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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960910403321

Titolo

Public health systems and emerging infections : assessing the capabilities of the public and private sectors : workshop summary / / Jonathan R. Davis and Joshua Lederberg, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, 2000

ISBN

9780309183772

0309183774

9780309558174

0309558174

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisJonathan R

LederbergJoshua

Disciplina

362.1969

Soggetti

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Epidemics - Prevention

Public health

Communicable Diseases, Emerging - prevention & control

Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology

Disease Notification

Health Policy - economics

Interinstitutional Relations

Public Health

Communicable Diseases

Conference Proceedings.

United States epidemiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matterr -- REVIEWERS -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Summary and Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiological Investigation -- 3 Surveillance -- 4 Communication, Coordination, and Education and Outreach -- 5 Strategic Planning, Resource Allocation, and Economic Support -- References -- APPENDIX



A Glossary and Acronyms -- APPENDIX B Workshop Agenda -- APPENDIX C Emerging Infectious Diseases: Consensus on Needed Laboratory Capacity Could Strengthen Surveillance -- APPENDIX D Forum Member and Staff Biographies.

Sommario/riassunto

The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the forum is to provide structured opportunities for representatives from academia, industry, professional and interest groups, and government to examine and discuss scientific and policy issues that relate to research, prevention, detection, and management of emerging infectious diseases. A critical part of this mission has been the convening of a series of workshops. Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections summarizes the fourth in a series of five workshops. With a focus on our knowledge and understanding of the role of private and public health sectors in emerging infectious disease surveillance and response, the participants explored the effects of privatization of public health laboratories and the modernization of public health care. The issues discussed included epidemiological investigation, surveillance, communication, coordination, resource allocations, and economic support.