Public health systems and emerging infections : assessing the capabilities of the public and private sectors : workshop summary / Jonathan R. Davis and Joshua Lederberg, editors ; based on a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000.

xvi, 110 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Assessing the Capability -- Strengthening the Capability -- Changing Landscape of Public Health -- Epidemiological Investigation -- National Perspective on Outbreak Investigations -- State Perspectives on Outbreak Investigations -- County-Level Perspective on Outbreak Investigations -- Perspectives of Physicians' Community -- Public Health Practice and the Role of Academic Public Health -- Surveillance -- GAO Report on Public Health Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Emerging Infections Program Cooperative Agreement -- Large National Commercial Laboratories -- Role of the Public-Sector Laboratory at the National Level -- Role of the Public-Sector Laboratory at the State Level -- Communication, Coordination, and Education and Outreach -- Communication and Coordination at the National Level: The Pulsenet Model -- Communication and Coordination at the State Level -- Nongovernmental Organizations and State Partnerships -- Continuing Education: The Role of Professional Organizations -- Role of Medical Information in Detection and Management of Emerging Infections -- Strategic Planning, Resource Allocation, and Economic Support -- Legislation and Mandates at the Federal Level -- Congressional Response to the Threat of Infectious Diseases -- State Health Official Perspective -- Laboratory-Based Reporting Issues -- Emerging Infectious Diseases: Consensus on Needed Laboratory Capacity Could Strengthen Surveillance.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-76).