title: Pandemic preparation must focus on meeting public health needs.
abstract: With the nation's heightened attention to security and police and military effectiveness to handle disaster situations, perhaps including a potential pandemic flu outbreak, too little is being done to prepare the health system to cope with a sudden spike in need, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
authors.forename: Aaron G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health