HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the unwillingness or inability of many public health officials in the developing nations of the world to adequately address the challenge of the HIV...
Government Response to Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun observes that one of the biggest challenges in dealing with infectious diseases on a global scale is convincing governments to acknowledge that there is a problem and that they need to make a concerte...
Epidemic Proportions: AIDS and the Reagan Administration
Author and journalist Randy Shilts argues that the Reagan administration spent little on the AIDS epidemic early on, because it was essentially only affecting gay men and intravenous drug users, and because the Reagan presidency was focused above al...
Global Challenges and Relief Efforts
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun discusses the wide range of cultures and political systems in Southeast Asia and Africa, places which he says most Americans never hear about unless there's an earthquake, flood, civil war, or other d...
Responding to Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about the ways in which nations respond to epidemics. Professor Calhoun focuses on the importance of prevention, as well as setting up a triage process that allows for prioritization.
Causes of Violence
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about what she calls, "...the variety of forces (that) create the fertile ground..." on which individuals act out violently against others. Amon...
Violence Prevention
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, refers to two medical models as she discusses strategies for dealing with the epidemic of violence in the United States. The first of these is the dis...
Protection Against HIV/AIDS
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the things people can do to protect themselves from contracting HIV. Some of these include knowing the sexual history of one's partner and making su...
Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about the challenge of fighting global epidemics. Certainly there needs to be a financial commitment and there also need to be scientific breakthroughs. But in addition, Professor Calhoun notes,...