Public Health United

"Everything starts with trust. If you are just starting to build trust during an outbreak, very difficult to accomplish anything." During times of [Ebola] outbreak, multiple public health players come together to fight off disease and save lives. But what happens when the community that you are trying to help revolts against the health officials? Dr. David Peters, Chair of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, recounts the last 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak and how community engagement, along with acceptance of aggressive fluid treatment, was key to ending this massive epidemic.  Check out our show links at www.publichealthunited.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at PHUscicomm and drscicomm.