Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Public Health Quotes
AwarenessBiodiversityEnvironmental ConservationPublic HealthUrgency I've said this over and over, but I'll say it a million more times - I'm concerned more about the death of a bee than I am about terrorism. Because we're losing hives and bees by the millions because of such strong pesticides.
DiseaseGlobal ImpactMalariaPublic Health The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world.
EffectivenessEfficiencyEqualityPublic HealthResource Allocation Some very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs.
EradicationFinancial SavingsLong-term BenefitsPublic Health Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as a gift for the rest of time.
Disease EradicationGlobal HealthPublic HealthSecurity Challenges Ninety percent of the cases of polio are in security-vulnerable areas.
BioterrorismPreparednessPublic HealthSecurity Nobody spends any money on smallpox unless they worry about a bio-terrorist recreating it.
EpidemicPublic Health The ideal thing would be to have a 100 percent effective AIDS vaccine. And to have broad usage of that vaccine. That would literally break the epidemic.
AccountabilityHealthcare WorkersPerformancePublic Health In poor countries, we still need better ways to measure the effectiveness of the many government workers providing health services. They are the crucial link bringing tools such as vaccines and education to the people who need them most. How well trained are they? Are they showing up to work?
EconomicsGovernmentHuman HappinessPublic HealthSuffering Reduction Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.
DangerNational SecurityPublic HealthThreat When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.
CautionLearning from mistakesPublic HealthResponsibilitySafety I urge people to learn from the mistakes of others. Please drink responsibly and it's never acceptable to drink and drive!