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Better Prepare Than React: Reordering Public Health Priorities 100 Years After the Spanish Flu Epidemic

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This commentary argues that 100 years after the deadly Spanish flu, the public health emergency community’s responses to much more limited pandemics and outbreaks demonstrate a critical shortage of personnel… Click to show full abstract

This commentary argues that 100 years after the deadly Spanish flu, the public health emergency community’s responses to much more limited pandemics and outbreaks demonstrate a critical shortage of personnel and resources. Rather than relying on nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as quarantine, the United States must reorder its health priorities to ensure adequate preparation for a large-scale pandemic.

Keywords: health priorities; public health; spanish flu; better prepare; health; 100 years

Journal Title: American Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2018

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