Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’
- Professor Emeritus of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
History holds some lessons about when scaring people to change their behavior works. Two public health experts offer a case for caution right now.
Trust in the confidentiality of contact tracing broke down during the AIDS epidemic. Today, it’s faltering again.
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