Prof. L.J. (Louise) Gunning-Schepers
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Spui 21
1012 WX Amsterdam
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Dr Louise J. Gunning-Schepers (1951) currently holds the position of University Professor of Health and Society at the University of Amsterdam. She was president of the Executive Board of the UvA and HvA from 1 April 2012 until 19 April 2015. Before this position, she was University Professor of Health and Society and president of the Health Council of the Netherlands. Before that, Louise Gunning was president of the AMC-UvA's Executive Board and dean of the UvA's Faculty of Medicine.
About Louise Gunning
Gunning obtained her PhD from the Erasmus University (EUR). As a researcher she worked at the University of Leuven and at the EUR. Gunning also served as a policy staff member at the Dutch Ministry of Health. In 1991, she was appointed Professor of Social Medicine at the AMC-UvA. From 1995 to 1997, she was a member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy. From 1997, she served on the Executive Board of the AMC-UvA and also held the position of vice-dean. In 2001, she was appointed president of the Executive Board of the AMC-UvA and dean of the UvA's Faculty of Medicine. In 2010, she was knighted Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau upon her departure from the AMC-UvA.
Gunning holds various additional positions: board member of the Stichting Comité for the Concertgebouw; international adviser for Cambridge University Health Partners; chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Genomics Initiative; chairman of Scientific Adivsory Council Aids Fund; and member of the Social Adivsory Council of the Dutch Council for Secondary Education (VO-Raad)
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Publications
2001
Marang-van de Mheen, P. J., Shipley, M. J., Witteman, J. C. M., Marmot, M. G., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (2001). Decline of the relative risk of death associated with low employment grade at older age: the impact of age related differences in smoking, blood pressure and plasma cholesterol. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55, 24-28. [details]- ten Asbroek, A. H. A., Marang-van de Mheen, P. J., Defesche, J. C., Kastelein, J. J. P., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (2001). Results from a family and DNA based active identification programme for familial hypercholesterolaemia. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55(7), 500-502. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.55.7.500 [details]
1999
- Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1999). Models: instruments for evidence based policy. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 53, 263. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.53.5.263 [details]
- Reitsma, J. B., Dalstra, J. A. A., Bonsel, G. J., van der Meulen, J. H. P., Koster, R. W., Gunning-Schepers, L. J., & Tijssen, J. G. P. (1999). Cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands, 1975 to 1995: decline in mortality, but increasing numbers of patients with chronic conditions. Heart, 82, 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.82.1.52 [details]
- Reitsma, J. B., Dalstra, J. A. A., Bonsel, G. J., van der Meulen, J. H. P., Koster, R. W., Gunning-Schepers, L. J., & Tijssen, J. G. P. (1999). Cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands, 1975 to 1995: decline in mortality, but increasing numbers of patients with chronic conditions. Heart, 82, 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.82.1.52 [details]
1998
- van de Mheen, P. J., [Marang-van de Mheen], P. J., Smith, G. D., Hart, C. L., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1998). Socioeconomic differentials in mortality among men within Great Britain: time trends and contributory causes. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 52, 214-218. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.52.4.214 [details]
1997
- Birt, C. A., Gunning-Schepers, L., Hayes, A., & Joyce, L. (1997). How should public health policy be developed? A case study in European public health. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 19(3), 262-267. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024628 [details]
- Mackenbach, J. P., Kunst, A. E., Cavelaars, A. E. J. M., Groenhof, F., Geurts, J. J. M., & EU Working Group on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health (1997). Socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity and mortality in western Europe. Lancet, 349(9066), 1655-1659. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07226-1 [details]
- Stronks, K., Strijbis, A. M., Wendte, J. F., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1997). Who should decide? Qualitative analysis of panel data from public, patients, healthcare professionals, and insurers on priorities in health care. BMJ : British medical journal, 315, 92-96. [details]
2016
- Commissie Structuurversterking en werkgelegenheid Zeeland, Balkenende, J. P., Gunning-Schepers, L. J., te Veldhuis, A. J., Volberda, H. W., & Wijers, G. J. (2016). Zeeland in stroomversnelling: Actieprogramma voor duurzame economische groei, regionale inbedding en bestuurlijke daadkracht : advies van de Commissie Structuurversterking en werkgelegenheid Zeeland. Commissie Structuurversterking en Werkgelegenheid Zeeland. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2016/06/02/zeeland-in-stroomversnelling
1997
- Bonneux, L., van de Mheen, P. J., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1997). Antwoord op ingezonden brief van Okkes I.M. e.a. Daalde hypertensie in Nederland tussen 1994 en 1993? Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 141(10), 492-493. [details]
- Gunning-Schepers, L. J., & Gepkens, A. (1997). Socioeconomic health differences; a reply. European Journal of Public Health, 7, 222. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/7.2.222 [details]
- Reijneveld, S. A., Gunning-Schepers, L. J., & Schade, E. (1997). Intra- en extramurale werkplaats voor zorg, onderwijs en onderzoek. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 141(10), 484-487. [details]
- Stouthard, M. E. A., Essink-Bot, M. L., Bonsel, G. J., Barendregt, J. J. M., Kramers, P. G. N., van de Water, H. P. A., Gunning-Schepers, L. J., & van der Maas, P. J. (1997). Disability weights for diseases in the Netherlands. Inst. Sociale Geneeskunde. [details]
- van de Mheen, P. J., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1997). Assuming independence of risk factor prevalences in simulation models like PREVENT. When are the outcomes seriously biased? European Journal of Public Health, 7, 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/7.2.216 [details]
1995
- Plevier, C. M., Spruijt, R. J., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1995). Effectiveness of short questionnaires to assess quality of liefe in a population of myocardial infarction patients. In Proceedings of the 1995 Meeting of the European Public Health Association, Budapest [details]
1995
- den Hartogh, G. A., Stronks, K., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (1995). Selectie van basisvoorzieningen met de 'trechter van Dunning'. Toch een beslissing. Medisch Contact, (27-10-95), 1370-1372. [details]
2002
2001
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Marang-van de Mheen, P. J., Shipley, M. J., Witteman, J. C. M., Marmot, M. G., & Gunning-Schepers, L. J. (2001). Decline of the relative risk of death associated with low employment grade at older age: the impact of age related differences in smoking, blood pressure and plasma cholesterol. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55, 24-28.