Public Health Emergencies as Threats to National Security

James Hodge and Kim Weidenaar discuss the importance of approaching public health emergencies as threats to national security, and they propose 10 criteria for designating public health threats as national security concerns.

Public Health Emergencies as Threats to National Security

By: James Hodge

Professor of Public Health Law and Ethics; Director, Public Health Law and Policy Program; Director, Network for Public Health Law-Western Region Office, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.

By: Kim Weidenaar

Fellow, Public Health Law and Policy Program; Deputy Director, Network for Public Health Law-Western Region Office, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.