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AIDS Quarterly, The; Education of Admiral Watkins, The; Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3
Part of The AIDS Quarterly/The Health Quarterly.
Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3. Characterization of AIDS as public health emergency and social reasons for delay in addressing it as such; description of approach taken, and services provided, by his hospital in NYC's Hell's Kitchen.
- Series
- AIDS Quarterly, The
- Program
- Education of Admiral Watkins, The
- Program Number
101
- Title
Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3
- Series Description
This news and documentary series of magazine format shows is targeted to reach the people who are facing crucial decisions about the AIDS epidemic. The program addresses public policy, scientific, legislative, service, research, and community decisions related to AIDS. Series release date: 2/1989
- Program Description
This episode looks at the role played by Admiral James D. Watkins, Chairman of the Presidential Commission on AIDS, in public policy formation on AIDS and other health issues. The program also examines the media's response to the epidemic. The second segment takes a closer looks at a death in the family.
- Duration
0:20:38
- Asset Type
Raw Footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Health and Exercise
- Medicine
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Public Affairs
- Health and Exercise
- Social Issues
- Creators
- Blake, Jeanne, 1952- (Series Producer)
- Contributors
- Yezzo, Richard (Interviewee)
- Citation
- Chicago: “AIDS Quarterly, The; Education of Admiral Watkins, The; Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3,” GBH Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A1E8BDF3F5D240A1A0E7D56DC2A89EA7.
- MLA: “AIDS Quarterly, The; Education of Admiral Watkins, The; Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3.” GBH Archives. Web. May 17, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A1E8BDF3F5D240A1A0E7D56DC2A89EA7>.
- APA: AIDS Quarterly, The; Education of Admiral Watkins, The; Interview with Richard Yezzo, Part 1 of 3. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A1E8BDF3F5D240A1A0E7D56DC2A89EA7