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Stephen A. Bezruchka

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Senior Lecturer, Health Services
Senior Lecturer, Global Health


Education

MPH   Johns Hopkins University, 1993   (International Health)
MD   Stanford University, 1973   (Medicine)
AM   Harvard University, 1967   (Mathematics)
BSc   University of Toronto (Canada), 1966   (Mathematics, Physics)

Contact Info

email:   sabez@uw.edu

office:   H690C, Health Sciences Building

address:
Department of Health Services
UW School of Public Health
Seattle, WA 98195-7660

campus box:   357660
voice:   206-616-2901
fax:   206-685-4184

About

Stephen Bezruchka also works with the Department of Global Health MPH program. He has spent over 10 years in Nepal working in various health programs, and teaching in remote regions. He tries to draw attention to the socioeconomic determinants of the health of populations.


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

  • HSERV 476
    Introduction to Applied Ethnographic Methods in Public Health
  • HSERV 482
    The Health of Populations
  • HSERV 514
    Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities
  • HSERV 531   (COPHP)
    COPHP Population Health



Burtle A, Bezruchka S. Population Health and Paid Parental Leave: What the United States Can Learn from Two Decades of Research. Healthcare (Basel). 2016 Jun 1;4(2). pii: E30. doi: 10.3390/healthcare4020030. Review.  PMID: 27417618    PMCID: PMC4934583
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Bezruchka, S., Inequality Kills. In D. C. Johnston (Ed.), Divided: the perils of our growing inequality. 2014. New York: New Press.
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Bezruchka, S., Early Life Or Early Death: Support For Child Health Lasts A Lifetime. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2015, 6(2), 204-229.
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Mahat A, Bezruchka SA, Gonzales V, Connell FA. Assessment of graduate public health education in Nepal and perceived needs of faculty and students. Hum Resour Health. 2013 Apr 26;11(1):16. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-16.  PMID: 23621945    PMCID: PMC3640966
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Bezruchka S. The hurrider I go the behinder I get: the deteriorating international ranking of U.S. health status. Annu Rev Public Health. 2012 Apr;33:157-73. Epub 2012 Jan 3.  PMID: 22224875
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2018
Chair, thesis committee for Ruben Krishnananthan
Health Differences in Australia and the United States: The role of Social Expenditures

2016
Chair, capstone for Julianna Alson
Capacity Building for Comprehensive Sex Education in Washington: Informing Equity in Policy Development through Mapping

2014
Chair, capstone for Leigh Alderman
"One nation...indivisible...with liberty and justice for all." Breaking our pledge: How U.S. incarceration policies divide and imprison our children and harm their health

2014
Member, capstone for Elizabeth Ambriz
Cross Agency ESJ Health Enrollment Team members, their departments, and agencies practice effective and proactive outreach strategies to inform King County residents about health care insurance and how to enroll

Population Health Forum

Population Health Forum is an organization of health activists originally launched at the University of Washington, raises awareness of, promotes dialogue about, and explores how political, economic and social inequalities interact to reduce the overall health status of our society. We host forums, sponsor discussions, develop curriculum, teach courses, sponsor workshops, and provide speakers to promote knowledge and to advocate for action in service of a healthier society. The Forum's website http://depts.washington.edu/eqhlth/ has much material and notices of our meetings as well as subscription information for the listserve at the bottom left of the home page.