Comments on: Infectious Disease Trends During The US Civil War http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/ Defending Health Against Persecution, Violence, And Armed Conflict Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:29:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not Saying!!! http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Not Saying!!! Wed, 06 May 2009 23:29:21 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-341 History DBQ's are sooooooooo boring!!!! History DBQ’s are sooooooooo boring!!!!

]]> By: None of your business http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-340 None of your business Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:06:51 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-340 I meant "If your NOT ill" Whoops I meant “If your NOT ill” Whoops

]]> By: None of your business http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-339 None of your business Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-339 i meant"when you NOT ill" i meant”when you NOT ill”

]]> By: None of your business http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-338 None of your business Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:05:22 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-338 I hate projects.... I find this very stupid of them.... OF coarse you fight better when your ill! And of coarse your more apt to BE ill, if your environment is dirty! I hate projects….
I find this very stupid of them…. OF coarse you fight better when your ill! And of coarse your more apt to BE ill, if your environment is dirty!

]]> By: Ashlee English http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Ashlee English Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:21:55 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-334 ii think that was a serious time period...and that in the 1861 was not the greatest ii think that was a serious time period…and that in the 1861 was not the greatest

]]> By: Anonymous http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Anonymous Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:35:11 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-335 history homework is so supid history homework is so supid

]]> By: Christopher Albon http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Christopher Albon Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:48:48 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-337 I agree TEJ that a mixed approach is best. The key at this stage is to start building the partnerships between government and NGOs that mutually benefit both sides. The Kearsarge was a great example. Operation Smile got a world class floating operating room and transportation infrastructure while the US Navy got a team of dedicated civilian surgeons and nurses. I agree TEJ that a mixed approach is best. The key at this stage is to start building the partnerships between government and NGOs that mutually benefit both sides. The Kearsarge was a great example. Operation Smile got a world class floating operating room and transportation infrastructure while the US Navy got a team of dedicated civilian surgeons and nurses.

]]> By: TEJ http://conflicthealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-336 TEJ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:32:41 +0000 http://warandhealth.com/infectious-disease-trends-during-the-us-civil-war/#comment-336 Sir As an environmental health officer (we used to be called sanitarians) dedicated to the prevention of illness and injury I find these posts very intersting. Brings up something related to your last few posts. As an officer in the US Public Health Service, I've sailed on USNS MERCY a couple of times, and in prior assignments have worked extensively with Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units, some with the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, and just a little with Army Veterinary Corps and Air Force bioenvironmental engineers. These folks have amazing training, experience, equipment, logistics, and other resources. It is truly astounding what they can do and where they can do it. However, they are focused on their mission of preventing disease and non-battle injury. They reduce non-combat risks for war-fighters. A lot of this transfers to the health diplomacy missions, but there are gaps that are better filled by USPHS or NGOs. An NEPMU might arrive with a couple of $500,000 portable gas-chromatograph/mass spectrometers, which is an incredibly useful, almost magical apparatus. They might bring an entomologist with malaria and dengue experience and some preventive medicine technicians who can apply pesticides. But they (and military medicine) sometimes have limited experience with sensitive populations like children and the elderly. There are not nearly as many USPHS officers, but we often bring cutural sensitivity and tribal experience from assignments on the reservations. NGOs often have extensive experience with a particular country, whereas we in uniform are often quite peripatetic. So the blended solution is the best one. Sir
As an environmental health officer (we used to be called sanitarians) dedicated to the prevention of illness and injury I find these posts very intersting. Brings up something related to your last few posts.
As an officer in the US Public Health Service, I’ve sailed on USNS MERCY a couple of times, and in prior assignments have worked extensively with Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units, some with the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, and just a little with Army Veterinary Corps and Air Force bioenvironmental engineers. These folks have amazing training, experience, equipment, logistics, and other resources. It is truly astounding what they can do and where they can do it.
However, they are focused on their mission of preventing disease and non-battle injury. They reduce non-combat risks for war-fighters. A lot of this transfers to the health diplomacy missions, but there are gaps that are better filled by USPHS or NGOs.

An NEPMU might arrive with a couple of $500,000 portable gas-chromatograph/mass spectrometers, which is an incredibly useful, almost magical apparatus. They might bring an entomologist with malaria and dengue experience and some preventive medicine technicians who can apply pesticides. But they (and military medicine) sometimes have limited experience with sensitive populations like children and the elderly. There are not nearly as many USPHS officers, but we often bring cutural sensitivity and tribal experience from assignments on the reservations. NGOs often have extensive experience with a particular country, whereas we in uniform are often quite peripatetic. So the blended solution is the best one.

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