The Illinois Humanities
Council is hosting an important conversation with the Chicago Public Library: The
Cost of Health Crisis: Measuring the Economic and Human Toll of Pandemics,
taking place Wednesday, January 14 from 6-8 p.m. at the
Harold Washington Library.
Harold Washington Library (400 S. State Street)
Free, register here: http://bit.ly/1AxggJx
Presented by the Illinois Humanities Council and Chicago Public Library
Panelists include:
Dr. Robert A. Weinstein, Professor of Medicine, Former Chairman of
Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System; Dr. Catherine Belling,
Associate Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern
University; Dr. Rena Conti, Assistant Professor, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Chicago; Dr. Bruce Lambert, Professor;
Director, Center for Communication and Health, Northwestern University and
moderated by Odette Yousef, Reporter, WBEZ.
With Ebola as one frame
of reference, and ethics and economics as others, the Illinois Humanities
Council and Chicago Public Library will have a robust public dialogue on what
public health threats cost hospitals, business, government, individuals and
society. How much does it cost to keep citizens safe and who pays for it all?
A panel of top economic, medical and humanities experts will use business models and the humanities to spark a conversation exploring the economics and ethics of potential pandemics. Is health safety a human, business or civic responsibility of the government to assure we are protected at all costs? What do we learn from pandemics, threats? What is the role of fear in costs?
A panel of top economic, medical and humanities experts will use business models and the humanities to spark a conversation exploring the economics and ethics of potential pandemics. Is health safety a human, business or civic responsibility of the government to assure we are protected at all costs? What do we learn from pandemics, threats? What is the role of fear in costs?
