[The Guam Legislature] finds that: (a) the government must do more to protect the health, safety and general well being of its citizens; (b) new and emerging dangers, including emergent and resurgent infectious diseases and incidents of civilian mass casualties, pose serious and immediate threats;
(c) a renewed focus on the prevention, detection, management and containment of public health emergencies is needed; (d) emergency health threats, including those caused by bioterrorism, may require the exercise of extraordinary government powers and functions; (e) the government of Guam must have the ability to respond, rapidly and effectively, to potential or actual public health emergencies; (f) the exercise of emergency health powers must promote the common good; (g) emergency health powers must be grounded in a thorough scientific understanding of public health threats and disease transmission; (h) guided by principles of justice and anti- discrimination, it is the duty of the government of Guam to act with fairness and tolerance towards individuals and groups; (i) the rights of People to liberty, bodily integrity and privacy must be respected to the fullest extent possible, consistent with maintaining and preserving the public=s health and security; and (j) this Chapter is necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Guam.