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Thursday, October 03, 2002Bioterror Anecdotes: Last week I was in a frenzy firing off email to my local and state health departments and the HHS about the failure to educate practicing physicians on appropriate bioterror responsiveness. These were the responses I got: Local Health Department: No response or acknowledgement. State Health Department: The director punted to the state's epidemiologist who sent a condescending reply, assuring me that my local health department had been giving conferences at hospitals (they haven't), and directing me to websites that I had already mentioned in my email. Department of Health and Human Services: Actually sent a brief and personal response saying they realized this was a problem and that they're working on it with the CDC. Of all of those, I least expected a response from the HHS and most expected a response from my local health department. Tells you something about my local health department, doesn't it? I harbor a hope that they're the exception rather than the rule, but I suspect that they're the rule when it comes to preparedness planning. posted by Sydney on 10/03/2002 07:35:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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