HED 044 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Strategic National Stockpile, Incident Command System, Public Health Surveillance
2 Nov 2020
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Importance of advance planning involving all agencies; practice at least once. Incident command system puts a single person in charge at the scene. Federal government has provided funding to states and metropolitan areas for planning. Strategic national stockpile of medical supplies, antibiotics, vaccines, antidotes for chemical agents. Challenge to recognize an attack is occuring. Need for public health laws enabling authorities to take action. Problem of whether uninsured will seek care. Need for coordination between public health and law enforcement possible bioterrorism. Calls to 911 and poison control centers. Public health is a major national security issue. An attack could cause massive civilian casualties, breakdown in essential institutions, civil disorder, etc. Vaccination campaign military and health workers. Resistance by civilians because of side effects and uncertainty of risk. Public health in the 21st century: achievements and challenges top 10. Decline in deaths from heart disease, stroke. Access to family planning and contraceptive services.
