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Biology & Community Intertwined: Example of Smallpox

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dc.contributor.authorLevitan, Lois
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-21T20:41:48Z
dc.date.available2014-10-21T20:41:48Z
dc.date.issued2003-09-08
dc.descriptionThe text accompaniment to these presentation slides is in file <BiologyCommunity IntertwinedText-Levitan2003Sept>en_US
dc.description.abstractThis presentation opened a two-day symposium held at Cornell University in September 2003 to explore how biological and social factors are intertwined in the development of and response to environmental and health risks. The presentation explores the roles of biophysical and social factors in the construction of risk and the assessment of risk issues. It looks at how cross-disciplinary bridges, networks and communication between biologists and physical scientists, on the one hand, and social scientists, on the other, can be strengthened to carry out the outreach and research missions of the Land Grant Universities. The disease smallpox is used as the case example because the fear and reality of smallpox has affected and been affected by the course of wars, economic power, political dominance and subjugation, civil liberties, social cohesion, trust, mental health, and the quality of life in families and communities. Biological and social factors have been intertwined throughout history in setting and responding to the course of this disease.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) as part of a USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) Smith-Lever fund award for the project Helping Communities Learn to Deal with Environmental Risks, and USDA Extension Service special project award 2002-41210-01442.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/37981
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPresented at the Symposium Role and Responsibilities of the Land Grant System in Building Community Strengths to Address Biohazards, Cornell Universityen_US
dc.subjectcommunity resiliencyen_US
dc.subjectcivil libertiesen_US
dc.subjectbioterrorismen_US
dc.subjectbiosecurityen_US
dc.subjectinfectious diseaseen_US
dc.subjectvaccination strategiesen_US
dc.subjectVariola poxen_US
dc.subjectsmallpoxen_US
dc.subjectLand Grant missionen_US
dc.titleBiology & Community Intertwined: Example of Smallpoxen_US
dc.typepresentationen_US

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