Cullum will kick off with program on health maintenance and disease prevention

Eating right, staying fit, and keeping a normal weight are just some of the things people can do to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. David Satcher, former Surgeon General of the United States, will present, What Americans Can Do to Maintain Their Health, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Maxwell Theatre, as part of ASU’s 2006 Cullum Lecture Series.

Dr. Satcher was the 16th Surgeon General of the United States from 1998 to 2002. He served simultaneously in the positions of surgeon general and assistant secretary for health from February 1998 through January 2001. He also held the posts of director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998.

The 2006 series, Health and Health Care in the New Millennium, will cover a wide range of topics including international medicine, biohazards and disaster medicine, medical ethics, alternative medicine, and more. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigating reporter and author James B. Steele will present a program about his book, Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business—and Bad Medicine, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in 170 University Hall.

Several films will also be shown during the series including Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, Super Size Me, which explores America’s obsession with fast food and the associated health risks.

Below is a list of Cullum programs scheduled for January. For more information, contact Rebecca Rogers at 737-1694 or McKinley Thomas at 737-1468, co-chairs of the Cullum Committee.

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Cullum Lecture Series January Schedule
All events are held in 170 University Hall unless otherwise noted.

Jan. 10
Health Maintenance/Disease Prevention
7 p.m. - David Satcher, keynote speaker
What Americans Can Do to Maintain Their Health (Maxwell Theatre)

Jan. 17
History of Medicine and Public Health
11:30 a.m. - Film – The Phantom Museum

11:45 a.m. - Wendy Turner, ASU
A Brief History of Medicine: From Antiquity to the Invention of the Microscope

7 p.m. - McKinley Thomas, ASU
Major Achievements in the Public Health within the United States: 1900-2000

Jan. 24
International Medicine
11:30 a.m. - Walter Kuhn, MCG
Solutions to Some of the World’s Most Perplexing Health Problems

7 p.m. - A Global Perspective of Medicine: A View from Where I Stand

Jan. 31
Healthcare Disparity
11:30 a.m. - Alan Hinman, Emory University
Immunization, Equity, and Human Rights

7 p.m. - Jeannette Andrews, MCG
The Quest to Eliminate Health Disparities: Where Are We Now?

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