Abstract

A collection of papers from a symposium by the Board of Health of New York, this book addresses the issues of protecting public health despite times of fiscal constraint. It traces the historical and legal precedents, assesses the costs and benefits, and stresses the need to tackle this problem. Contributors include New York Governor Mario Cuomo; New York City Mayor David Dinkins; Margaret Hegarty, director of paediatrics at Harlem Hospital Centre; James Jones, chairman and CEO of the American Stock exchange; Congressman Charles Rangel; David Rogers, chairman of the New York City and State panels on AIDS; and Deborah Steelman, chair of the Advisory Council on Social Security.

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