Recommended Reading
Equal Medical Care
Focosi, Daniele, Fabrizio Maggi, and Mauro Pistello. "Zika Virus: Implications for Public Health." Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 63.2 (2016): 227-33. Oxford Journals. 5 Apr. 2016. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
This academic source discusses how the zika virus affected the public’s health and what decisions were made to decrease spread of the virus. It mentions how travel for people who were more prone to the zika virus, which in this case was women, were told not to travel to locations where the virus was still present.
"Federal Agencies Issue Joint Guidance To Help Emergency Preparedness, Response And Recovery Providers Comply With Title VI Of The Civil Rights Act". Justice.gov. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses how federal agencies come together to help increase preparedness to deal with health emergencies. It also discusses how organizations are involved in dealing with these issues and how they provide equal help for the people who are infected by the outbreak. There is assistance provided to the people who are affected by the public health emergency.
Focosi, Daniele, Fabrizio Maggi, and Mauro Pistello. "Zika Virus: Implications for Public Health." Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 63.2 (2016): 227-33. Oxford Journals. 5 Apr. 2016. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
This academic source discusses how the zika virus affected the public’s health and what decisions were made to decrease spread of the virus. It mentions how travel for people who were more prone to the zika virus, which in this case was women, were told not to travel to locations where the virus was still present.
"Federal Agencies Issue Joint Guidance To Help Emergency Preparedness, Response And Recovery Providers Comply With Title VI Of The Civil Rights Act". Justice.gov. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses how federal agencies come together to help increase preparedness to deal with health emergencies. It also discusses how organizations are involved in dealing with these issues and how they provide equal help for the people who are infected by the outbreak. There is assistance provided to the people who are affected by the public health emergency.
Bias in Legislation
Holm, Søren. "Should Persons Detained During Public Health Crises Receive Compensation?" Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 6.2 (2009): 197-205. SpringerLink. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
This academic source is about how affected individuals who are infected by a virus or infection during an outbreak are kept in containment and whether those people should be owed something in return because their liberty was restricted as they were put in isolation and containment that was possibly not justifiable.
Situations, Committee and Institute Medicine. "Legal Issues In Emergencies". National Academies Press (US) (2012):. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses the legal aspect of public health emergencies and how they government has to handle them. It talk about how the law can greatly assist in dealing with epidemics and decreasing the spread of outbreaks. It also mentions how this is only possible if there is no bias and the law doesn’t look at individuals, but the public as a whole.
Holm, Søren. "Should Persons Detained During Public Health Crises Receive Compensation?" Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 6.2 (2009): 197-205. SpringerLink. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
This academic source is about how affected individuals who are infected by a virus or infection during an outbreak are kept in containment and whether those people should be owed something in return because their liberty was restricted as they were put in isolation and containment that was possibly not justifiable.
Situations, Committee and Institute Medicine. "Legal Issues In Emergencies". National Academies Press (US) (2012):. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses the legal aspect of public health emergencies and how they government has to handle them. It talk about how the law can greatly assist in dealing with epidemics and decreasing the spread of outbreaks. It also mentions how this is only possible if there is no bias and the law doesn’t look at individuals, but the public as a whole.
Government and Media
"Effective Media Communication During Public Health Emergencies". World Health Organization. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This academic source is a handbook of the WHO organization, which is the World Health Organization. It describes the process of how to assist officials and individuals involved in a public health emergency to communicate effectively to properly handle the situation. They describe how the role of media plays a large role in successfully handling a health emergency.
"Media Influence On Laws And Government". 2012books.lardbucket.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses how the media plays a role in the legislation the government passes and the actions the government takes towards any issue. It mentions how politicians are likely to pay more attention to issues that are largely supported and shared by the public in the media and other platforms.
"Effective Media Communication During Public Health Emergencies". World Health Organization. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This academic source is a handbook of the WHO organization, which is the World Health Organization. It describes the process of how to assist officials and individuals involved in a public health emergency to communicate effectively to properly handle the situation. They describe how the role of media plays a large role in successfully handling a health emergency.
"Media Influence On Laws And Government". 2012books.lardbucket.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.
This popular source discusses how the media plays a role in the legislation the government passes and the actions the government takes towards any issue. It mentions how politicians are likely to pay more attention to issues that are largely supported and shared by the public in the media and other platforms.