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Stephen Leeder is professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Sydney. He was dean of the medical faculty between 1996 and 2002 and oversaw the implementation of a new graduate educational program and the formation of an extensive rural education network for medical students. Between 1976 and 1985 he helped found the new medical school at Newcastle, NSW. His research interests as a clinical epidemiologist include asthma and cardiovascular disease. He has served on both state and federal committees that oversaw the adoption of health goals and targets for Australia, and on the NHMRC and numerous boards. In 2003-04, Professor Leeder worked at Columbia University assessing the impending effects of heart disease and stroke on developing economies. Professor Leeder is currently Director of the Australian Health Policy Institute at the University of Sydney and Co-director of the Menzies Centre for Public Health Policy a collaborative agreement between The Australian National University and the University of Sydney