Ebola and the Politics of Pandemic February 20, 2015 The Earth Institute presented the first 2014-2015 Sustainable Development Seminar Series, Ebola and the Politics of Pandemic, on November 6th. Beyond urgent medical and humanitarian consequences and response demands, the growing Ebola crisis has serious implications for governments, the private sector, and public messengers. This session will explore how money, power, and media affect — and are affected by — pandemics and other disaster events, how each relates to a society’s extent of preparedness or panic, and lessons learned for sustainable development. (via Earth Institute) Speakers: –Irwin Redlener, MD, Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness and the Program on Child Well-Being and Resilience, The Earth Institute; Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Co-Founder and President, Children’s Health Fund –Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University –Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA, Managing Director for Strategic Planning and Operations, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Columbia University –Kavita Sivaramakrishnan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Seminar Page
