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Betrayal of Trust The Collapse of Global Public Health Garrett, Laurie Publisher:  Hyperion, New York, USA Year Published:  2000   Pages:  754pp   Price:  $42.95   ISBN:  0-7868-6522-9 Library of Congress Number:  RA441.G37 2000   Dewey:  362.1--dc21 Resource Type:  Book The story of recent failings of public health systems across the globe. Abstract:  Laurie Garrett narrates the story of recent failings of public health systems across the globe. This book is a warning that humanity must begin, once again, to take seriously the idea that the health of each individual depends upon the health of the community. If community health is not prioritized, Garrett advises, the bulk of the human race may suffer grave consequences. Betrayal of Trust offers detailed case studies of the mid-90s outbreaks of pneumonic plague in India and Ebola in Zaire, the disintegration of public health in former Soviet nations, the growing crisis in American managed health care, and the threat of biological warfare. Garrett takes the reader deeper and deeper into the heart of the crisis as she tells of the failures of public officials, from the local government level to international leadership. She writes that, "a sound public health system, it seems, is vital to societal stability and, conversely, may topple in the face of political or social instability or whim", emphasizing the interconnected nature of political, economic, cultural, and health realities. The mutual dependence of many aspects of human life (along with the complex health challenges that result) is the principal theme of the book. Increased trade, the movement of peoples, and the pressure of 24-hour media coverage have contributed to the globalization of health - for good or for ill. An outbreak in an African village can kindle the fears of the world and lead to economic or social quarantine of an entire nation. The use of biological weapons threatens every corner of the globe. Garrett's book indirectly proposes solutions, such as ensuring global access to low-tech basic necessities (clean water, safe food, sanitation), but chiefly reveals the inadequate efforts of the late twentieth-century. [Abstract by Tara McElroy] Topics Addiction African Health AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) AIDS/Developing Countries Alcohol Use/Abuse Biological & Chemical Warfare Biological Weapons Censorship Disease Control Disease Prevention Disease Surveillance Drug Abuse/Addiction Gabon Immunization India Infection Control Infectious Diseases Ivory Coast Life Expectancy Preventive Health Care Preventive Health Care/Developing Countries Public Education Public Health Russia Soviet Union Tuberculosis Vaccines World Health Organization Zaire

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