Background
Vuori, Ilkka M. was born on December 29, 1937 in Kauhajoki, Finland. Son of Eino E. and Enni A. (Tervo) Vuori.
health institute administrator
Vuori, Ilkka M. was born on December 29, 1937 in Kauhajoki, Finland. Son of Eino E. and Enni A. (Tervo) Vuori.
Doctor of Medicine, University Turku, Finland, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Turku, Finland, 1972.
Physician Sports Medicine Unit, Turku, 1965-1971. Resident University Central Hospital, 1969-1972. Specialist, chief physician, director research Rehabilitation Research Center, Finnish Social Insurance Institute, 1972-1979.
Professor University Turku, 1979-1983. Director UKK Institute Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland, since 1981. Visiting professor Stanford (California) University, 1980.
Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1998.
President Finnish Ski Trail Federation, Helsinki, since 1996, Finnish Bone Society, Helsinki, 1997-1998. Fellow American College Sports Medicine, American Academy Kinesiology and Physical Education, European College Sports Sciences (director since 1997).
Married Eeva M. Jääskeläinen, February 7, 1965. Children: Hanna, Paula.