public co-edited 4 volumes and books and the range of mammals in- health ethics, and global health. and published his work in leading fected, enabled him to bring new He is also affiliated with the Cen- medical and health policy jour- approaches and understanding to ter for the History and Ethics of nals. methods of control - for exam- Public Health at the School of ple, he pioneered research on the Public Health, Columbia Univer- use of insecticide-impregnated sity, NY and with the School of dog collars to tackle the problem Public Health, University of Illinois– of the canine reservoir. Clive took Chicago. Prof. Davidovitch served the same rigorous approach to all as Head, Epidemiology Section, insect- transmitted diseases he Army Health Branch (2003- 2005) studied, including Chagas disease and as Public Health Officer at and dengue fever. Clive had a

104 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Davidyants Vladimir d thorough grounding in infectious ing in Health Information Reform Public Health Association from diseases - postgraduate studies (US CDC, 1996); Workshop on 1991 (Member of the WFPHA from at Imperial College, London were Human Resources for Health Pro- 1995 and European PHA from followed by a PhD from Oxford on jection Models (Denmark, WHO/ 2006) and member of the differ- tick-borne viruses. At the LSHTM Euro, 1998); Course “Biosafety, ent professional associations. Has he was a highly respected teacher Grant Writing, Intellectual Property “Awards for appreciation” from and supervisor of students and an and Project Management” (US Prime Minister and Ministers of exceptional colleague who was Department of Health and Hu- Health of Armenia, Turkmenistan, always there to support, advise man Services, Biotechnology En- etc. At the present time - Chief and contribute. gagement program, Kazakhstan, epidemiologist, MoH RA and 2006); “Research Opportunities in Technical Director, Armenia Co- Davidyants Vladimir TB Drug Discovery and Diagnos- operative Biological Engagement tics”, US National Institute of Aller- Program (US DoD Defense Threats gy and Infectious Diseases (NIH, Redaction Agency/CH2MHILL). Moscow, 2010. “Bioethics) and Dual Use Issues/Bradford National Davies Dame Sally Series”, Biosafety Association for Central Asia & Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2014. Prof. Davidyants V. was previously Head of the Chair of Epidemiology and Health Infor- matics of the Armenian National Institute of Health (1989-2011); founder and director of Institute Vladimir Davidyants, MD, PhD of Public Health (1992-1996); aws born in February 16, 1953. founder and director of Nation- He graduated Yerevan State al Health Information Analytic Dame Sally Davies is Professor Medical University in 1976 and Center (1996-1998, 2005-2013); and the Chief Medical Officer for passed residency on: Epidemiol- Deputy Minister – Chief State England and her role is to guide ogy (Yerevan), Infection Diseases Sanitary Doctor of the Republic government decisions on all mat- (Yerevan), Medical Parasitology of Armenia (1998-2005). He was ters of public health, including and Tropical Medicine (Moscow), manager of different international such issues as superbugs, drug Health Management (Yerevan). He projects (US CDC, HQ/Euro WHO, trials and obesity. She developed passed Post-graduate educa- WB, ISTC, etc.). Hi is author/coau- the National Institute for Health tion: The International EIS course thor of articles, monographs and Research in 2006 with a budget of in Epidemiology. Emory Univer- guides: “Disaster Epidemiology”, £1 billion. A hematologist by train- sity and US CDC (1993); WHO “National Surveillance Standards.”, ing, her research interests focus Course on Reproductive Health “Malaria Elimination in Armenia”, on sickle cell disease. Dame Sally Services (Uppsala University, Swe- “Modern Surveillance and Infor- was named a Dame Commander den, 1994); Management for In- mation Technology”, “European of the Order of the British Empire ternational Public Health (Emory Regional Framework for Preven- for services to medicine in 2009. University) and US CDC (1994); tion of Malaria Reintroduction and This year she was elected a Fellow WHO Course “Tobacco Control” Certification of Malaria Elimina- of the Royal Society. (Warsaw, Poland; National Cancer tion, 2014-2020”, etc. Hi is found- Center, 1995); Customized Train- er and President of Armenian

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 105 d Davies Maggie

Davies Maggie Observatory and the Centres for work. Maggie is a member of a lot Disease Control in Atlanta for two scientific and professional public books on Health In All Policies and haelth organisations (33). on Assets for Health. Maggie has managed projects for internation- Davies Lindsey al organisations such as the World Bank, the European Commission and the World Health Organisa- tion for a number of years. Deliv- ery of projects has been through matrix teams of professionals, academics, civil society representatives, business leaders, policy makers and academics ranging Maggie Davies has worked in from ministers to facilitators. Mag- the health field for over 25 years gie has also worked at the na- Professor Lindsey Davies, CBE and has extensive experience of tional level as Associate Director FFPH FRCP, is President of the managing and providing techni- of Development for the National UK Faculty of Public health. After cal assistance and consultancy Institute of Health and Clinical Ex- qualifying in medicine at Notting- programmes to countries across cellence. NICE is an independent ham University, Lindsey worked for the world. Maggie is the course organisation responsible for de- seven years in community pae- Leader for a distance-learning veloping evidence and providing diatrics before training in Public module on Health Promotion at national guidance on promot- Health. She subsequently became MSc level at the London School of ing good health and preventing Director of Public Health for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. and treating ill health in England Southern Derbyshire (1985-1989) She is also involved in developing and Wales. However, it also is de- and for Nottingham (1989-1993) the social determinants aspects veloping a portfolio of work with before moving in 1993 to the of the international People’s Uni- countries wishing to build a sim- Department of Health’s NHS Ex- versity and for the Virtual Campus ilar model on health technology ecutive as Head of Public Health. for the Caribbean region. Maggie assessment.In addition, Maggie She became Regional Director was most recently the Principal has been a commissioner of ser- of Public Health/Regional Med- Advisor on International Health vices for people with HIV at the ical Director for the Trent region Inequalities for the Department of regional level in London and has (later the East Midlands region) in Health for England. This included managed local health provid- 1995 and remained in that post providing advice, commissioner services in England. Maggie until 2006 when she moved to the ing services, developing poli- is the President of the European Department of Health in London cy and taking action on health network, EuroHealthNet and is a as the National Director of Pan- inequalities within and between Vice President of the Internation- demic Influenza Preparedness, countries. Maggie represented al Union of Health Promotion and leading the UK’s preparations for the government view at interna- Education. Maggie was formerly a flu pandemic. In early 2010, she tional meetings and events, and a board member of the HIV Vol- spent six months as the interim she has experience of work with untary Organisation the Terrence RDPH for London and the Health the media and has published on Higgins Trust and of Rape Crisis. Advisor to the Mayor. She holds related issues. Maggie is currently She also managed the national a Special Professorship in Public co-editor with WHO, the European voluntary sector public health net-

