Recognition, Remembrance, and Reflection: The Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, AL

The CDC is presenting an upcoming event on November 30 that will acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the end of the United States Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama, 1932 -1972. The program will examine what happened, how and why it happened, lessons learned, the palpable effects still felt today, and CDC’s on-going role in addressing health equity. Participants will include experts in the fields of public health, ethics, history, and journalism. On Nov. 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET, you can stream this important presentation from here. Streaming will begin five minutes before the webcast begins. Learn more here.