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A Case of Security vs. Liberty in Bremerton, Wash.October 19, 2001 In Bremerton, Wash., a new military checkpoint is worrying public health officials who say it is scaring clients away from an area health clinic. The Austin Drive checkpoint sits at the entrance to the Navy's Jackson Park housing complex. Anyone wanting to access the county health facility, housed in a former barracks, must now pass through the checkpoint. The Navy said the new checkpoint is necessary to safeguard military families from the terrorist threat. But Phyllis Mann, director of emergency management for Kitsap County, said people seeking treatment for STDs are not comfortable going through a checkpoint. One hundred to 250 people a day visit the clinic for services ranging from flu shots to anonymous HIV/AIDS testing. A dozen people in the past two weeks have reported being unable to get through the checkpoint or being intimidated by it, said Ricki Johnson, lead case manager for HIV/AIDS. Seattle Times 10.19.01; Florangela Davila  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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