William Foege
Biographic Data
| ID | 1542249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Foege |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Foege |
| SIGNATURE | FOEGE W |
| AFFILIATIONS | William Foege is with the Department of International Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Plague Revisited
Plague Revisited William Foege (bio) three decades ago, social research hosted a conference at the New School on plagues. My presentation was limited, centering on perceptions of risk and social responses. How has our response to the novel coronavirus incorporated what has been learned from previous experience? My earlier presentation (see p. 305, this issue) mentions how definitions change. Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary (1986) defined plague…
The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor
The End of a Global Pox
Reviewed by: The End of a Global Pox: America and the Eradication of Smallpox in the Cold War Era by Bob H. Reinhardt William Foege Bob H. Reinhardt. The End of a Global Pox: America and the Eradication of Smallpox in the Cold War Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015. xvi + 268 pp. Ill. $39.95 (978-1-4696-2409-9). For thirty-five years, mentioning a lesson from smallpox eradication has sometimes been followed by, “But smallp…
Managing Newborn Health in the Global Community
The largest health disparities in the world are found in maternal and neonatal mortality figures between the industrialized countries and the poorest sections of the poorest countries. Young lives would be saved if the skills and knowledge that have been accumulated by health workers aroundthe world could be readily applied. The problems reside with lack of management resources rather than lack of scientific knowledge. The Healthy Newborn: A Refe…
Managing Newborn Health in the Global Community
The largest health disparities in the world are found in maternal and neonatal mortality figures between the industrialized countries and the poorest sections of the poorest countries. Young lives would be saved if the skills and knowledge that have been accumulated by health workers aroundthe world could be readily applied. The problems reside with lack of management resources rather than lack of scientific knowledge. The Healthy Newborn: A Refe…
Managing Newborn Health in the Global Community
The largest health disparities in the world are found in maternal and neonatal mortality figures between the industrialized countries and the poorest sections of the poorest countries. Young lives would be saved if the skills and knowledge that have been accumulated by health workers aroundthe world could be readily applied. The problems reside with lack of management resources rather than lack of scientific knowledge. The Healthy Newborn: A Refe…
The End of a Global Pox
Reviewed by: The End of a Global Pox: America and the Eradication of Smallpox in the Cold War Era by Bob H. Reinhardt William Foege Bob H. Reinhardt. The End of a Global Pox: America and the Eradication of Smallpox in the Cold War Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015. xvi + 268 pp. Ill. $39.95 (978-1-4696-2409-9). For thirty-five years, mentioning a lesson from smallpox eradication has sometimes been followed by, “But smallp…
The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor
Plague Revisited
Plague Revisited William Foege (bio) three decades ago, social research hosted a conference at the New School on plagues. My presentation was limited, centering on perceptions of risk and social responses. How has our response to the novel coronavirus incorporated what has been learned from previous experience? My earlier presentation (see p. 305, this issue) mentions how definitions change. Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary (1986) defined plague…
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Zoonotic diseases and public health (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 work) · Administrative agencies (1 work) · biography (1 work) · Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) (1 work) · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 work)