106 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dias Matias Carlos d

Health Medicine and Epidemiolo- Debono Roberto Dr Debono is published a lot of gy at Nottingham University. papers in peer-reviewed public health scientific journals and EU Dias Matias Carlos publications mainly in the field of environment and health. His main interests are environmental health, climate change and health, and political ecology. He has been appointed to national ministeri- al committees in his capacity as researcher in the field of climate change and health. Besides his public health practice and research activities, Dr Debono is a Roberto Debono, MD, graduat- strong advocate for public health Dr. Carlos Dias trained in Med- ed as a medical doctor in 2005, in Malta and has participated icine, having also a graduation was awarded an MSc in Public in radio interviews and authored in Public Health from the Na- Health in 2009 and finished his several articles for local digestion tional Public Health Institute. He professional specialisation in pub- on the local media. earned his MSc and PhD degrees lic health medicine in 2011. He in epidemiology from the London was appointed a Member of the De Clercq Etienne School of Hygiene and Tropical Faculty of Public Health of the UK Medicine, UK and National School in 2012 after sitting for the Part A of Public Health, Portugal. membership exam in 2011 and He is currently the coordinator of the Part B membership exam in the epidemiologic department at 2012. He has worked as a public the National Public Health Insti- health trainee and subsequent- tute form the Health Ministry and ly as a specialist within various invited Assistant Professor at the offices at the Ministry for Health National School of Public Health, in Malta since 2007. He current- being responsible for the National ly occupies the post of Resident Health Survey and the National Specialist in Public Health in the Registry for Congenital Anoma- Office of the Superintendent of Etienne de Clerque (born on July lies, among other projects. Public Health. Dr Debono currently 29, 1963) obtained his MD in Dr. Dias is also vice-president of occupies the role of Secretary of 1989. Also, he graduated in Med- the Associação Portuguesa para the Malta Association of Public ical informatics in 1992, became a Promoção da Saúde Públi- Health Medicine since January specialist in Health Data Man- ca and member of the Scientif- 2014 and the post of catego- agement in 2003 and graduat- ic Board of the European Public ry representative of specialists of ed in Public Health in 2006. He Health Association. all the medical specialties on the completed a PhD in Public Health/ Executive Council of the Med- Health informatics in 2007 at the ical Association of Malta since Université Catholique de Louvain December 2013. He has also (UCL). Actively involved in various been secretary of NGOs in Mal- research groups or projects at ta on environment and health. national and international levels,

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 107 d de Noli Ferrada Marcello

Etienne de Clercq has been a de Noli Ferrada Professor of Psychology, Univer- member of the Belgian Commis- Marcello sity of Chile, Arica. From 2011 sion for the Private Life Protection, to present he is Senior Adviser chairman of the Belgian Medical (epidemiology), Prof. em., Dept. Informatics association (MIM), Immunology, WGI – Stockholm member of the Board of the Eu- University – Sweden and Scientific ropean Federation for Medical member of the Swedish Comitte Informatics (EFMI) and member of for Research Ethics, Uppsala. Cur- the Board of the ‘French speak- rently he is also Professor of Public ing part” of the Belgian Clinical Health Sciences esp. Epidemiolo- Pathway Network (RIC – Réseau gy, Director of Research Educa- Itinéraire Clinique). He was also tion, Gävle University College, member of the Belgian Com- Ferrada Marcello de Noli was Sweden (- Dec 2006). Research mission « Telematics Standards born on July 25, 1943 in Chile. He Director, HO Collaborating Centre in relation to the Health Sec- has Swedish. Italian permanent on Community Safety Promotion tor” (1999-2008), member and residence. At University of Chile (by the Division of Social Medicine, chairman of the GPs’ software he earned Bachiller en Humani- Dept of Public Health Sciences, systems (EPRs) labeling group dades in 1962 and Graduated Karolinska Institutet). His other (2004-2008) and member of the magna cum laude [distincion appointments. Formerly: Lectur- CEN ContSys revision TaskForce unanime] in 1969. He graduat- er in Social Medicine at Harvard (2003-2006). Etienne de Clercq ed Harvard university, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA. started his research activities in Medical School (Boston, USA) Professor of Health Psychology, Medical Informatics in 1993 at the and finished Postdoctoral in So- University of Tromsö, Norway. Pro- Université Catholique de Louvain cial Medicine. He earned PhD in fessor of Psychosocial Methods, (UCL). Senior researcher at the Psychiatry at Faculty of Medicine, School of Social Work, University Research Institute for Health and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, of Concepción, Chile. Invited Pro- Society (IRSS-UCL) and professor Sweden. He became Professor fessor, Faculty of Sociology and of Health Informatics at the Fac- Emeritus of Public-Health Sci- Social, University of Nuevo León, ulty of Public Health (FSP-UCL), ences (Epidemiology) and Pro- Monterrey – Mexico. Member his main research domains are fesor de Filosofía, University of (alt.) of the Swedish Ethics Review the Electronic Patient Record (in Chile. Formerly:he was Professor Committee for Medical Research, hospitals and ambulatory care), of International Health; Professor Uppsala Region. Currently he is: the health telematics, the privacy of Public-Health Sciences spec. Alt. member of the Swedish Ethics protection, the health research in- Epidemiology, Universty of Gävle, Review Committee for other re- formation networks and the health Sweden; Research Fellow, Lecturer search (public health and other), information policy. His research in Social Medicine, Harvard Med- Uppsala Region. Invited Professor, activities focused mainly these last ical School, Boston -USA; Head, Faculty member, Superior Institute years on the secondary usage of Research group Cross-Cultural of Medical Sciences, Havana, routinely collected data in gen- Injury Epidemiology, Dept. Social Cuba. Affiliated Professor, School eral practitioners’ EPR systems, Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, of Public Health, Medical Faculty including the setting up of health Sweden safety_promotion and University of Chile. Main current research information networks Professor of Health Psychology, research fields: Transcultural Psy- and the improvement of the EPR Tromsø University, Norway; Pro- chiatry and Psychiatric Epidemi- systems for general practitioners. fessor of Psychosocial Methods, ology; Posttraumatic stress etiol- University of Concepción, Chile; ogy; Psychosocial determinants

