The devastation associated with Hurricane Katrina raised several issues related to race, class, and the government in the United States. We examined African American children’s (a) knowledge of demographic characteristics of the victims, (b) beliefs about the role of race and class biases in the delayed relief efforts, and (c) views of the role and effectiveness of the government in response to...

Malaria, a disease of antiquity, has proved to be a formidable deterrent to the cultural and socioeconomic progress of man in the tropical, sub-tropical and monsoon prone zones of the world. History is replete with instances of devastation caused by this disease. Wide distribution and its intensity of transmission in India were important factors for slow economic, scientific and industrial prog...

The devastation of New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina presents an opportunity and an obligation to examine the human and social factors that influenced the nation’s response to this disaster. Lessons from Katrina suggest that a social marketing approach to disaster management could increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for individuals and communities when a disaster strikes. Th...

WHO estimates that more than 7 million people, 98% of whom are in the developing world are co-infected with HIV and TB. The situation is explosive, leading to unprecedented public health crises. Both diseases are devastating but the devastation of the TB /HIV co-epidemic surpasses the devastation of either disease on its own. An estimated 1.4 million new cases of HIV-TB occurred in 2008, repres...