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Committee hears reappointment interview of Dr. Timothy Rerick to State Board of Health and Welfare
Summary
Dr. Timothy Rerick described his work on family policy and his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic while the Senate Health and Welfare Committee prepared to vote on his gubernatorial reappointment at a subsequent meeting.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee interviewed Dr. Timothy Rerick of Rexburg on his gubernatorial reappointment to the State Board of Health and Welfare. Dr. Rerick, a professor and director of the marriage and family studies program at BYU–Idaho, said he has served on the board since 2018 and has chaired it for about two years.
Rerick told the committee his primary professional focus is family policy and advocacy and recounted advising and speaking internationally, including at United Nations events on family structure and the Sustainable Development Goals. He told senators his public work has emphasized the role of fathers in social outcomes and said he has consulted with missions and country delegations to highlight family-strengthening approaches.
On lessons from the pandemic, Rerick said tribalism and polarization reduced willingness to engage with nuance and evidence: “if we really want to make informed decisions, we need to hear all perspectives on it. We need to be as objective as possible to resist our tribal instinct.”
The committee did not vote on his reappointment at the hearing; the chair said the panel will consider the gubernatorial reappointment at the next meeting, which the committee indicated will be tomorrow.
