Public health educational publication, Spring 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Recovery, Rebuilding & A Memorial ^TH OUGHTS continued from page 1 Several common themes regarding downtown Manhattan’s future emerged from these discus­ future,” said Arthur J. Fried, executive director From the Dean of the NYU Center for Excellence in New York sions; key among them, that downtown Man­ City Governance and a forum organizer. continued from page 2 hattan become a “vibrant, 24-hour mixed-use community” and that it be a “seamless trans­ Among the public officials who attended and American Institute of Certified Planners; Profes­ portation hub [with] all types of transportation delivered remarks were Charles Gargano, chair­ sor Steve Finkler won the 2002 Ross Products- (underground, surface, ferries) linking all parts man and CEO of the Empire State Development AACN Pioneering Spirit Award by the American of region.” The participants also said that any Corporation; Louis R.Tomson, executive director of the Lower Manhattan Development Corpora­ Association of Critical-Care Nurses; and Adjunct “memorial should be integrated into [the] total Professor Martin Ives was awarded the S. picture.” tion; and Dan Doctoroff, the NYC deputy mayor for economic development. Kenneth Howard Award by the Association for Without focusing on an exact design or structure, Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM). the collective thinking about the essence of any A final report from this forum, the first of several planned by the Civic Alliance, will be We are also hosting influential leaders in global memorial centered on a few themes: a sacred public service. Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, place to mourn; something reflecting the magni­ presented to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to help guide its planning and MD was eloquent in his remarks about the tude of what happened and its global impact; interdependence of developed and developing and an honoring of the heroism of the police, rebuilding efforts. Mr. Tomson, in closing the meeting, stated that “the report coming out of countries in achieving global health, and we firefighters and emergency service workers as today’s work will be something that we rely on are honored that former South African President well as the “everyday people” that died. very heavily as we go forward.” A much larger Nelson Mandela will participate in the resched­ “This was the start of a broad public conversa­ event involving specific building proposals is uled dinner in his honor in May to launch our tion among the people of New York City and the being planned for later this year. African Public Service Fellowship Fund. region. It is their vision that will help to create our The Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Fund for Finally, we continue to receive excellent support the City of New York, key financial supporters from our alumni and friends. Building upon last of the operations of the Center for Excellence, year’s record-breaking fundraising for our annual also provided funds to support Listening to the

u fund, the Wagner Alumni Association held a City. Beyond providing a $75,000 grant, the 1? Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s President Stephen successful Dean’s Circle event to cultivate more high-level donors. Also, we have expanded the Heintz also helped secure funding from other Dean’s Council with prominent Individuals in groups. Other funders were: The Common­ business, media and public service who are wealth Fund, the Ford Foundation, the JM committed to Wagner’s future developments. Kaplan Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, the It’s been a challenging year, but the Wagner W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Andy Warhol community has responded to these challenges From left to right: an unidentipeh participant; Robert Yaro, Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Charles H. and continues to flourish and contribute to our president, Regional Plan Association; Dan Doctoroff, the NYC Revson Foundation, the Edna McConnell Clark NYC community and beyond. deputy mayor for economic development; ArthurJ. Fried, executive director, NYU Center for Excellence in NYC Governance; Foundation, the FB Heron Foundation, the Louis R. Tomson, executive director. Lower Manhattan Develop­ Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the Sincerely, ment Corporation; and Wagner Dean Io Ivey Boufford. Schumann Fund for New Jersey. Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D. Dean

Harold Varmus continued from page 1 December 2001 report “Macroeconomics and “Globalizing Biomedical Sciences,” Dr. Varmus’s which we apply solutions, our ability to find Health; Investing In Health For Economic address outlined the significant themes of his solutions, and our willingness to invest in some Development” from the World Health Organi­ vision for a more active approach by developed of the diseases that are most rampant in poor zation, which calls for, among other things, countries for tackling the public health chal­ parts of the world. What can those of us who increased, smarter investments in the public lenges faced by the developing world. are scientists interested in health do to make the health systems within the developing world next century a better one?” asked Dr. Varmus. Despite great strides in medical and scientific as both an end unto itself and as a means to In response, he proposes three solutions: research during the 20th century - such as the economic prosperity. • globalizing the “culture of science” and discovery of cures for malaria and tuberculosis disseminating worldwide vital scientific The Arnold Schwartz Memorial Health Lecture is - there remains, said Dr. Varmus, a great research and medical knowledge through named for the late Arnold Schwartz, a founder disparity between health outcomes in rich and free Internet-based access to the leading of Paragon Oil Company and well-known health poor countries. He lays the blame for this in scientific journals; and education philanthropist. His widow Marie part on a failure to focus research dollars or to • creating a “Science Peace Corps” by which apply discovered solutions towards actually Schwartz, a NYU Life Trustee, made a gift of newly minted science graduates and senior addressing public health problems in the $100,000 to the Wagner School to endow this scientists from developed countries go to developing world. lecture series, now in its second year. Last year’s those parts of the world now underserved by “We have had a very successful century scien­ science and aid in the building of a local inaugural speaker was Yale Medical School Dean tifically, but one that is subject to criticism with science and medical research capacity; David A. Kessl^, MD, the former commissioner respect to health outcomes, the equity with •adopting the recommendations of the of the US Food and Drug Administration.

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