Richard Visser
Former Minister of Health and Sport, Aruba
Biography
During his distinguished career, Richard W. M. Visser D.C. MPH,Ph.D. has focused on the pandemic of childhood obesity among various populations, working in consultation with other international experts. He studied the problem and implemented solutions from many perspectives: as a clinical researcher, academic and educator, activist and politician, entrepreneur, concerned citizen and parent. His work has made vital contributions to a greater understanding of the biological, sociological, and psychological factors surrounding childhood obesity. Having written numerous articles on the subject for professional journals, he has twice presented papers in Geneva at the congress hosted by the International Association of the Study of Obesity, and he’s currently collaborating with the Department of Public and Occupational Health in the Netherlands on a proposal for combating the disease throughout the Caribbean. Early in 2008, he was appointed by the Government of Aruba to head the Obesity Task Force, and a year later, he began his four- year term as Aruba’s Minister of Health, and Sport. Today Dr. Visser continues his innovative approach to healthcare by converging the exponential technological development going on right now with never before seen global connectivity. In so doing empower Nations, by sourcing their most valuable health assets and magnifying their presence through technological innovation, creating never before seen access to quality care and information from within.
Abstract
Abstract : The Aruba Project, a road map for population approach to combating obesity