108 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH De La Faille Baart Marcus Johan d in Injury Epidemiology; Psychiatric style and content provided can be Defoe Daniel Epidemiology in natural catastro- concluded exceptional attention phes; Suicidal behaviour and he devoted to his work. The title self-inflicted injury; Cross-cultural of his doctoral thesis was “Mat- Epidemiology / International Pub- tersbevolking der Ijsselmonden” lic Health. - “Weavers of the Ritana Chairs of IJsselmonde”. He also wrote the De La Faille Baart book “Sociale Geneeskunde” - Marcus Johan “Social Medicine”. For his merits he was promoted to the Knight of the Dutch Lion Order (Ridder in de Orde van Nederlandse Leeuw), and the city where he lived awarded him the title of honorary citizen. He received the gold badge Daniel Defoe (London, 1660 - of the city of Utrecht and the As- April 24, 1731), born as Daniel sociation of Social Medicine of the Foe, was an English trader, writer, Netherlands gave him the status journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, of honorary member. Association most famous for his novel Robin- Matthias Van Geuns from Utrecht son Crusoe. Defoe is notable for appointed him to honorary pres- being one of the earliest propo- ident and the journal in the field nents of the novel, as he helped of Social Medicine “Het Tijdschrift to popularise the form in Britain voor Sociale Geneeskunde” de- and with others such as Samu- JJohan Marcus Baart de la Faille voted to him a special edition on el Richardson, and thus is among (1872 - 1952) was a professor the occasion of his 70th and 80th the founders of the English nov- and founder of Social Medicine birthday. Baart de la Faille was el. He was a prolific and versa- in the Netherlands and as the first a remarkable man, of high mor- tile writer, producing more than teacher in the field of social medal character, one homo integer, five hundred books, pamphlets, icine has made pioneering steps. whose heart radiated with beauty and journals on various topics, With limited resources, which and purity. He was considered the including politics, crime, religion, were at his disposal, he devoted jewel of the University of Utrecht. marriage, psychology, and the su- himself to this task given to him pernatural. He was also a pioneer and laid the foundations of Social of economic journalism. In Defoe’s Medicine as a science. He did early life, he experienced some this, according to his nature, very of the most unusual occurrences modestly, so that only one part of in English history: in 1665, 70,000 his work was made public. His ex- were killed by the Great Plague of pertise was highly respected with- London, and next year, the Great in public institutions and associa- Fire of London left standing only tions and long after he became a Defoe’s and two other houses in professor emeritus they consid- his neighbourhood. In 1667, when ered him as their chairman. In the he was probably about seven, a last years of his life appeared per- Dutch fleet sailed up the Medway sonal publications and from their via the River Thames and attacked

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 109 d Delaney Mary Guinn the town of Chatham in the raid supine in 1706. He received very Demin, Andrei on the Medway. His mother Annie little reward from his paymasters Konstantinovich had died by the time that he was and of course no recognition for about ten. Defoe was educated at his services by the government. He the Rev. James Fisher’s boarding made use of his Scottish expe- school in Pixham Lane in Dorking, rience to write his Tour thro’ the Surrey. In 1685, Defoe joined the whole Island of Great Britain, pub- ill-fated Monmouth Rebellion but lished in 1726, where he admit- gained a pardon, by which he es- ted that the increase of trade and caped the Bloody Assizes of Judge population in Scotland which he George Jeffreys. Queen Mary and had predicted as a consequence her husband William III were jointly of the Union was “not the case, crowned in 1688, and Defoe be- but rather the contrary”. Andrey Demin, MD, PhD was born came one of William’s close allies in1956. Degrees: M.D., awarded and a secret agent. Some of the Delaney Mary Guinn by Kuusinen Petrozavodsk State new policies led to conflict with University, 1980, Doctor of Political France, thus damaging prosper- Sciences (“Political Problems of ous trade relationships for Defoe, Social Security of Population (at who had established himself as the Example of Health Care) in G7 a merchant. In 1692, Defoe was countries,” specialty # 23.00.04 – arrested for debts of £700 (and Political problems of international his civets were seized), though his systems and global development, total debts may have amounted awarded by Highest Attesta- to £17,000. His laments were loud tion Commission of Russia, 2000, and he always defended unfor- Candidate of Medical Sciences tunate debtors, but there is evi- (“Social –Hygienic Assessment of dence that his financial dealings Mary Guinn is the UNESCO Re- Programs of Prevention of Car- were not always honest. Following gional Health and HIV Education diovascular Diseases and Cancer his release, he probably travelled Advisor for Latin America and the in Scandinavian Countries,”spe- in Europe and Scotland,] and it Caribbean, and is based at the cialty 14.00.33 – Social Hygiene may have been at this time that Regional Office for Education in and Organization of Health Care, he traded wine to Cadiz, Porto, Santiago, Chile. She is a devel- awarded by Specialized Disserta- and Lisbon. By 1695, he was back opment and health specialist with tion Board of N.A.Semashko Re- in England, now formally using the extensive experience in the US, search Institute under Ministry of name “Defoe” and serving as a Africa, Latin America and the Ca- Health of USSR, 1988, MPH, 1982. “commissioner of the glass duty”, ribbean. Since joining UNESCO in Titles: Civil service title “Advisor of responsible for collecting taxes on April 2008 she has been working Russian Federation of 1st Class”, bottles. In 1696, he ran a tile and on sexuality education and HIV awarded by Head of Administra- brick factory in what is now Tilbury, prevention in the formal education of President of Russian Fed- Essex and lived in the parish of tion sector, inclusion and diversity eration, 1997, Professor in Public Chadwell St Mary. Defoe made no in sexuality education, and health Health and Health Care, awarded attempt to explain why the same literacy. by Ministry of Education of Rus- Parliament of Scotland which was sian Federation, 2002. Positions: so vehement for its independence Physician at FGAU “Medical and from 1703 - 1705 became so treatment centre” under MoH of

