Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition
byLaura H. Kahn is a physician and research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
20200416
Praeger
Pages | 266 |
Topics | Airborne Outbreaks |
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9781440878183
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Kahn, Laura. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition. 2, Praeger, 2020. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440878183.
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Kahn, Laura. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition, 2. Praeger, 2020. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440878183
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With a new preface assessing leadership responses to the coronavirus pandemic, this text explores leadership problems that can develop during public health crises such as the 2001 anthrax attacks, 2003 SARS epidemic, and Mad Cow Disease epidemic of the 1980s–90s.
A threat to public health, such as a rampaging virus, is no time for a muddled chain of command and contradictory decision-making. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, re-issued with a new preface assessing leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak, explores the crucial relationships among political leaders, public health officials, and journalists to see why leadership confusion develops. As the problematic response to COVID-19 has once again shown, the reluctance of politicians to risk alarm can run counter to the public health need to prepare for worse cases.
Many leaders will seek high visibility during a public health crisis, but politicians are not medical experts, and the more they speak, the more they risk disseminating harmful information. How to achieve the right balance is the essence of this book. Beginning by looking at the overarching issues of leadership and public health administration, it then examines in depth five emergencies: the 2001 anthrax attacks, the 1993 cryptosporidium outbreaks, the 2003 SARS outbreak, the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the battle against Mad Cow Disease.
- First-person accounts from leaders involved in actual early-21st-century crises, as well as leading experts, scientists, and others
- Primary documents including excerpts from official reports and the medical literature
- Chronologies of early-21st-century public health emergencies
- A comprehensive index organized by disease and by individuals involved in emergency response
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition
Author(s): Kahn, Laura;Contributors: Kahn, Laura;Abstract:With a new preface assessing leadership responses to the coronavirus pandemic, this text explores leadership problems that can develop during public health crises such as the 2001 anthrax attacks, 2003 SARS epidemic, and Mad Cow Disease epidemic of the 1980s–90s.
A threat to public health, such as a rampaging virus, is no time for a muddled chain of command and contradictory decision-making. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, re-issued with a new preface assessing leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak, explores the crucial relationships among political leaders, public health officials, and journalists to see why leadership confusion develops. As the problematic response to COVID-19 has once again shown, the reluctance of politicians to risk alarm can run counter to the public health need to prepare for worse cases.
Many leaders will seek high visibility during a public health crisis, but politicians are not medical experts, and the more they speak, the more they risk disseminating harmful information. How to achieve the right balance is the essence of this book. Beginning by looking at the overarching issues of leadership and public health administration, it then examines in depth five emergencies: the 2001 anthrax attacks, the 1993 cryptosporidium outbreaks, the 2003 SARS outbreak, the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the battle against Mad Cow Disease.
- First-person accounts from leaders involved in actual early-21st-century crises, as well as leading experts, scientists, and others
- Primary documents including excerpts from official reports and the medical literature
- Chronologies of early-21st-century public health emergencies
- A comprehensive index organized by disease and by individuals involved in emergency response
SortTitle: who's in charge? leadership during epidemics, bioterror attacks, and other public health crises, 2nd editionEdition: 2Author Info:Laura H. KahnauthorLaura H. Kahn is a physician and research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
eISBN-13: 9781440878183Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440878183.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440878176Imprint: PraegerPages: 266Publication Date: 20200416Series: Praeger Security International- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface ix10
- Acknowledgments xxvii28
- 1. Understanding Leadership 130
- 2. The Long March to Improving the Public’s Health 1140
- Infectious Disease Epidemics 1241
- Vaccines: A Fortunate Coincidence 1342
- An Unfortunate Side Effect of Hospitals 1443
- Early Public Health Epidemics in the Newly Formed United States 1544
- Sweeping Social Changes in Europe 1645
- The Father of Epidemiology 1847
- Crossing Borders: European Influences on Early American Public Health Efforts 1948
- Awakenings: A Long-Awaited Breakthrough 2049
- The Germ Theory of Disease 2251
- The Civil War and the Changing Face of U.S. Public Health 2352
- Postwar Public Health Developments 2554
- The Beginnings of International Health 2655
- Pandemic Influenza in the Early 20th Century 2756
- The Beginnings of the World Health Organization 2857
- The HIV/AIDS Pandemic 3059
- Public Health Past, Present, and Future 3261
- 3. Microbes as Weapons 3564
- 4. Rising to the Occasion 4574
- Political Leadership during Infectious Disease Crises 4574
- Anthrax Attack, Fall 2001, Hamilton Township, New Jersey 4675
- Mayor Glen D. Gilmore, Hamilton Township, New Jersey 4877
- Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Spring 1993, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5180
- Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5281
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Spring 2003, Toronto, Canada 5382
- Deputy Mayor Case Ootes, Toronto, Canada 6089
- Conclusion 6089
- 5. Success Favors the Prepared Public Health Leader 6392
- 6. Confronting Uncertainty 81110
- 7. Part I: The Vital Link between Animal and Human Health 99128
- 8. Reaching the Masses 141170
- Risk Assessment, Perception, and Communication 141170
- Smallpox Outbreak in New York City, 1947 144173
- The Changing Media 147176
- From the Media Perspective 148177
- Anthrax Outbreak in New Jersey, 2001 148177
- Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Wisconsin, 1993 150179
- SARS Outbreak in Toronto, 2003 151180
- Conclusion 154183
- 9. All Hands on Deck 161190
- Worst Case Scenarios 161190
- Legal Challenges of Public Health and Bioterrorism 161190
- Improving Preparedness 165194
- A Better Model 166195
- Experts' Advice 166195
- Public Health and Emergency Management 168197
- Who's in Charge? 169198
- Epidemics and Bioterrorist Attacks: Leadership Challenges 170199
- Public Health, the Military, and the National Guard 171200
- Conclusion 175204
- 10. Conclusion 177206
- Notes 189218
- Index 225254