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News Release
July 16, 2007
BSU's Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Louis Sullivan
Oct. 16 at the Morrison Center
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of health and human services
under President George H.W. Bush, will speak as part of the Boise State
University Distinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 16, in the Morrison
Center.
Sullivan’s lecture, “Healthcare 2007: Managing the Future,” is free, and no
tickets are required. Limited seating is available on a first-come basis.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and parking is free.
In his presentation, Sullivan proposes a two-pronged approach to improving
the nation's health-care system — changing people’s personal health habits
and fine-tuning the overall system. On June 27, Sullivan embarked on a
nationwide campaign to discuss the consequences of “cost-over-care” health
delivery.
“As one of the nation’s leading public health policy experts, Dr. Sullivan
takes a hard look at this country’s health-care delivery system,” said
Michael Laliberte, vice president for student affairs at Boise State. “We
are pleased to bring him to Boise State University where students, faculty,
staff and the community can enjoy a thought-provoking discussion on an issue
that affects the lives of every American.”
Sullivan will discuss how health facilitators must educate the American
public to be a part of the solution through healthy lifestyles and making
prevention a top national priority and the role government can play to
improve the overall system. He recommends curbing malpractice suits via tort
reform, ensuring that our national health-care strategy supports primary
care as a principal means of expanding access to the underserved, and
reorienting our systems of health insurance (public and private) to reduce
the number of uninsured citizens.
Sullivan is the former president of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta,
and host of the public television series “Frontiers of Medicine.”
Since 2001, the student-funded Distinguished Lecture Series has brought to
Boise State speakers who have had a major impact in politics, the arts,
science, business or in another realm of contemporary significance.
Former speakers in the series include National Book Award winner Jonathan
Kozol, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, Nobel laureate in economics
Joseph Stiglitz, religion historian and author Karen Armstrong, biologist
E.O. Wilson, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, Nobel Peace Prize
recipient and former president of Poland Lech Walesa, hostage negotiator
Terry Waite, and others. More information is available at
www.boisestate.edu/distinguishedlectures/.
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Contact: Michael Laliberte, Vice President for Student Affairs, (208)
426-1418,
michaellaliberte@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho, offering more than 190 fields of interest in eight colleges. The
deadline for degree-seeking students to apply for fall admission is July 18.
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