110 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Denegri Simon d

Russia, Professor, Higher School Who publications and biographi- Denegri Simon of Health Administration under cal dictionaries: Who’s Who in the Sechenov First Moscow State World, 21st Edition, 2004; Who’s Medical University, President of Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Russian Public Health Association 5th Edition, 2004-2005; 2000 Out- (in 1995 initiated development of standing Intellectuals of the 21st RPHA in cooperation with CPHA). Century – 2004 Edition, Dictionary Aid to Deputy Chairman of Com- of International Biography – 31st mittee on Health N.F. Gerasimen- Edition, International Biographi- ko, State Duma, 2004- Interests: cal Centre, Cambridge, England. In leading academic, research, WHO temporary adviser, 1994. civil service, including Adminis- Memberships: Centre for Rus- Simon Denegri is Chair of IN- tration of President of Russia, and sian Environmental Policy, 1993-; VOLVE and National Director for civil society organizations focused Ethics Committee, Yevdokimov Public Participation and Engage- on public health, social security, Moscow Medical Stomatologi- ment in Research. Simon Denegri health and health care policy and cal University, 2011-; Council on is Chair of INVOLVE - the national politics in international perspec- Protection of Patients Rights under advisory group for the promotion tive, global health, public health Russian Federal Agency on Health and support of public involve- interests advocacy, civil society Care Surveillance, 2008-2009; ment in research, funded by the involvement. Participates in in- Expert board under Committee UK’s National Institute for Health ternational cooperation (1984-), of State Duma on protection of Research (NIHR) - and NIHR’s including FCTC (2001-). Publi- population health, 2008-; expert National Director for Public Par- cations: Towards Healthy Russia. of Church-Public board on pro- ticipation and Engagement in Focus on NCDs, 1993; THR. Pre- tection from threats of alcohol Research. vention of NCDs in Context of Re- use, 2009; Governing Board of forms, 1995; Preventive approach World Federation of Public Health Desmond-Hellmann in current health care system of Associations, 2001-2009; Scien- Susan the Russian Federation; Tobacco tific council of European Public Epidemic in Russia; Alcohol use Health Association, 1997-2005; in Russian Federation; European Editorial board of “Zdrowie Pub- Smoking Cessation Guidelines liczne”, journal of MoH of Poland, and Quality Standards; Russian 2001-; Expert group, guidelines Tobacco Deal. Investigation of of tobacco use cessation and mass murder; Promoting health treatment of tobacco depen- of migrants in Russia and U.S. dence, 2013; Expert group, joint through social changes Fellow- initiatives of Russia and U.S. in ships: Fulbright Fellow, Fulbright global health and Summit of civil New Century Scholars Program society leaders of Russia and U.S., “Challenges of Health in a Border- 2009; WG “Health”, US-Russia So- less World”, 2001-2 with Dr Ilona cial Expertise Exchange Program Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, Kickbush as Distinguished Scholar, (SEE), 2011-; WG “Health”, BRICS MPH is Chancellor, University of Visiting Scholar, GWU, Washing- Civil Forum, 2015. Speaker at 50+ California, San Francisco. Previ- ton, D.C., 2001. Visiting Scholar, international conferences and ously, responsible for Genentech’s LSHTM, studying tobacco industry meetings in 30+ countries. Development, Regulatory Affairs, documents, 2006. Listed in Who’s Quality, Compliance, Product

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 111 d Dezelic Nada

Portfolio Management, Alliance of Environmental Health School the School of Public Health “An- Management, Business Devel- Public Health “Andrija Stampar” drija Štampar” (Health Ecology, opment and Pipeline Strategy at the same university. She dealt 1, Zagreb 1980, Health Ecology, Support functions. Board-certified with the biochemical and bio- Zagreb 1990). in Internal Medicine and Medical medical research, particularly in Oncology the area of physical biochemistry, Dierks Christian immunochemistry and environ- Dezelic Nada mental health, publishing with associates several notable articles in Croatian and international indexed journals. She investigates the polymer latex properties and their use in medical serology. With coworkers developed a method of preparing monodisperse polystyrene latex (Kolloid-Zeitschrift & Zeitschrift für Polymere, Darm- stadt 1970, 1974), which was included in the manual Macromo- lecular Synthesis (New York, 1977, 6). She participated in the drafting Christian Dierks studied medicine of the original latex photomet- from 1979 to 1981 in Regensburg, Nada Dezelic, PhD, a biochemist ric test to determine the titre in and from 1981 to 1986 in Ham- and Environmental Health Spe- medical serology and immunolo- burg and Cape Town. His doctoral cialist (Bjelovar, March 9, 1936 gy (Chemica Acta, 1970). Her re- thesis in the Andrology he grad- - Zagreb, March 13, 2010)). The search on latex-tests were used in uated in 1987 with Carl Schirren daughter of P. Strohal a lawyer. a medical practice (Zeitschrift für from. After his time as a medical She graduated in 1960 at the Rheumatologie, Darmstadt 1978, officer and training as a ship–and Chemistry Faculty in Zagreb. De- 1981; Rheumatism, 1981), so in Diving Doctor on shipping Medical fended in 1969 PhD thesis Prepa- a Croatian hospital centers and Institute of the Navy in Kiel (flotilla ration of monodisperse polystirene medical institutions is introduced surgeon d. R.), he studied law from latex and their stability in the al- photometric test for rheumatoid 1988 to 1990 in Regensburg and bumin-antialbumin system at the arthritis and other latex-tests. Munich, where he in 1992 as a Medical Faculty in Zagreb, where Since 1966 she also participat- trainee lawyer is a legal doctor- in 1977 was habilitated. From ed in the analysis and study of ate at Horst students -Springo- 1961 she was assistant, from 1979 surface waters and river pollu- rum made. He left in 1994, as a assistant professor, from 1982 tion (Medical Journal, 1978; Water lawyer in Munich and founded in associate professor, and from supply, 1978, Ecology, 1979), and Berlin in 1997 with Thomas Bohle 1986 full professor of Hygiene, since 1983 studying the impact of the law firm Dierks + Bohle, which and after of Environmental health the environment on human health is considered one of Germany’s at the Department of Hygiene, (Medical News, 1983, Rural So- leading law firms in the health Social Medicine and Gener- ciology, 1984; Our topics, 1988). care law. 1999 habilitation he is at al Epidemiology of the Medical She is author and co-author of the Humboldt University in Berlin. Faculty in Zagreb, with full time the course material and text- Dierks is a member of the Ger- employment in the Department books for medical students and man Society for Medical Law e. V.,

