Interview with Dr. Dee Campbell Breeden - OH 323

Interviewee

Dee Campbell Breeden
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation

Interviewer

Michael A. Cooke

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

This collection includes an interview with Dr. Dee Campbell Breedon (1938-1998) concerning his work with the Department of Health and Environmental Control of South Carolina. Dr. Breedon discusses his early life, his education, the beginning of his career with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the creation of the sickle cell program of the DHEC, and Sickledex, which is a test for sickle cell disease. Dr. Breedon also describes the funding from the state, the formation of new community organizations to combat sickle cell disease, the relationships between the community groups and the DHEC, Dr. James Clark, and the politics surrounding sickle cell disease. Dr. Breedon also discusses the economic constraints surrounding healthcare in South Carolina, the concept of basic healthcare as a right, and the accomplishments of the DHEC and the community sickle cell groups.

Publication Date

7-9-1984

Unique Identifier

OH 323

Format

1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;

Length

00:53:34

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Series

Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

Sickle cell anemia, Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Black Caucus, genetic screening, genetic counseling, electrophoresis, sickledex

Recommended Citation

Breeden, Dee Campbell and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, "Interview with Dr. Dee Campbell Breeden - OH 323" (1984). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 323.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/305