Stephen Bezruchka
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Senior Lecturer, Global Health Department of Health Services |
Research Interests
Effective methods of disseminating determinants of population health to the general population so they work to change societal structures to improve America's health; theories of global health asking the question why do countries order by health outcomes such as life expectancy in the Health Olympics?; medical harm and the lack of interest in the USA for responding to this marked health risk; medical tourism and its affect on host populations
Related Links
Health Services Biography Page
SciVal Experts Page
Education
MD Medicine, Stanford University, 1973
MPH International Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1993
BSc Mathematics, Physics, University of Toronto (Canada), 1966
AM Mathematics, Harvard University, 1967
In the News
- If There Were a Health Olympics, the U.S. Wouldn't Even Medal
Seattle Times, 08/07/2012 - The health boom from economic bust
The Irish Times, 03/30/2012 - Recession watch: fewer road deaths, more suicides, overall health impact debated
The Oregonian, 10/13/2011 - Income gap is bad for our health
Seattle Times, 06/27/2011 - Students ask: Can you save the world?
Humanosphere/KPLU, 05/24/2011 - The ills inequality brings
Seattle Times, 01/14/2010 - Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Time, 09/01/2009 - Faculty, students, and staff win School-wide awards.
UW School of Public Health News, 07/09/2008 - Inequality May Sicken Us--Really
The Seattle Times, 04/01/2008