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In the early 80s, not much was known about AIDS or HIV. It was erroneously and dangerously characterized by the media as a disease affecting gay men, African Americans, and drug users.

As AIDS became more widely known, the Red Cross sought to reassure the public of the safety of blood donation.

LASC-LACC sponsored a blood drive for Korean War veterans, they challenge clubs and organizations on campus on who gives the largest number of pints of blood would receive a trophy. The manufacturers of gamma globulin, polio immunization serum, take…

Originally developed in 1907 as a fundraiser to fight tuberculosis, Christmas Seals were a special type of stamp sold to raise money for respiratory diseases. Still in use today, the campaign has grown to include other forms of respiratory disease…

By the 1950s, polio replaced tuberculosis as the deadliest communicable disease in the United States. The first publicly available vaccine, the Salk Vaccine, was made available to the public by academic institutions such as Cal State LA. Colleges…

Despite the fact that polio vaccines had been in use for nearly 15 years with great success, a small subset of the population remained skeptical, some going so far as to theorize that their distribution was part of a “Communist plot.”

From October to March more than 120 students reported at the campus Health Center for herpes simplex virus Type 2, or genital herpes.

Cal State LA began to offer medical care for free to students.

Flu shots offered for free.

Sponsored jointly by the NAACP and Anheuser-Busch, Cal State LA offered free testing for Sickle Cell Anemia and other diseases on campus during the 1980s.