Luisa Vinton

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KRT Wire | 04/24/2006 | Chernobyl still poisons bodies... - [Cached Version]
Published on: 4/24/2006 Last Visited: 4/24/2006
"The psychological impact is now considered to be Chernobyl's biggest health consequence," said Luisa Vinton, a senior project manager for the United Nations' Development Program, which helped produce a comprehensive study of the accident's impact."People have been led to think of themselves as victims over the years, and are therefore more apt to take a passive approach toward their future, rather than developing a system of self-sufficiency.

"There's a sense of waiting for rescue from a rescuer that never comes," Vinton continued.
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: 20 years after... - [Cached Version]
Published on: 4/26/2006 Last Visited: 4/26/2006
"The psychological impact is now considered to be Chernobyl's biggest health consequence," said Luisa Vinton, a senior project manager for the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), which helped produce a comprehensive study of the accident's impact."People have been led to think of themselves as victims over the years, and are therefore more apt to take a passive approach toward their future, rather than developing a system of self-sufficiency.

"There's a sense of waiting for rescue from a rescuer that never comes," Vinton said.