Quotes by Sandra Shewry

“A large part of our planning effort, and something were putting a very high priority on this year, is working with our partners in the counties to document what capacity do we have to bring up our health-care delivery system, to exceed the capacities we have today. And to come back to the Legislature and to the governor and say this is where we see the gaps and these are the targeted changes we need.”

“An influenza pandemic could cause widespread economic and societal disruption and seriously strain our health care system.”

“An influenza pandemic could be the greatest public health challenge of our time.”

“In California alone, scientists estimate a pandemic could cause approximately 35 percent of the population to become ill.”

“The biggest challenge is getting people to think the unthinkable.”

“They would never be used lightly.”

“While we cannot absolutely prevent a pandemic, we can mitigate its impact.”

“We are facing an epidemic of obesity that threatens the public health of California and the rest of the nation. We must improve our childrens nutrition and level of physical activity if we are going to reverse this trend.”