Public Health
Public Health Bibliography
The following sources do not necessarily reflect the Center's position or values. These sources, however, are excellent resources for familiarizing oneself with the all sides of the issue.
HPV Vaccine: Panacea or Pandora’s Box? The Costs and Deceptiveness of the New Technology
Introduction:
The United States has the most affluent and technologically advanced healthcare system in the developed world, offering increased life-expectancy and quality of life to many. Yet it is also the most inequitable system in the developed world, with many of its own residents lacking access to this system of care—a fact which weighs heavily on our national conscience. Consequently, healthcare reform is again an urgent political issue, with the most recent reform package estimated to cost over $3 trillion to institute.
Health Research for Developing Countries: Reason and Emotion in Bioethics
2009 Parallel Paper Presentation, Global Bioethics: Emerging Challenges Facing Human Dignity.
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Global Bioethics: Emerging Challenges Facing Human Dignity
July 16-18, 2009
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Clean Hands Still Key to Preventing Infections
A recent article1 reported on research showing harmful bacteria can linger on computer keyboards and provide a means of spreading infection. The bacteria were deliberately placed on the keyboards, rather than transmitted by users’ hands, but the point was made that contaminated keyboards can pass on pathogens to later users. The authors recommended frequent disinfection of computer keyboards accessed by multiple users and hand washing after using keyboards and before contact with patients.
Adolescent Vaccines: What Is the Point?
In the last half-century, childhood vaccines have been a great blessing, greatly decreasing death and disability due to infectious diseases. Most grandparents today are old enough to recall the scourges of polio, whooping cough, and other childhood infectious diseases. Visions of children languishing in iron lungs in institutions and of the braces and wheelchairs of victims of paralytic polio come to mind.
Facing the Flu Vaccine Mess
Once again, the influenza vaccination has proved to be a conundrum.
In 2003, the demand for the vaccination exceeded the supply available. The public fear approached hysteria, as there were reports of deaths of children in Colorado. The news media fanned the flame of worry as nary a day went by without a report of the projected ramifications of the shortage of influenza vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) struggled with establishing recommendations for vaccination of high-risk individuals.
The Adequacy of Preventive Health Care: Does the Health Care Provider Matter?
Lifestyle-related behaviors account for half of the ten leading causes of death in the United States.1 Everyone pays lip service to preventive health care, but as is often the case, the numbers—which in this case are not encouraging—reveal the true concerns of people. Only 5% of the $1.4 trillion spent on direct health care in the United States goes to preventive health measures and the promotion of general health.
