“居安思危”最恰当地诠释了卫生应急工作的内涵。作为卫生工作的重要组成部分,卫生应急事关人民群众的身体健康和生命安全,在应对、处置突发事件中具有举足轻重的地位和作用。近年来,尤其是经历了抗击“非典”的洗礼,人们已经越来越清醒地意识到,突发公共卫生事件不是单纯的卫生和医疗问题,如果处理不当,很可能发展成为影响政治、经济和外交的重大事件,严重影响政府的形象和 “Crisis in Times of Safety” The most appropriate interpretation of the health emergency work. As an important part of health work, health emergency concerns the health and life safety of the people and plays an important role in coping with and handling emergencies. In recent years, especially after having been subjected to the “SARS” baptism, people have become increasingly aware that public health emergencies are not purely health and medical problems. If not handled properly, they may well develop into political, Major economic and diplomatic events have seriously affected the image of the government