Recently, some colleagues and myself published a book on 21st century national security threats, called Threats in the Age of Obama. Other authors included:
Dan tdaxp, Matt Armstrong, Matthew Burton, Molly Cernicek, Christopher Corpora, Shane Deichman, Adam Elkus, Matt Devost, Bob Gourley, Art Hutchinson, Tom Karako, Carolyn Leddy, Samuel Liles, Adrian Martin, Gunnar Peterson, Cheryl Rofer, Mark Safranski, Steve Schippert, Tim Stevens, Shlok Vaidya, and Michael Tanji.
I have one extra copy of the book given to me by the publisher. As a big thank you to my awesome readers, I am holding a simple and fun competition. The winner will receive a free copy of Threats in the Age of Obama.
How To Enter
To enter, write a 140 character (not word) remark, critique, statement, or zinger on the relationship between armed conflict and public health and publish it in the comment section of this post. The entry can be witty, insightful, funny, or serious. It can summarize the field, criticize an aspect, or really anything. There are only three rules, the entry must be:
- 140 Characters or Less
- Original (no quotes)
- Related to the Topic of this Blog
The winner will be selected (by me) next Saturday, February 28th.
Good luck and have fun! I look forward to reading the entries.
Christopher Albon is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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War doesn’t improve public health. No really, it doesn’t.
Via Email:
“So, is there a plan to continue the momentum?”
Actually, it does. Many public health breakthroughs have been developed and test due to or during a time of war. Yellow fever epidemiology, aseptic technique, moist wound healing, trauma/emergency protocols, nutrition, as well as technology supporting public health infrastructure.
WWII medical experiments in Germany and China saved many, many lives. No really.
Typical armed conflict is septic shock for public health with lethal costs in status, efficiency, scope and quality. Recovery is lengthy, complicated and can fail.
(not counting spaces its under 140)
War may be hell, but War and Health presents this nexus in a way that’s accessible to (non-medical) generalists. No getting away with facile use of “collateral damage.”
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