TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preparing for and Responding to Public Health Emergencies A1 - Prasher, Joanna M. A1 - Redd, Stephen C. A2 - Boulton, Matthew L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. PY - 2022 T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - Protecting the public is a core function of the government. Usually, this function is thought of as a national security or military defense mission, but protecting the public from health threats is also a security function. Because large-scale health emergencies can cause loss of life and loss of confidence in government capacities, preparing for and responding to health emergencies is increasingly seen as an element of national security.1,2 SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182681455 ER -