title: Public trust is necessary to protect the population from threats to public health.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency South West, The Wheelhouse, Bond's Mill, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 3RF, UK. isabel.oliver@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D011639:Public Opinion; D035502:Trust; D006113:United Kingdom