UNIV 3985 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hand Washing
Document Summary
Law is an essential element in effective public health control of pandemics. U. s. style of governance provides opportunity and places constraints on the capacity of the law to effectively control disease spread. The responsibilities and rights of local, state and federal health agencies are defined in principle but often get confused in practice. A key responsibility of connecticut s department of public health during the covid-19 outbreak is. Collect and maintain statistics on incidence and mortality. The essential purpose of federal and state legislation is to distribute power and responsibilities to governmental and non-governmental agencies. Community mitigation measures are effective in slowing the spread of respiratory viral infections. Recommended community mitigation measures should reflect the character and composition of the community for which they are intended. Effective community mitigation measures reflect understanding and collaboration with the target community of interest.
