News Release

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March 28, 2005

Reischl Discusses Health Effects Of Tsunamis At Free Lecture On Wednesday

A Boise State University lecture series exploring the consequences of December’s devastating tsunami concludes Wednesday with a lecture by Uwe Reischl, M.D., director of BSU’s Center for Health Policy and a professor of health sciences.

Reischl’s lecture, “Health Effects of Tsunamis: Immediate and Long Term Concerns,” is at 7:30 p.m. in Room 106 of the Liberal Arts Building, and is open to the public.

Reischl will discuss the global impact of the tsunami, including its effect on infrastructure, population, and environment. He will discuss how communities deal with issues such as displacement and migration, and how nations allocate limited resources and address issues of equity and equality. In addition, Reischl also will explore how the disaster will affect the wealthy, the poor and the forgotten in the future.

Reischl is a public health physician with a focus on occupational health. He has contributed to the assessment of global health conditions and has been involved in the evaluation of health care systems internationally. Reischl formerly served as a science adviser to the global advisory committee on health research of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Wednesday’s lecture is the fifth in an interdisciplinary series, “Terror from the Sea: Understanding the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami” that began Feb. 23. Other lectures in the series have included presentations on why a moderate tsunami was the most deadly in recorded history, a historical perspective of Indonesia and the tsunami, a global environmental health perspective, and the politics of foreign assistance.

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Contact: Uwe Reischl, Center for Health Policy, (208) 426-2445, ureischl@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005