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Friday, January 16, 1998, 12:00 p.m.
William D. Novelli, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, speaks about the dangers of tobacco for America's youth. Click here to listen to audio
Wednesday, June 26, 1996, 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Robert H. Binstock, professor of aging, health & society at Case Western Reserve University discusses his new book "The Future of Long-Term Care: Social and Policy Issues."
Friday, April 19, 1996, 12:00 p.m.
Before becoming Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins first spoke at The City Club of Cleveland in 1996. At the time, he served as director of the Human Genome Project and spoke of its benefits.
Monday, October 22, 1984, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founder and National President of Physicians for Social Responsibility, speaks about her work against the nuclear arms race, and about the implications of the threat of nuclear war.
Friday, November 13, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Richard E. Behrman, Dean of Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, offers perspectives on medical ethics. Dr. Behrman elaborates on the ethical challenges of the rising costs of healthcare, citing that these rising costs force patients and patient...
Friday, April 10, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
The Medical Implications of Nuclear War
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founder and National President of Physicians for Social Responsibility, speaks on the medical implications of nuclear war. She urges the City Club to consider nuclear weapons not as a political or economic matter, but as medical issue. Dr....
Friday, September 15, 1978, 12:00 p.m.
Joseph Califano, the 12th U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter, initiated the crusade against smoking. His relentless anti-smoking, anti-tobacco industry activism ultimately led to his firing by President Carter in 1979.
Friday, January 25, 1974, 12:30 p.m.
Healthcare as a Right to all Ohioans
Frank P. Celeste, Chairman of Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan's Task Force on Health Care, speaks about the work the task force is doing to make healthcare a right to all citizens rather than a privilege. Photo: Cleveland Memory Project
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