112 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dixon Ronald d which he was president from 2000 and Jürgen Wasem, he has devel- now serves as a Project Director to 2008 and a member of the oped the concept of mezzanines for the MGPO. Dr. Dixon’s inter- American Society of Law, Medi- markets (3) ests are in alternative methods of cine & Ethics since 1990. In 1992 health care delivery, specifically he founded the German-South Dixon Ronald relating to general internal med- African Lawyers Association, icine. He is the Principal Investi- which he chaired until 1998. In the gator on a number of research Working Group for Dierks arthro- efforts, notably a joint effort with plasty is an associate member. biomedical engineering to de- Since 2002 he is a member of the velop a kiosk based system for Board of Trustees of the Empress automating certain aspects of the Frederick Foundation. In 2003 care delivery process. Dr. Dixon is he was in the Working Group on on the Board of Directors of Mar- the introduction of the electronic tin’s Point Health Care, a not-for- health card at the Federal Ministry profit Healthcare Delivery System of Health and Social Security ap- and Health Insurance Provider. Dr. pointed. Since 2004 he has been Dixon’s clinical interests are dis- a member of the Berlin Scientif- ease prevention, chronic disease ic Society and the Internation- management, clinical information al Society for Telemedicine and technology, and care of patients eHealth ISfTeH, and since 2010 Ron Dixon, MD, is Director of Vir- with malignancies. a member of the State Board of tual Practice Project at Massa- Trustees Berlin / Brandenburg of chusetts General Hospital Depart- Djukic Dejanovic the German Donors’ Associa- ment of Medicine. Ronald is the Slavica tion. In 1999 he was awarded the Creator and Director of the Virtual German pharmaceutical Rights Practice Project at Massachu- Award of the pmi Verlag. Until setts General Hospital (MGH). He 2002, he was Chairman of the Su- is the Director of CIMIT’s (Center pervisory Board of Antwerpes AG for the Integration of Medicine (now DocCheck AG). The German and Innovative Technology) De- doctor right prize was awarded to livery System Innovation Program, him in 2007. One of his priorities is and the Medical Director of MGH the integration of information and Beacon Hill. Dr. Dixon completed communication technology in the his undergraduate work at McGill supply. In the bodies Forum Info University, graduate work clinical 2000, the Action Forum in health neuropsychology at University of telematics and in the Working Buffalo, and medical training at Prof. Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, MD, Group Legal Aspects of Europe- Dartmouth Medical School. He is a neuropsychiatrist, working at an Health Telematics Association completed residency training at Faculty of Medical Sciences, Uni- EHTEL he has for the further devel- Harvard Medical School/Mas- versity of Kragujevac as a profes- opment of the legal framework for sachusetts General Hospital. He sor. Current position: Head of the user-friendly eHealth in, as part completed a two-year adminis- Department for Psychiatry, Direc- of its verifier against over-regula- trative fellowship with the Massa- tor of Clinic for Mental Disorders tion area of drug supply used. The chusetts General Hospital Physi- “Dr Laza Lazarevic”, President of health economists Stefan Felder cians Organization (MGPO), and the Committee on Health and the

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 113 d Dlouhy Martin

Family of the National Assembly Dlouhy Martin Doll Richard of the Republic of Serbia. Since 2005, she is a Director of the In- ternational Summer School on Prevention of Addictive Diseases of the European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the University for Peace established by the United Nations. She is especially interested in neurobiology of affective disorders, schizophrenia and dementia, addiction and co- morbidity. As a principal investigator she conducted various drug Sir Richard Doll (died in 2005), clinical trials in previous decades. Martin Dlouhy graduated from the eminent epidemiologist and Hon- Pharmacoeconomical and further University of Economics Prague orary Fellow of the London School economical implications of differ- in 1993, where he received de- of Hygiene and Tropical Medi- ent applied treatments has been gree in operational research and cine (LSHTM) in London, UK. He her focus - in Serbia, as well as econometrics. He also studied was perhaps most famous for his comparing the other countries in health policy and finance at the ground-breaking studies over 50 the region. She has been included London School of Hygiene and years into the health effects of in adoption and implementation Tropical Medicine and London smoking, first at the LSHTM with of new mental health legislations School of Economics (1995), and Sir Austin Bradford Hill and later and currently is interested to sup- public and social policy at the with Sir Richard Peto. This work port the further development of School of Social Sciences, Charles established the enormous bur- community psychiatry concept University in Prague (1996). He den of illness and death caused in Serbia. She gave a regional earned PhD degree in opera- by cigarette smoking and helped impact in mental health preven- tional research and economet- launch smoking control initiatives tion and promotion of healthier rics in 1998. Since 1993, he has credited with prolonging millions life styles. been working at the Department of lives. He also helped document of Econometrics at the University the risk of leukaemia and other of Economics Prague. Academic cancers from exposure to ionizing year 2003/2004 he spent at the radiation and studied the effects University of California at Berkeley. of other occupational exposures, His special interests are efficiency including asbestos, benzene and evaluation and an application of mustard gas. quantitative modelling in health services (technology assessment, cost analysis, capacity planning). He lectures on mathematical economics, game theory, and simu- lation (35).

114 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Donahue L. Charles d

Donahue L. Charles to support networking opportu- pje FM and, since 2006, Profes- nities for BUSPH alumni, friends, sor at the European Center for students, and faculty, and will Peace and Development (ECPD) support events over the next three University for Peace established years to bring these groups to- by the United Nations - Belgrade gether around key topics in the ECPD Headquarters. Prof. Donev fields of health policy and man- is founder and the first chief of the agement and health law, bioeth- Chair of Social Medicine (1994) ics, and human rights and founder and the first director of the Institute of Social Medicine Donev Doncho (1998) within the Skopje FM. He was driving force for establishing Center/ School of Public Health (2003) and developing MPH and PhD studies curricula in Pub- Charles L. Donahue Jr is the past lic Health at the FM-Skopje. His president of HealthCare Value professional and research interest Management and formerly an include broad scope of activities adjunct professor in the BU Cen- related to prevention and control ter for Health Planning. Dona- of non-communicable diseases hue has had a long and prolific (NCD) and other priority health career developing and apply- problems, health status and ing entrepreneurial approach- Doncho Donev, MD, PhD, is a health needs of the vulnerable es to health care challenges and professor of social medicine and population groups, organization has dedicated himself to health public health expert with more of health systems and healthcare planning and public health. He than 30 years experience in the management, health economics, is also a long-standing admir- field. After having graduated at health education and history and er of the BUSPH faculty, including the Faculty of Medicine (FM) “St. philosophy of medicine and public Professors Alan Sager and Lenny Cyril and Methodius” University in health. As a national counterpart Glantz. When Donahue’s daugh- Skopje, R. Macedonia, in 1973, he of WHO he contributed for pre- ter Caroline graduated in 2012 completed specialization in social paring the European Strategy and with a concentration in health medicine in 1981 and was elect- Action Plan for Prevention and policy and management (HPM) ed Assist. Lecturer in 1982. He Control of NCDs and related doc- and an interest in health law, she received Doctoral Degree (PhD) uments in R. Macedonia. Since decided to further her educa- in early 1993 at the FM-Skopje 2000 he has actively participated tion at Northeastern Law School, and was elected Assist. Profes- in a broad scope of educational where she is currently in her third sor in May 1993. Then he realized and research activities within the year. Donahue’s background in- one-year postdoctoral studies in Stability Pact Project for Training cludes service in the Peace Corps public health (Hubert H. Hum- and Research Cooperation in SEE and a master’s in health plan- phrey Fellowship Program) at the countries (http://www.snz.unizg. ning from Cornell University. He Emory University School of Public hr/ph-see/index.htm). The con- values BUSPH’s student internship Health in Atlanta, GA, USA, in the tribution of Prof. Donev to public programs for offering practical, academic year 1993/94. He was health development in Mace- hands-on learning experiences. elected Assoc. Professor in 1998 donia, SEE Region and broader He envisions the forum as a way and Professor in 2003 at the Sko- has been recognized and he was

