Historians, sociologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, and others explore how new diseases become part of the public health agenda.
Ruth L. Berkelman, is a clinician and professor of epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Howard Frumkin is chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Peter J. Brown is co-director of the Center for Health, Culture and Society at Emory University.