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# Recouping the Costs of Outbreak Investigations and Prevention
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2009/09/recouping-the-costs-of-outbreak-investigations-and-prevention/
- Published: 2009-09-02T20:17:22.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-30T19:40:37.000Z
- Author: Dave Babcock
- Tags: For Public Health Professionals, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 09:53

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“[Recouping the Costs of Outbreak Investigations and Prevention](http://www.marlerclark.com/pdfs/cost-of-outbreak-investigations-jeh.pdf?ref=foodsafetynews.com),” an article on whether Environmental Health Agencies and Health Departments should seek reimbursement for costs involved in outbreak investigations and prevention appeared in the January/February 2006 Journal of Environmental Health. Two key issues influence a public health agency’s decision to seek reimbursement: Replenishing the agency’s budget to continue its primary functions and the fear that seeking reimbursement could lead to decreased cooperation from the entity responsible for the outbreak.