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 115 d Dooris Mark awarded a number of nation- the Healthy Settings Unit within the a member of the Editorial Board al and international recognitions School of Health at the Univer- for Critical Public Health. He was and rewards, among them - the sity of Central Lancashire. Mark co-chair of the UK Health for All Academician of the American chairs UCLan’s Healthy University Network from 1992-1994 and Biographical Institute, in 2009. Steering Group and is current- chaired the International Union of Prof. Donev is author of more than ly Sustainability Champion for Health Promotion and Education’s 300 articles, book chapters and the university’s School of Health. Global Working Group on Healthy papers presented and published He and his team are engaged Settings from 2007-2011. in Proceedings and peer-review in research, evaluation, teach- journals in biomedicine. He is Ed- ing, training, network develop- Dorner Thomas itor-in-Chief for Public Health of ment and programme delivery. the Open Access Mac J Med Sci They currently co-ordinate the UK and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Mate- Healthy Universities Network and ria Soc Med, as well as a member lead a pan-regional prison health of the Editorial Board of numer- and wellbeing programme within ous scientific journals. He is an the North West of England – and editor and author/coauthor of from 2011-2014 co-ordinated the a number of textbooks, mono- the UK Healthy Cities Network and graphs and books, including the managed the operational deliv- following international books: 1st ery of the World Health Organi- editor of the FPH-SEE Book on zation Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion and Disease Health in Prisons. Mark studied at Prevention (2007), co-editor of Oxford University and Southbank the PH-SEE Book on Health Sys- Polytechnic, has completed the Thomas E. Dorner is associate tems and Their Evidence Based National Public Health Leader- professor at the centre for public Development (2004) (http://www. ship Programme and undertook health, institute of social medicine snz.unizg.hr/ph-see/publications. his Doctorate at Deakin University at the medical university of Vien- htm), 1st editor of the Proceedings (Australia) – entitled ‘Healthy Set- na. He has studied human med- of the ECPD International Sum- tings: Past, Present and Future’. He icine at the University of Vienna mer Schools on Management of has a background in health pro- and graduated as master of pub- Healthcare Institutions (2013). motion, public health, community lic health. His lecture qualification development, healthy cities and theses (“Habilitation”) was written Dooris Mark environmental and sustainable about “social determinants for transport policy – and has worked health resources, health behavior, in a range of roles within the and morbidity, and consequenc- health service, voluntary sector es for social medicine and public and local government. Mark was health”. Since 2012 he is president a member of the evaluation team of the Austrian public health asso- for Phases III and IV of WHO’s Eu- ciation. His main research topics ropean Healthy Cities Programme are epidemiology, health care and has undertaken wider con- research, social determinants sultancy work relating to Healthy of health, health behavior and Cities, community participation lifestyle, physical activity, health Mark Dooris is Professor in Health and sustainable development. promotion in the elderly, frailty. and Sustainability and Director of He has published widely and is He is guest researcher at the de-

116 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dovlo Delanyo d partment of clinical neuroscience, UK, and a Membership of the Dowdeswell Barrie division of insurance medicine, West Africa College of Physicians Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. (MWACP). He realized one-year Furthermore, he is member of the postgraduate leadership study steering committee of EUROPREV program in public health (Hubert (European network for prevention H. Humphrey Fellowship Program) and health promotion in prima- at the Emory University School of ry care). Public Health in Atlanta, GA, USA, in the academic year 1993/94. Dovlo Delanyo He is also a Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians & Sur- geons. Dr. Dovlo was part of the “Joint Learning Initiative”, a global HRH review in 2004 and was lead author of its Africa report, also Barrie Dowdeswell trained as an contributing to the global report, economist and spent his early “Human Resources for Health: years with a major multi-nation- Overcoming the Crisis” (2004). He al corporation prior to a 30-year has served on the External Advi- career in the NHS. For a substan- sory Group on HRH for WHO-HQ tial part of that time, he was the in 2004, chaired the WHO AFRO Chief Executive Officer of one of “Multi-Disciplinary Advisory Group the UK’s major teaching hospi- on Human Resources for Health” tals. He was also a member of Dr. Delanyo Dovlo is Director of between 2004-05 and served several national NHS policy ad- the Health Systems and Services on the Health Advisory Group of visory boards. In the late nineties, Cluster at the WHO Regional Of- the UN Global Commission on he left the NHS to pursue wider fice for Africa (AFRO) since July International Migration. He has interests in health policy devel- 2014. He was previously WHO published on the migration of Afri- opment, including research into Representative to Rwanda and can health workers, health worker capital investment strategy in the before that, Health Systems Advis- education and on management health sector. He accepted an er at WHO-HQ in Geneva. He is a capacity in health. appointment as Research Fellow, public health physician with over University at the University of New 30 years’ experience in clinical South Wales, Sydney to undertake and public health practice. He research studies in health care was director of Human Resources investment strategy that contrib- Development in Ghana’s Minis- uted to the then (2000) Australian try of Health during the coun- Senate Review of the role of public try’s health sector reforms in the private partnerships in the health 1990s, and served as consultant sector. He was also formerly Ex- to several developing countries ecutive Director of the European on Human Resources for Health, Health Property Network. In 2008 Health Systems and Sector Re- he took on his current role, with a forms. Dr Dovlo has an MB CHB focus on developing more com- from the University of Ghana, an prehensive and collaborative Eu- MPH from University of Leeds, rope-wide teaching and research

