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Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on October 28, 2009
Journal of Public Health 2009 31(4):462-465; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp091
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© The Author 2009, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved

Trust, terrorism and public health



Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health

Richard Coker, Professor of Public Health
European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK

Address correspondence to Martin McKee, E-mail: martin.mckee{at}lshtm.ac.uk.


  Abstract

Policies to promote public health are based on trust. There is a danger that public trust may be lost, especially where policies are seen to be influenced by vested interests or conflict with available evidence. Although trust in public health policies in the UK is high, some commentators have questioned recent responses to the threat of pandemic flu, suggesting that they may be driven, in part, by those seeking to profit from health scares, and drawing a direct comparison with terrorist scares. We argue that the approach to evidence by the public health and counter-terrorist communities differ markedly. Public health professionals must ensure that their actions do not undermine their credibility, in particular those involved in response to the threat of bioterrorism.

Keywords: health intelligence


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