Dr. Lester Breslow This is Me

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1. 1. www.tulsa-health.org

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   Published on: 3/26/2008   Last Visited: 5/31/2008

   Secrets to Life Expectancy presented by Lester Breslow, MD, MPH, SCD, Professor Emeritus of Health Services and Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health, UCLA

2. 2. www.healthpromotionadvocates.org

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   Lester Breslow, MD, MPH, Sc.D HPA Advisory Board
   
   Lester Breslow is Professor Emeritus of Health Services and Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health, UCLA. He teaches, with others in the School, a course for undergraduates, "Contemporary Issues in Public Health," and participates in other courses. Dr. Breslow received the MD and MPH degrees, and ScD (hon), from the University of Minnesota. He has served as Director of Public Health, State of California; and as President of the American Public Health Association, the Association of Schools of Public Health and the International Epidemiological Association. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; was founding Editor, Annual Review of Public Health. Has received Lasker, Dana, Healthtrac, Lienhard (Institute of Medicine), and other awards. Dr. Breslow has served as consultant to local, state, national, and world health agencies as well as to several health publications.

3. 3. HPMAA Journal - Spring 2004 Content

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   Published on: 4/1/2004   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   Faculty Spotlight: Lester Breslow, MD, MPH, ScD (hon.)
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   Dr. Lester Breslow, Professor Emeritus of Health Services and Dean Emeritus, delivered for the first time the speech named in his honor to celebrate of the 30th Annual Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture this past April. The inspiring evening opened with a touching video tribute to honored speaker followed by his keynote address, "The Third Revolution in Health." In contrast to the first revolution against communicable diseases and the second against non-communicable, chronic illnesses, Dr. Breslow described this revolution according to the WHO definition in the 1986 Ottawa Charter as a "resource for every day life…a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities" and "not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." Dr. Breslow perceives this notion of health as the third revolution due to its broad-based recognition among health care professionals and organized public health as a whole. Furthermore, it is the measurement of health and the tracking of further progress in health in this next era that is the focus of his current work. Nonetheless, "Mr. Public Health," as Dr. Breslow is often affectionately referred to in the profession, is currently active as a professor emeritus in Health Services and as a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. He also currently sits on the five-member Commission on Public Health for LA County and serves on the State Medicine/Public Health Committee.
   
   A one-page summary does not do justice to Dr. Breslow's lifetime of contributions to the field of Public Health. A pioneer of modern thinking about public health, he accomplished much of his greatest work during the 22 years of leadership and public service with the California Department of Public Health. During this time, Dr. Breslow successfully lobbied for the establishment of a state tumor registry and later provided evidence to US Surgeon General's landmark 1964 report linking smoking to cancer. Among many of his career highlights was having established the first chronic disease program in 1946, which addressed the second revolution in health against non-communicable diseases. It was also during his tenure in the 1960s when his milestone studies culminated in the dissemination of "Seven Healthy Habits," which asserted simple lifestyle habits that could significantly extend and enhance life. In 1968, Dr. Breslow began his affiliation with UCLA as a professor, and in 1972 he became Dean of the School of Public Health.
   
   Professor Breslow's leadership has spanned many of the most prestigious and respected public health organizations. To name a few, he is founding editor of the Annual Review of Public Health, editor in chief the Encyclopedia of Public Health, a member of the Institute of Medicine, a former president of the International Epidemiology Association, former President of the American Public Health Association, and former president of the Association of Schools of Public Health.
   
   In addition to his lifelong crusade to promote healthy living, Dr. Breslow is a loving, nurturing great grandfather of two. He has been an avid gardener for over 20 years, and together with his wife walk 2.5 miles, five days a week. Dr. Breslow's leadership has helped set the course for modern thinking about health and continues to be a role model for others in public health.
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   Among our other featured celebrities Millie Sterz, 2004 dinner chair, Dr. Lester Breslow, our students, our scholarship awardee, Dr. Patti Ganz and the many progressive activities of our department, you can see that each year we continually raise the bar of excellence for our school, our association and the greater healthcare community.