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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBush and Public Health Emergency Preparedness. Interesting read.
Bush and Public Health Emergency Preparedness. Interesting read.
But most of the money they threw at us was bioterrorism
money. And I do mean they threw it at us. We had so much bioterrorism
money (BT) that most large health departments (which are largely local
animals -- city-run or county-run) formed whole sections in their
departments, fully staffed and rolling in money such that the staff
couldn't even spend fast enough.
And this for a problem that didn't exist, of course.
There was no bioterrorism.
But we did use the money wisely, on emergency
planning and resourcing. Every public health worker was trained in
emergency management. Our public health lab was expanded and highly
improved. And of course as you know, California has earthquakes, so we
broadened the emergency management training protocols to include natural
disasters, which are infinitely more likely than a massive bioterrorism
attack, I'm sure every sane person would agree.
That massive public health response to the Bird Flu
in 2009? That was due to the expansive program of emergency management
across the US almost entirely funded by bioterrorism money. So
ultimately the money didn't go to waste.
MORE:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bush-and-public-health-emergency-preparedness
malaise
(267,800 posts)Some Bushco goon became filthy rich - and that was the plan from day one.
blm
(112,919 posts)Kerry was emphasizing the fact that many patients were dying unnecessarily of staph infections they picked up during their hospital stays - preventable infections that could be contained with attention and diligence. He proposed stricter measures and protocols for a problem that was widespread at the time but received little attention from mainstream media.
National Nurses supported him in this - where was the media?