Public health is unprepared. (Guest Editorial).(United States is unprepared for severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03
Author: Gostin, Lawrence O.
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The Centers or Disease Control and Prevention has performed admirably to stem a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in the United States. Despite the strong federal response, the United States is ill prepared to cope with emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism.
The lack of preparedness is underscored by the fact that the public health system is chronically underfunded, public health laws are antiquated and ineffective, and political leaders have given scant attention to the logistics and ethics of the exercise of public health powers.
The CDC and the Institute of Medicine have drawn attention to the lack of preparedness of public health...
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