with me is dr julia goerges benjamin, director of the public health association.nk you for joining us. you hear these numbers, how big is the epidemic in this country. >> it's a big epidemic. a lot is preventible. >> so it's a crisis. it's preventible. are we doing enough to prevent the crisis. we don't have a plan or the funds to address the funding. >> here is a plan i brought up. education, monitoring, medical disposal and enforcement. on paper it looks like it will nip it in the bud. >> it's wonderful if they have a plan, they work hard, and with state government and health departments, slowly lacking, and it cirs a lose of action not only in the federal level and also at the local level. >> money is lacking. how much are you talking. >> is it underfunded severely - how much are we talking? >> i believe it's seriously underfunded. i was the health officer from the state of maryland. i can tell you that we had all kinds of challenges trying to make sure we could provide all the needs for those in the door. >> i can tell you there was a real problem getting peop