title: How to Befriend Your Health Department: Public health for family physicians.
abstract: Family physicians play an important role in reporting infectious diseases to their local health departments. However, many physicians shy away from following this procedure for a variety of reasons, such as they don't have the right forms or they're concerned about violating patient confidentiality. Whatever the reason might be, physicians and public health departments can work together to prevent epidemics and promote better health in the community.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carsley
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tannenbaum