{"79481":{"#nid":"79481","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Allen Prize Symposium: \u201dGlobal Health and the Challenge of Hope\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllen Prize Symposium: Global Health and the Challenge of Hope\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, March 14, 2012\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2:00 pm \u2013 4:30 pm\u003Cbr \/\u003EHistoric Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E875 West Peachtree Street N.W.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30309\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Allen Prize Symposium is part of the events honoring William H. Foege as the recipient of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen Prize for Social Courage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe March 14 symposium brings to the Georgia Tech community an opportunity to consider the grand challenge of global health, to understand the global health trends that are shaping our future, and to engage with leaders who are making measurable progress toward advancing global health through compassionate, socially responsible, and socially courageous actions.\u0026nbsp; Insights will focus on Dr. Foege\u2019s transformational global health policies which made possible the eradication of smallpox and other diseases worldwide. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntroductions by \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/about\/biography.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EG. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, President of the Georgia Institute of Technology and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/staff\/royster\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EJacqueline J. Royster\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EParticipants:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/annual-founders-day\/ivan-allen-jr-prize-recipients\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003EWilliam H. Foege\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMD, MPH\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.taskforce.org\/our-team\/our-staff\/david-addiss-md-mph-0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDavid Addiss\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E(remarks via video), MD, Director, Children Without Worms, The Taskforce for Global Health\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cartercenter.org\/news\/experts\/jimmy_carter.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPresident Jimmy Carter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(remarks via video), 39th President of the United States. Founder, The Carter Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/whsc.emory.edu\/home\/about\/leadership\/bio-james-curran.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJames Curran\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, MD, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sisterlove.org\/about-us\/greetingsfounder\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ED\u00e1zon Dixon Diallo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, MPH, Founder\/CEO, SisterLove, Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.care.org\/about\/et.asp\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHelene Gayle\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (remarks via video), President and CEO of CARE USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalhealth.emory.edu\/aboutUs\/director.php\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJeffrey Koplan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, MD, Director of the Emory Global Health Institute and Vice President for Global Health at Emory University. Co-founder and President of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.taskforce.org\/our-team\/our-staff\/mark-rosenberg-president-and-ceo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMark Rosenberg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, MD, President and CEO, The Task Force for Global Health\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.msm.edu\/research\/research_centersandinstitutes\/SHLI.aspx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDavid Satcher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, MD, USPHS, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, Morehouse School of Medicine\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout William H. Foege\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring a career spanning 60 years, Dr. Foege championed domestic and international health policies emphasizing disease eradication and control, and issues of child survival and development, injury prevention, population control, preventive medicine, and public health leadership, particularly in the developing world. Through leadership roles at the U.S. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cdc.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenters for Disease Control\u003C\/a\u003E and Prevention (CDC), \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cartercenter.org\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Carter Center\u003C\/a\u003E and the Task Force for Child Survival, Foege guided early response to the HIV\/AIDS crisis; oversaw the eradication of Guinea worm disease, polio and measles, and the elimination of river blindness overseas; and advocated policies that vastly accelerated childhood immunization in developing countries. He is also credited with bringing to life visions for global health at both The Carter Center and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/Pages\/home.aspx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBill and Melinda Gates Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium is be part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/annual-founders-day\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFounder\u2019s Day\u003C\/a\u003E events which will be held on March 14-15.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVPs are required since space is limited for these events.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dE1iNE5fVjVwVEtXSGpmaHBiYjhNaHc6MQ\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP for these events\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2012 Allen Prize Symposium is part of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Founder\u2019s Day events March 14-15 which, this year, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Inauguration of Ivan Allen Jr. as mayor of Atlanta and honoring William H. 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