Irwin Redlener, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Irwin Redlener

American activist

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: physician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Irwin Redlener is an American pediatrician and public health activist who specializes in health care for underserved children, health care reform, and disaster planning, response, and recovery.
He is the author of The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for 21st Century America (Columbia 2017) and the author of Americans at Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared for Megadisasters and What We Can Do Now (Knopf, 2006).Redlener is president emeritus and co-founder (with singer songwriter Paul Simon and Karen Redlener) of Children's Health Fund (CHF), director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at The Earth Institute - Columbia University.
and Professor of Health Policy & Management and Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center. Redlener is a special advisor to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, with a focus on emergency management and planning to support and advise the administration's citywide disaster preparedness and response efforts.