Booz Allen Hamilton

Potential Impact on the U.S. Economy


Joan Bishop
is a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading strategy and technology consulting firm. Her specialty is All Hazards Health Preparedness.

In this segment Joan Bishop looks at the potential economic impact of a health crisis. Bishop points out that a healthy population keeps a business moving, while an unhealthy, severely ill, or absent population could lead to the shutdown of a business.

Bishop says that a mass casualty event at one business would have a severe economic impact. She defines a mass casualty as not necessarily thousands of people—it could be just a few people if it happens within a small population.

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