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Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia
Howitt, Arnold M.; Lundberg, KirstenCase HBS-KS1242-EIn summer and fall of 2014, thousands of individuals in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea contracted the Ebola virus. This outbreak of the deadly disease, which until then had been highly uncommon in West Africa, prompted a major (albeit delayed) public health response on the part of the international community, including an unprecedented commitment made by the United States, which sent almost 3,000 active military soldiers to Liberia. "Mission i...Starting at €8.20
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Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia, Epilogue
Howitt, Arnold M.; Lundberg, KirstenCase HBS-KS1252-EEpilogue to case KS1242. In summer and fall of 2014, thousands of individuals in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea contracted the Ebola virus. This outbreak of the deadly disease, which until then had been highly uncommon in West Africa, prompted a major (albeit delayed) public health response on the part of the international community, including an unprecedented commitment made by the United States, which sent almost 3,000 active military soldie...Starting at €8.20
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Into Local Streets: Maryland National Guard and the Baltimore Riots
Howitt, Arnold M.; Lundberg, KirstenCase HBS-KS1253-EEconomicsOn April 19, 2015, Freddie Gray, a young African American male, died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police. In response to his death, which occurred less than a year after a similar incident in Ferguson, Missouri, protestors mobilized daily in Baltimore to vocalize their frustrations, including what they saw as law enforcement's long-standing mistreatment of the African American community. Then, on April 27, following Gray's funeral, riots...Starting at €8.20
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Wellness is Everyone's Business: Public-Private Partnerships for Health in Minnesota
Howitt, Arnold M.; Weeks, JenniferCase HBS-HKS774-EEconomicsLike many other states at the time, Minnesota found itself facing several serious long-term public health challenges in the mid- and late-2000s, including rapidly rising health care costs and residents' increasing vulnerability to chronic diseases arising from unhealthy behaviors like smoking as well as higher obesity rates. Compounding these challenges, in 2008 a major economic recession took hold across the country, prompting states to target h...Starting at €8.20
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Recovery in Aurora: The Public Schools' Response to the July 2012 Movie Theater Shooting (B)
Howitt, Arnold M.; Tannenwald, David L.Case HBS-HKS893-ESupplement case to product HKS892. HKS Case Number 2025.0.Starting at €5.74
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Fears and Realities: Managing Ebola in Dallas Epilogue
Howitt, Arnold M.; Lundberg, KirstenCase HBS-KS1161-EEconomicsThis epilogue accompanies case number KS1160. In September 2014, as several West African countries continued to battle a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus, Dallas, Texas emerged as ground zero for the disease in the U.S. This case recounts how, over the course of three days, Thomas Eric Duncan, who had recently arrived in the city from Liberia, reported twice to Dallas Presbyterian Hospital exhibiting signs of illness. Having sent him home after...Starting at €8.20
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The National Guard's Response to the 2010 Pakistan Floods
Howitt, Arnold M.; Tannenwald, David L.Case HBS-KS1187-EEconomicsThroughout the summer of 2010, Pakistan experienced severe flooding that overtook a large portion of the country, displacing millions of people, causing extensive physical damage, and resulting in significant economic losses. This case focuses on the role of the National Guard (and of the U.S. military, more broadly) in the international relief effort that unfolded alongside that of Pakistan's government and military. In particular it highlights ...Starting at €8.20
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When Cultures Collide: 2015 HIV Outbreak in Southern Indiana (B)
Howitt, Arnold M.; Lundberg, KirstenCase HBS-KS1206-EThis case (Parts A&B) takes students behind the scenes at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) as it struggles to recognize and manage an unusual outbreak of HIV in a poor, rural community. As ISDH learns, illegal injection of prescription drugs, mainly opioids, is spreading the disease. Users are sharing needles and thus exposing the second, third, or subsequent users to infection with HIV from potentially contaminated blood residue. IS...Starting at €5.74
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Defending the Homeland: The Massachusetts National Guard Responds to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings
Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold M.Case HBS-KS1220-EOn April 15, 2013, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev placed and detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three bystanders and injuring more than two hundred others. This case profiles the role the Massachusetts National Guard played in the complex, multi-agency response that unfolded in the minutes, hours, and days following the bombings, exploring how its soldiers and airmen helped support efforts on multipl...Starting at €8.20
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A Cascade of Emergencies (A): Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City
Howitt, Arnold M.; Giles, DavidCase HBS-KS1264-EEconomicsOn October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sandy's massive size, coupled with an unusual combination of meteorological conditions, fueled an especially powerful and destructive storm surge, which caused unprecedented damage in and around New York City, the country's most populous metropolitan area, as well as on Long Island and along the Jersey Shore. This two-part case study focuses on how New York City p...Starting at €8.20