ACSH > About ACSH >

About
ACSH

About ACSH

Trustees and Founders Circle

Scientific Advisors

ACSH Staff

Membership

FAQ

Contact ACSH

Recognizing a Giant of Our Time: Dr. Norman Borlaug Turns 90

Possibly greatest among the twentieth century's unsung and largely unknown benefactors is Dr. Norman Borlaug, whose ninetieth birthday we celebrated on Thursday, March 25th. Read Full >>

Home > ACSH Staff >

Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
President

	Printer Format
	E-mail Information

Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan is President of the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) and a member of its Board of Trustees. She founded ACSH in 1978.

Whelan is a graduate of Connecticut College . She has a Masters in Public Health from the Yale School of Medicine a Master of Science from the Harvard School of Public Health , and a Doctor of Science from the Harvard School of Public Health .

Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications such as Across the Board, Health Confidential, Journal of the American Medical Association, and newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and New York Post.

Whelan has many professional affiliations and honorary positions in associations such as Men and Women in Science, the American Institute of Nutrition, and the American Medical Writers Association. She has received many awards, including ones from the American Public Health Association and the American Institute of Chemists.

(Profile posted February. 2007.)


News Center

	ACSH's President Dismisses Harvard Health Letter's Condemnation of Plastic Products as Health Risks

	It’s the Food, Stupid (from National Review Online)

	The Top 10 Public Health Travesties of 2005 (from National Review Online and the Washington Times)

[ List All ]


Health Issues

	Toxics (from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

	Group Not Industry-Funded (from the Dallas Morning News)

	Good Science (from the National Post)

[ List All ]


Publications

	Weighing Benefits and Risks in Pharmaceutical Use: A Consumer's Guide

	Bridging the Ideological Divide: An Analysis of Views on Tobacco Policy

	A Critical Assessment of "Lies, Damned Lies, & 400,000 Smoking-Related Deaths" by Robert Levy and Rosalind Marimont Published in Regulation,* Fall 1998

[ List All ]


Health Facts and Fears

	Opposing ABC's Anti-Vaccine/Autism Propaganda Show

	Cigarette Smoking and the Church's "Pro-Life" Position

	Two Types of Cigarettes, One for Teens, Both Stupid

[ List All ]

Quick Search

Contact Information

Elizabeth M. Whelan
whelane@acsh.org