Local Public Health Responses to the Threat of Pandemic Flu: Equitable Protection and Communities at Disproportionate Risk

Adewale Troutman; Nandi Marshall

doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0101

Local Public Health Responses to the Threat of Pandemic Flu: Equitable Protection and Communities at Disproportionate Risk

Adewale Troutman, Nandi Marshall

Health Policy & Community Health

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Abstract

Like politics, public health is always local. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) echoes this view when discussiong preparation for pandemic influenza: "The local level is where the effects will be felt and where the response needs to occur." 1 Public health agencies and professionals are in a prominent position when it comes to planning and response to pandemic influenza; they must ensure that core functions and essential services remain functional and that living conditions remain healthy. The purpose of this commentary is to reflect on the role of local health departments in preparing for pandemic influenza.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0101
State	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Communities
Disproportionate risk
Equitable protection
Local
Pandemic flu
Public health
Responses
Threat

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Local Public Health Responses to the Threat of Pandemic Flu: Equitable Protection and Communities at Disproportionate Risk

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