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 117 d Drane Alexandra in this field. He has directed a Corporation. As co-founder and es require big risks – as well as substantial portfolio of research former President of the company, the humility to understand when studies. He has been appoint- Drane helped Eliza evolve from something isn’t working, and to ed by the European Commission, a pure technology to a key part learn from those experiences. She Directorate of Regional Develop- of the engagement strategies at brings the full force of her expe- ment, (DG Regio) as ‘expert advis- the nation’s leading healthcare rience, vision, and determination er’ to the EU on structural fund organizations. Her first-to-market to address head-on the biggest strategy for health at European, ideas and design approaches re- challenges that we have as indi- national and regional levels. He sult in higher consumer satisfac- viduals, as an industry, and as a is also supporting the EU Council tion, improved health and wellness nation – becoming our healthiest, High Level Reflection Process on measures and reduced health- happiest, most successful selves. Health, providing advice on cohe- care spending. Drane’s passion Drane holds a bachelor’s degree sion policy and translation of the for engagement and authenticity in economics from Tufts Universi- Commission’s strategic manifesto is reflected in her mission-driv- ty, where she graduated summa Europe 2020 for the health care en work. In October 2008, Drane cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. sector. He is a visiting lecturer at co-founded Engage with Grace, She sits on the Board of Advisors Semmelweis University, Budapest, a not-for-profit movement that of TEDMED, the Harvard Executive MCI Innsbruck, Austria and Aalto has proven to be a safe place for Sleep Council and is Vice Chair University, Helsinki (37). individuals looking for informa- of the Board of Trustees for Beth tion, support and guidance about Israel Deaconess Medical Center Drane Alexandra end-of-life discussions. She is also (a Harvard Teaching Hospital) in co-founder of a non-profit, web- Boston, MA. Drane is a member of based movement called Seduce- the Health Executive Leadership Health that aims to reframe how Network, Women Business Leaders the healthcare industry commu- of the U.S. Health Care Indus- nicates with the people it serves try Foundation and is a trustee of by adding greater passion, joy several charitable trusts. Drane and inspiration. Some of Drane’s was named one of Disruptive contributions include introducing Women in Health Care’s Women the concept of “The Unmention- to Watch in 2014, Boston Globe’s For over 20 years, Alexandra ables” -- the idea that life context 2013 Top 100 Women Leaders Drane has focused on using tech- issues such as caregiving and and the 2013 North of Boston nology to help people live happier, financial stress have measurable Business Woman of the Year by healthier and more productive impact on health, productivity and the Daily Item. She also has been lives. Her strategic use of tech- spending, and that the health- named to the Boston Business nology to engage people in their care industry has a responsibili- Journal’s “40 Under 40” list and health has been adopted by the ty to address them. This notion of appears on the Healthspottr Fu- nation’s top healthcare organi- “The Unmentionables” has been ture Health 100 list, which includes zations and her human-centered named a top-five healthcare some of the most creative and in- design approach has been ap- trend and the Vulnerability Index fluential people working in health- plied to government, academ- that Drane branded to assess care today. Bringing passion, ic and commercial enterprises. and address these issues has now humor, authenticity and inspira- In her most recent role, Drane been deployed to tens of thou- tion to a global audience, Drane served as Chief Visionary Officer sands of people. Drane is a leader is one of the most sought-after and Chair of the Board of Eliza who believes that big challeng- speakers and has keynoted at

118 BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH Drucker Ernest d high-visibility industry events, in- in Chief (with John Booth Davies) her Bachelors of Science (major cluding TEDMED, Health 2.0, Stra- of Addiction Research and Theory journalism, major biology, minor ta Rx, MedicineX and more. (1993- 2005); and is now found- music) from Concordia Universi- ing Editor in Chief of Harm Reduc- ty. Following her graduation from Drucker Ernest tion Journal. Dr. Drucker was a Concordia, Annie took a year off founder (in 1994) of the Interna- to travel and gain work experi- tional Harm Reduction Associa- ence when she interned with Phy- tion; founder and Chairman of sicians For a Smoke-Free Canada the Board of Doctors of the World where she worked on flavoured / USA (1993-1997). He has been tobacco legislative loopholes. a Fellow of the Lindesmith Center Annie also spent a semester as at the Open Society Institute, a an intern with CPHA where she senior Soros Justice Fellow since worked on the Frontline Health: 2004, and is a 2010-2011 Senior Beyond Healthcare project. She is Specialist in Global Health of the currently the research coordina- Ernest Drucker is Professor Emer- US/Australian Fulbright Program tor at Quebec’s largest home- itus,Mamalian School of Public at the Law School of the University less shelter where she strives to Health at Columbia University, of New South Wales. His book, A increase knowledge about home- Newyork, USA. Ernest Drucker is Plague of Prisons: The Epidemiolo- lessness and improve organiza- Professor Emeritus in the Depart- gy of Mass Incarceration in Amer- tional policies. ment of Family and Social Medi- ica, was published by The New cine, Montefiore Medical Center/ Press in Sept of 2011. Research In- Duran Antonio Albert Einstein College of Med- terest: Family and Social Medicine. icine; and Senior Research Associ- ate and Scholar in Residence at Duchesne Annie John Jay College of Criminal Jus- tice of The City University of NY. He is licensed as a Clinical Psychol- ogist in NY State and conducts research in AIDS, drug policy, and prisons and is active in public health and human rights efforts in the US and abroad. For 25 years Dr. Drucker was Director of Pub- lic Health and Policy Research at Montefiore/Einstein, founding Director of Montefiore’s 1000 pa- Through almost 20 years, Dr Anto- tient drug treatment program until Annie Duchesne, MScPH is re- nio Duran has achieved a broad 1990; an NIH funded principal in- cent graduate of McGill Univer- professional record as Interna- vestigator since 1991 and author sity’s Masters of Science in Public tional Consultant collaborating of over 100 peer reviewed scientif- Health program. Her interests with many international organiza- ic articles, texts, and book chap- include social justice, knowl- tions. He has especially extended ters. He was founding Associate edge translation and the role of working relationships with WHO Editor of The International Journal emerging technologies in public and the WB and has also worked of Drug Policy; founder and Editor health messaging. Annie received for DfID, the EU and IDB and oth-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 119 d Durie Mason ers. Dr. Duran has gained partic- Durie Mason growing interest in Maori health ular expertise in working in and and especially the philosophies leading health system reform proj- inherent in the Maori develop- ects. His experience in Eastern Eu- ment approach where autono- ropean and Former Soviet Union my, integrated social, cultural and Countries has provided him with economic development were em- particularly deep knowledge of phasised. In 1988 he began work Transition Countries. He has also on the Lange government’s Royal worked in Latin America and Asia. Commission on Social Policy. He is currently working regularly in One of his most-quoted contri- India, the Maldives, Bahrain and butions to the field is the concept Poland. Dr. Duran regularly col- of Whare Tapu Wha, which is his laborates and holds an honorary model of the Maori understanding appointment as Technical Adviser of health. In the model, there are for the European Observatory on Mason Durie became an advo- four dimensions to health: taha Health Systems and Policies in cate for public health as a result tinana (physical wellbeing), taha Brussels. He is also visiting Lecturer of work in mental health. While hinengaro (mental and emotion- at the Andalusian School of Public never intending to work specifi- al wellbeing), taha whanau (so- Health, in Granada, Spain, where cally in the public health field, his cial well-being) and taha wairua he teaches Health Systems and work in psychiatry led him to the (spiritual wellbeing). Each of these International Health Policies and realisation that health, particularly four dimensions of hauora influ- a regular lecturer on the same mental health, is a function of the ences and supports the others - a topics for the Management Cen- environment in which people live. classic public health approach! In tre in Innsbruck, Austria, as well Raised in Feilding, Mason Durie 1998, he arrived at Massey Univer- as a frequent speaker at national attended Te Aute College then sity to head up the new Depart- and international forums. He has Otago University. After a two year ment of Maori Studies and today a broad range of publications on internship at Palmerston North, holds the positions of Professor of the above areas, the latest one he traveled to McGill University Maori Research and Development being on Governing Public Hos- in Canada to do post-graduate as well as the Deputy Vice-Chan- pitals. Antonio Duran also acts study in psychiatry. Professor Durie cellor (Maori). In te ao Maori, the as CEO at Técnicas de Salud, a says many of his ideas about peo- Maori world, Mason Durie has also private consultancy company in ple’s health stem from his time contributed to the National Health the fields of Health Policies and as part of a community psychia- Committee, the Mental Health Systems which holds a long-term try team, when he realised health Foundation, the Mental Health partnership with private firms in is closely related to the environ- Commission and the Health Re- the development of the health in- ments and experiences people search Council. From Massey, he formation systems. have at home and in their com- has launched a raft of projects munities and with their people. which are building up an unprece- He discovered only later this was dented amount of empirical data in fact a public health approach about Maori life and society. and it is the one he brought back to New Zealand to incorporate into his 20 years of psychiatric practice. The public health model was further fuelled by his

