Response from the state health director for North Carolina about Peak Fitness in Clayton
Posted by Clayton NC's Real Estate Angel at 4/28/2008 9:13 PM and is filed under Fitness,Health Club,Health Care,fitness equipment,gym 
I have heard from our state epidemiologist who is an infectious disease specialist. He indicates that there is no scientific evidence that mrsa or other infections are transmitted in fitness centers.
I have also seen the memo from the department of environment and natural resources in this regard.
Based on the scinec around transmission of disease,
we have no plans to develop inspection services in fitness centers. As you might imagine, there are a number of different ideas that members of the public have concerns about and want us to regulate. We have to stick to the scientific evidence as our standard since there is no other way to focus limited resaources to have a real impact on health.
Thank you for expressing your concerns. Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have about any other health issues.
Leah devlin
"Sent via BlackBerry."
And my response back to Leah:
Thank you for your response. And yes I can just imagine how many members of
the public contact you like I did about concerns and wanting you to regulate
them. I am not a specialist in the field of infectious diseases. But I do
appreciate and thank you for taking the time to speak to someone that is.
I'm sure you won't mind if I post your response on my blog. And once again,
thank you.
Phyllis
PLEASE NOTE: Comments Positive and Negative are welcomed - anyone else care to comment?
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