Pekka Puska
Preventive Cardiology
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
About
Pekka Puska works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
Pekka Puska is a Finnish physician and public health expert who serves as a Member of the Finnish Parliament and maintains an affiliation with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. He held the position of Director General of the National Institute for Health and Welfare from 2009 to 2013 and directed noncommunicable disease prevention at the World Health Organization from 2001 to 2003. Puska led the North Karelia Project from 1972 to 1997, focusing on population-based prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Research focus
Cardiovascular Risk Factor ModificationDietary Interventions for Heart Disease PreventionCommunity-Based CVD Prevention StrategiesEpidemiology of Ischemic Heart DiseaseLifestyle Modification for Cardiovascular Health
Impact
675 pubs · 37,105 cites · h-index 81
Training
MD
University of Turku
1971
PhD
University of Kuopio
1974
Master of Political Sciences
University of Turku
1968
Affiliations
Work Experience
Finnish Parliament
2017 - Present
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
2009 - 2013
National Public Health Institute of Finland (KTL)
2003 - 2009
World Health Organization
2001 - 2003
North Karelia Project
1972 - 1997