Public health for the 21st century : the prepared leader

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Title:

Author:

Rowitz, Louis.

ISBN:

9780763747787

Personal Author:

Rowitz, Louis.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

The new public health : a preparedness approach -- The social capital perspective -- The changing public health system -- Overview to bioterrorism preparedness and response -- Bioterrorism competencies for leaders -- New partnerships -- Concern of the community for safety -- Systems thinking and complexity -- People skills -- Public health law and ethics -- Risk and crisis communication -- Tipping point awareness -- Forensic epidemiology : a new partnership -- Building communities -- Change strategies -- A view of tomorrow.

Abstract:

"Public Health for the 21st Century: The Prepared Leader examines public health leadership in terms of emergency preparedness and specific skills and tools. As modern-day threats force leaders to look at how they address disasters and drive communities to prepare themselves, this book provides tools and real-life cases to hone management skills to prepare agencies to deal with large scale events."--Jacket.

Subject Term:

Public health administration -- United States.

Public health -- United States -- Forecasting.

Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.

Emergency management -- United States.

Leadership -- United States.

Public Health Administration -- trends.

Disaster Planning -- methods.

Leadership.

Geographic Term:

United States.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008298.html

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Summary

Public health has moved to the forefront of national interest and scrutiny in the light of present day events. Public health professionals are now regulars in all forms of media, something unheard of just a few years ago. The issues are well known - bioterrorism, SARS, West Nile Virus - and they are enough to panic a population without skillful leadership. Public Health for the 21st Century: The Prepared Leader examines public health leadership in terms of emergency preparedness and specific skills and tools. As modern-day threats force leaders to look at how they address disasters and drive communities to prepare themselves, this book provides tools and real life cases to hone management skills to prepare agencies to deal with large scale events.