Population Health Metrics

Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS, a pulmonary physician and epidemiologist, is Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, an MD from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. His current research focuses on the health risks of inhaled pollutants—particles and ozone in outdoor air and indoor pollutants including secondhand smoke and radon.  He has also investigated the occurrence and causes of cancer and respiratory diseases, emphasizing the risks of active and passive smoking.  For several decades, he has been involved in global health, focusing on tobacco control, air pollution, and chronic disease prevention. 

Shereen Hussein, BSc, MSc, PhD, a medical demographer and population scientist, is a Health and Social Care Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. She acts as a policy advisor for ageing, health and social care workforce policies to several governments. Her current research focuses on long-term care and health policies, including measuring unmet health and care needs, workforce outcomes and quality of care. Her research also examines how migration and technology shape ageing perspectives, care demand and preferences. She has been involved in global ageing and LTC policy developments, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, working closely with the United Nations, the World Health Organisation, and the World Bank.