Dr. Thomas Frieden Quotes
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“If New York comes to serve as a model, public health surveillance will take on a radical new form, entailing a reconfiguration of the relation between public health and medicine.” — Amy Fairchild, Columbia University professor of sociomedical studies, Science magazine, Jul 2006 “He believes in what he’s doing to the point of arrogance, and as a consequence doesn’t really listen to outside voices.” — Charles King, president of Housing works, a nonprofit shelter service for New York City’s homeleses, New York magazine, Dec 2006 “Your approach to public health shows contempt for the public, contempt for the marketplace, contempt for the principles of autonomy and choice. Our bodies aren’t yet the property of the state, nor yet the city.” — Audrey Silk, consumer advocate, reproaching Thomas Frieden at a public hearing on New York City’s trans fat ban, Oct 2006 |