By June 1990, 139,765 people in the United States have HIV/AIDS, with a 60 percent mortality rate.

• How has this event impacted healthcare in the United States today? Include a discussion of the way the event and its aftermath affected Americans of various racial and socio-economic backgrounds.
• How might American healthcare function differently if the historical event you selected had unfolded in a different way?
• Discuss the role leaders played in preventing or exacerbating a healthcare crisis. How might stronger leadership have changed or mitigated the crisis?
• Analyze how strong leadership in times of crisis can make an impact toward positive social change.