Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States [Hardcover]

Committee on the Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States (Author), Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Author), Lawrence Geiter (Editor), Committee on Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author)

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Publication Date: September 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0309070287 | ISBN-13: 978-0309070287 | Edition: 1

Tuberculosis emerged as an epidemic in the 1600s, began to decline as sanitation improved in the 19th century, and retreated further when effective therapy was developed in the 1950s. TB was virtually forgotten until a recent resurgence in the U.S. and around the world-ominously, in forms resistant to commonly used medicines. What must the nation do to eliminate TB? The distinguished committee from the Institute of Medicine offers recommendations in the key areas of epidemiology and prevention, diagnosis and treatment, funding and organization of public initiatives, and the U.S. role worldwide. The panel also focuses on how to mobilize policy makers and the public to effective action. The book provides important background on the pathology of tuberculosis, its history and status in the U.S., and the public and private response. The committee explains how the U.S. can act with both self-interest and humanitarianism in addressing the worldwide incidence of TB.

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"...the book cogently puts forward well-reasoned arguments for its recommendations..." -- International Journal of Epidemiology

"...well organized and easy to read." -- Journal of the American Medical Association, July 11, 2001

Book Description

Tuberculosis emerged as an epidemic in the 1600s, began to decline as sanitation improved in the 19th century, and retreated further when effective therapy was developed in the 1950s. TB was virtually forgotten until a recent resurgence in the U.S. and around the world-ominously, in forms resistant to commonly used medicines.

What must the nation do to eliminate TB? The distinguished committee from the Institute of Medicine offers recommendations in the key areas of epidemiology and prevention, diagnosis and treatment, funding and organization of public initiatives, and the U.S. role worldwide. The panel also focuses on how to mobilize policy makers and the public to effective action.

The book provides important background on the pathology of tuberculosis, its history and status in the U.S., and the public and private response.

The committee explains how the U.S. can act with both self-interest and humanitarianism in addressing the worldwide incidence of TB.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 269 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition (September 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309070287
• ISBN-13: 978-0309070287
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars More relevant than ever!, January 19, 2009

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Cynthia Tschampl "student of life" (Jamaica Plain, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States (Hardcover)

Ending Neglect not only sounds a critical alarm, it sets out a road map for how to avoid the coming public health disaster. (Anyone remember the 1.3 billion dollar outbreak in NYC in 1990?) While we have neglected to develop new tools, new drugs and proper treatment for those in need, tuberculosis (TB) has continued to spread in predictable ways. Now that humanity's neglect has resulted in multi-drug resistant and extensively-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis, the clock is ticking in a "24" type of way. The majority of states will be reporting increases of TB cases for 2008 after years of drastic cuts to public health budgets. Our ambitious goal of TB elimination seems a far distant dream as prevention has been pushed aside and surveillance and control safety nets fray. Against this backdrop Ending Neglect provides a clear background on the disease, the fundamentals for TB control and our situation within a global context. Will the Obama administration pay attention? Will it end the neglect? Will states set pound-foolish priorities in tight budget times regarding their public health departments? The jury is still out, but this report goes a long way towards formulating an action plan.