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Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link Newsletter, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, September 2006
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Vol. 2, Iss. 6 of the MPH Public Health Link highlights faculty member Vic Spain, the formal announcement of national accreditation for Jefferson Master of Science Program in Public Health and new course offerings for the Spring.
Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link, Vol. 2, Iss.5, June 2006
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Vol. 2, Iss.5 of the MPH Public Health Link newsletter highlights recent graduate, Charbel Haber.
Bioterrorism: Cases When Public Health Agencies Should Have Sweeping Powers, Judith Watkins
Bioterrorism: Cases When Public Health Agencies Should Have Sweeping Powers, Judith Watkins
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
The dispersal of anthrax spores in October 2001 showed Americans that they are vulnerable to bioterrorism. The ineffective response to bioterrorism demonstrates that public health agencies do not have plans or training exercises in place to deal with this emerging threat. Although the CDC asked that the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MSEHPA or Model Act) be drafted to prepare the states for these emerging risks, critics like George Annas assert that the acts are “blatantly unconstitutional” (MSEHPA,2005,p.1). In this paper, I intend to explore the conflict between individual rights and sweeping powers of public health agencies as described …
Download Full Pdf Issue Vol. 2, Iss. 2, Thomas Jefferson University-Public Health Link, March 2006
Download Full Pdf Issue Vol. 2, Iss. 2, Thomas Jefferson University-Public Health Link, March 2006
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Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2006 includes: accreditation update, poster sessions, Population Health Forum, Sigma XI Research Day and Annual APHA meeting.