The other Surgeon General’s report: history of the U.S. public health response to air pollution, cigarette smoking, and lung cancer

Summary The article reexamines the history of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic to better place it in its war-time context. Using Britain as a case study, the essay examines how British military medicine took a leading role in studying and developing a (still largely ineffective) public health response to the epidemic, whereas domestic public health leaders did almost nothing to stem the spread of the pandemic due to the impact measures such as quarantine would have had on the war effort. The article ends by briefly considering how the pandemic affected efforts to restore Britain to ‘normalcy’ during the immediate post-war recovery. In so doing, this essay further argues how it is essential to consider the deep connections between the Great War and the influenza pandemic not simply as concurrent or consecutive crises, but more deeply intertwined.

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The Public Health Response to the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.

AIDS and Other Manifestations of HIV Infection ◽

10.1016/b978-012764051-8/50042-1 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 997-1012 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard J. Wolitski ◽

Robert S. Janssen ◽

David R. Holtgrave ◽

John L. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Health Response ◽

The Public ◽

Hiv Epidemic ◽

Health Response ◽

The U.S

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Trends in Traumatic Brain Injury in the U.S. and the public health response: 1995–2009

Journal of Safety Research ◽

10.1016/j.jsr.2012.08.011 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 299-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 230

Author(s):

Victor G. Coronado ◽

Lisa C. McGuire ◽

Kelly Sarmiento ◽

Jeneita Bell ◽

Michael R. Lionbarger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Public Health Response ◽

The Public ◽

Health Response ◽

The U.S

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Corrigendum to “Trends in Traumatic Brain Injury in the U.S. and the public health response: 1995–2009 ☆” [J. Saf. Res. 43 (2012) 299-307]

Journal of Safety Research ◽

10.1016/j.jsr.2013.12.006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 117 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Victor G. Coronado ◽

Lisa C. McGuire ◽

Kelly Sarmiento ◽

Jeneita Bell ◽

Michael R. Lionbarger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Public Health Response ◽

The Public ◽

Health Response ◽

The U.S

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First Local Transmission Cluster of COVID-19 in Malaysia: Public Health Response

International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health ◽

10.34172/ijtmgh.2020.21 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 124-130

Author(s):

Noor Ani Ahmad ◽

Chong Zhuo Lin ◽

Sunita Abd Rahman ◽

Muhammad Haikal bin Ghazali ◽

Ezy Eriyani Nadzari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Index Case ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Imported Case ◽

Health Response ◽

History Of ◽

Local Transmission ◽

Close Contacts ◽

Inter State

Introduction: Rapid public health response is important in controlling the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we described the public health response taken by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia in managing the first local transmission cluster of COVID-19 related to mass-gathering and inter-state traveling to celebrate a festival. Methods: We summarized strategies implemented by the Malaysia Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) in managing the first local transmission of COVID-19. We collected information related to the epidemiological investigation of this cluster and described the inter-state network in managing the outbreak. Results: This first local transmission of COVID-19 in Malaysia had a history of contact with her older brother, the index case, who was the first Malaysian imported case. Only two positive cases were detected out of 59 contacts traced from the index case. Close contacts with infected person/s, inter-state movement, and public/family gatherings were identified as the sources of transmission. A large number of contacts were traced from inter-state traveling, and family gatherings during the festive season, and health consultations and treatment. Conclusion: Close contacts from inter-state movement and public/family gatherings were identified as the source of transmission. Family or public gatherings during festivals or religious events should be prohibited or controlled in COVID-19 prevalent areas. A structured surveillance system with rapid contact tracing is significant in controlling the transmission of COVID-19 in the community.

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A Brief History of Disaster Evaluation Studies

Disaster Evaluation Research ◽

10.1093/med/9780198796862.003.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 3-10

Author(s):

Edmund M. Ricci ◽

Ernesto A. Pretto ◽

Knut Ole Sundnes

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Evaluation Studies ◽

Evaluation Research ◽

Scientific Study ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Comprehensive Review ◽

Health Response ◽

Care Systems ◽

History Of ◽

The Impact

The scientific study of disasters has a long history, albeit limited in scope and structure. The first studies tended to focus on the societal and human impact of these horrific events and to report numbers of casualties. Later studies examined more deeply the impact and stresses disasters have placed upon the individuals and communities affected and upon the emergency public health and medical care systems in the affected geographic areas. The methodological challenges to conducting these studies have been great in that disasters are typically unexpected, and there is little time for recording and collecting data concurrently. However, a methodology for collecting data descriptive of the medical and public health response to disasters is evolving through much trial and error. This chapter is not intended to be a comprehensive review of disaster evaluation research and evaluation. It is, rather, a portrait of some highlights in the complex and difficult pathway traversed by those who have attempted to study disasters while using the methods of science.

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Public Health Response to Puffer Fish (Tetrodotoxin) Poisoning from Mislabeled Product

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x-72.4.810 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 72 (4) ◽

pp. 810-817 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

NICOLE J. COHEN ◽

JONATHAN R. DEEDS ◽

EUGENE S. WONG ◽

ROBERT H. HANNER ◽

HAILE F. YANCY ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Public Health Agencies ◽

The Public ◽

Raising Awareness ◽

Health Response ◽

The Family ◽

Voluntary Recall ◽

Puffer Fish ◽

The U.S

Tetrodotoxin is a neurotoxin that occurs in select species of the family Tetraodontidae (puffer fish). It causes paralysis and potentially death if ingested in sufficient quantities. In 2007, two individuals developed symptoms consistent with tetrodotoxin poisoning after ingesting home-cooked puffer fish purchased in Chicago. Both the Chicago retailer and the California supplier denied having sold or imported puffer fish but claimed the product was monkfish. However, genetic analysis and visual inspection determined that the ingested fish and others from the implicated lot retrieved from the supplier belonged to the family Tetraodontidae. Tetrodotoxin was detected at high levels in both remnants of the ingested meal and fish retrieved from the implicated lot. The investigation led to a voluntary recall of monkfish distributed by the supplier in three states and placement of the supplier on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Import Alert for species misbranding. This case of tetrodotoxin poisoning highlights the need for continued stringent regulation of puffer fish importation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, education of the public regarding the dangers of puffer fish consumption, and raising awareness among medical providers of the diagnosis and management of foodborne toxin ingestions and the need for reporting to public health agencies.

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