Question

chapter 4 of public health and epidemology

DIONS 1. Considering two of the 10 Great Public Health Achievements presented in Chapter 1, what were the contributions of laws or regulations to the control of infectious diseases and motor-vehicle safety? (A useful exercise would be to consider the role of laws in the remaining eight Great Achievements.) 2. How would procedural and substantive due pro- cess apply when proposing to isolate a seriously ill tuberculosis patient who refused to take medica- tions or to stay away from public places? 3. You are investigating what appears to be a serious foodborne disease outbreak at a well-known local restaurant. What information about the sick people and the restaurant could reasonably be released to news reporters? 4. Your legal counsel tells you that he would prefer that the health department maternity clinic be closed, because it creates too much legal liability for the local government. How could you respond? 5. A new form of a very contagious and severe respi- ratory disease has hit communities in several U.S. states. It appears that this disease originated in another country, and several other countries are taking extreme measures to control the disease. Describe the federal, state, and local public health roles in responding to the situation.

Answer 1

Ans.2 Tuberculosis is highly contagious respiratory disease caused by mycobacterium Tuberculosis any person can have this disease mainly the people living in crowded place or working in health care setting or many other reasons can be there one of the main cause of this disease is droplets because it is a respiratory tract infection so we have to make that people understand about this who is refusing to stay away from public places or if he is still refusing then we can provide him some masks and teach him about self care too that will protect him from other infection and also protect others from getting infections from him

WHO has initiated a program named as DOTS for such patient so that they will get proper medicine on time in the observation of staff that is directly observed treatment short course . If he still refuses to have the treatment then we can make him the demarits of that and if that person is still not convinced with your point then according to law every patient has the right to refuse the treatment if he wants.

Ans 3.) There are so many food borne disease in the world now a days in developed countries most of the person have a sidentory life style and they mainly used to eat food from restaurant in their daily day to day lives. So in such case if people are getting sick due to some disease then the newspaper should provide proper knowledge about

1. Food
2. Disease
3. It's causing factor
4. The treatment how these people can protect themselves from getting affected
5. Any kind of specific medicine or vaccine
6. Proper way of handling that food