Why should all 50 states have an emergency response plan for future influenza pandemics?Group of answer choicesThey are mandated to protect the general publicThey ethically should care about their citizensTo address such ethical issues as medication rationingTo ensure they have enough health professionals to address the needs

According to John Berry, what do today's public health officials agree is their highest priority when it comes to staving off a global influenza pandemic?Group of answer choicesDeveloping a universal vaccine that makes human beings immune to virtually all influenza virusesExpanding research on antiviral drugsIncreasing the production of protective masks and glovesTraining enough doctors and nurses who specialize in caring for influenza victims

Which ethical issue appears when there is a drug shortage for a healthcare outbreak?Group of answer choicesDrug companies overchargingPhysicians afraid of catching the diseaseRationing of the drugForcing people into better hygiene practices

Another interesting debate revolves around the definition of public. Who exactly is the public thatPublic Health addresses? Concerns regarding public health naturally cross borders since diseases arenot limited by national borders. A parallel can be drawn here between transnational public healthdeterminants and environmental threats both cross national borders. For instance, disasters in onecountry can put to risk the welfare of populations in a neighboring country, the Chernobyl nuclearmeltdown in April 1986, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, just to mention two.An outbreak of a deadly virus in one corner of the world has potential danger for the entire globe. Thethreat of polio pockets in Pakistan threatens the entire world. Should then public health measures stop atborders or should they cross borders in hot pursuit. It also raises the question whether punitive measuresare justifiable for noncompliance to known public health practices. For instance, other nations canpotentially enforce travel sanctions by imposing visa restrictions on Pakistani citizens for failure tocomply with global standards by not enforcing adequate measures to eradicate polio.Organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) play their role as a global enforcer.However, WHO acts through individual governments and 194 countries are signatories of theInternational Health Regulations to enforce public health security globally.40 It is being increasinglyrecognized that public health deals with global health, and university departments are now actually namedas such

Businesses should be aware of vaccine policies and mandates from the government forGroup of answer choicesProtection to ensure insurance policies will provide coverageAdherence to the law, the safety of employees and contractors, and to ensure compliance with company policies for health and safety as a risk management toolThis has nothing to do with risk management and a business may make its own choiceProtection against liability and not adhering to the law

Which epidemic event changed the governmental entities to believe they had an ethical responsibility to ensure the health of their people?Group of answer choicesBubonic PlagueCholeraSmallpoxInfluenza