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Dyakova Mariana ued in Germany, the Netherlands the Medical Faculty in Sarajevo, and the UK. She was actively in- where she came immediately af- volved into public health capacity ter the graduation at the Medical building in South Eastern Europe Faculty in Belgrade in 1953. She and a variety of European health passed all phases of elections in projects. From 2010 Mariana has the academic titles from assistant been working for the University of to which position she was elect- Warwick, Public Health England, ed 1956, then assistant professor the National Health Service (NHS) in 1966, an associate professor and the local government in the in 1973 and the professorship in UK. She also took a position as 1979. She specialized in pedi- a Technical Officer for policy atrics at the Pediatric Clinic in and governance for health and Sarajevo, and become special- Mariana Dyakova, MD, MPH, PhD, wellbeing in the World Health ist in 1957. Doctoral thesis on FFPH(UK) is presently a consul- Organization (WHO) Regional “physical deficiency in children in tant in public health medicine Office for Europe, Copenhagen B&H” defended at the Faculty of and deputy director (interna- (2013/14). Along the course of her Medicine in Sarajevo 1966, and tional lead) for Policy, Research work, Mariana has been active- for these two areas have opted and International Development ly involved in the Forum for Public professor Mirjana Dzmhur that all Directorate in Public Health Wales. Health in South Eastern Europe, her working academic life devote Mariana is leading the Welsh In- ASPHER, EUPHA, EHMA, the WHO to the pediatric welfare, where she ternational Health Co-ordina- Healthy Cities and Regions for gained reputation in Yugosla- tion Centre and continues her Health Network, EuroHealthNet via and worldwide, and leading academic role as an honorary and the European Health Forum significant research projects in clinical lecturer at the University Gastein. this field, then by the team with of Warwick. Her research and ap- a golden generation of profes- plied interests are in the areas of Dzumhur Mirjana sionals in hygiene and social European health policy; evidence medicine in Sarajevo and the for- translation and implementation mer Yugoslavia. She belonged to into policy and practice; sustain- pre-war professors and lecturers able development and health; on this subject, which Sarajevo cardiovascular risk assessment School of Social medicine and and prevention; multimorbidity health care organizations pro- and integrated care; public health mote at the Yugoslav and world communication and media. Orig- level. Professor Dzumhur rose inally from Bulgaria (born 1978), many generations of undergrad- Mariana gained her academ- uate and postgraduate students ic, policy and practical experi- at the Medical School. She taught ence across Europe. She has a students of medicine, dentist- medical degree from the Medical ry and other medical schools in University of Sofia and started her Mirjana Dzumhur, MD, PhD (Bu- Sarajevo in subjects of hygiene, academic career in the Facul- dapest,1923 - London, 2011), social medicine and health ed- ty of Public Health in Sofia where was professor of Social med- ucation. She led many research she gained her MPH and PhD. Her icine at University of Sarajevo. projects, among them are the postgraduate training contin- Her whole work life she spent at most important in the area of re-

BIOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH 121 d Dzumhur Mirjana search in deficiency among pre- school and school children and youth, family planning, research the incidence of cervical cancer in women, research of respiratory organs chronic diseases, from which results the professor Mirjana Dzumhur has published over 100 scientific and professional articles in national and international journals and conference proceedings from congresses of social medicine and pediatrics. She was also the author or coauthor of four university textbooks. She was during several occasions on professional training abroad (outside of Yugoslavia), mostly in UK. One time she performed the function of the Dean of the Higher Medi- cal School in Sarajevo. She was a member of several scientific and professional associations in Bos- nia and Herzegovina and former Yugoslavia. She has won several awards, plaques and medals. For dedicated and respected scientific research she received in 1981 the prestigious award “Veselin Maslesa”.

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