Rosalie Bertell
Rosalie Bertell (born 4 April 1929, Buffalo, New York) is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. She has been working in the field of environmental health since 1970.[1]
Biography
From 1969 to 1978 Dr. Bertell was senior cancer research scientist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. She has also been a consultant to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and to Health Canada.[1]
In 1983 she received the Hans-Adalbert Schweigart Medal from the World Union for Protection of Life.I WAS OFFER THIS AWARD BUT COULD NOT ATTEND THE CEREMONY BECAUSE OF AN ENGAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND. ROSALIE BERTELL
Bertell HELPED TO FOUND IN 1984 AND was president of International Institute of Concern for Public Health from 1987 to 2004.She founded AND COORDINATED the 'International Medical Commission Chernobyl' in 1996 and also COORDINATED THE International Medical Commission Bhopal 1994.
Bibliography
Dr. Bertell published many articles and was editor of the journal, "International Perspectives in Public Health". She wrote the books No Immediate Danger: Prognosis for a Radioactive Earth (1985) and Planet Earth: The Latest Weapon of War (2000).[2]
Awards
Dr. Rosalie Bertell had many awards such as :
- Right Livelihood Award
- World Federalist Peace Award
- Ontario Premier's Council on Health
- Health Innovator Award
- the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 award
- the Sean MacBride International Peace Prize.