The truth is, in terms of virology, Ebola should not be a threat to American citizens. We have clean water. We have information. We have the means to educate ourselves, practice proper hand-washing procedures, protect ourselves with hazmat suits. The CDC Disease Detectives were dispatched to Dallas almost immediately to work on the front lines to identify those who might be at risk, who could have been exposed. We have the technology, and we certainly have the money to keep Ebola at bay. What we dont have is communication. What we dont have is a health care system that values preventative care. What we dont have is an equal playing field between nurses and physicians and allied health professionals and patients. What we dont have is a culture of health where we work symbiotically with one another and with the technology that was created specifically to bridge communication gaps, but has in so many ways failed. What we dont have is the social culture of transparency, what we dont have is a stopgap against mounting hysteria and hypochondria, what we dont have is nation of health literate individuals. We dont even have health-literate professionals. ...As we slide now into flu season, into a time of year when we are normally braced for winter diseases, colds, flus, sick days and cancelled plans, the American people has also now been truly exposed to another disease entirely: the excruciating truth about our health care systems dysfunction -- and the prognosis doesnt look good.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:07:47 +0000
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