Who's in charge? : leadership during epidemics, bioterror, attacks, and other public health crises /

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Author / Creator:	Kahn, Laura H., author.
Edition:	Second edition with a new preface.
Imprint:	Santa Barbara, California : Praeger Security International, Praeger, an imprint of ABC-Clio, LLC, [2020] ©2020
Description:	1 online resource (xxviii, 235 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Praeger security international Praeger security international (Series)
Subject:	Public health administration -- United States. Public health -- United States. Leadership. Medical emergencies. Leadership Emergencies Leadership Medical emergencies Public health Public health administration United States
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14140578

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ISBN:	1440878188 9781440878183 9780275994853 9781440878176 9798216165057
Notes:	First published in 2009; first paperback printing, with a new preface, in 2020. Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-224) and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 24, 2020).
Summary:	"With a new preface assessing leadership responses to the coronavirus pandemic, this classic text explores leadership problems that can develop during public health crises such as the 2001 anthrax attacks, 2003 SARS epidemic, and 1980's-90's Mad Cow disease epidemic. 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 between 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 visible during a public health crisis, but since politicians are not medical experts the more they speak the more they risk disseminating harmful information. How to achieve the right balance is the essence of Dr. Kahn's 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 and 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 "--
Other form:	Print version: Kahn, Laura H. Who's in charge? Second edition with a new preface. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger Security International, [2020] 9781440878176

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding Leadership
An Overview of Leadership
Studying Public Health Leadership
Political Leaders and Bureaucrats
Defining Leadership
2. The Long March to Improving the Public's Health
Infectious Disease Epidemics
Vaccines: A Fortunate Coincidence
An Unfortunate Side Effect of Hospitals
Early Public Health Epidemics in the Newly Formed United States
Sweeping Social Changes in Europe
The Father of Epidemiology
Crossing Borders: European Influences on Early American Public Health Efforts
Awakenings: A Long-Awaited Breakthrough
The Germ Theory of Disease
The Civil War and the Changing Face of U.S. Public Health
Postwar Public Health Developments
The Beginnings of International Health
Pandemic Influenza in the Early 20th Century
The Beginnings of the World Health Organization
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Public Health Past, Present, and Future
3. Microbes as Weapons
Biowarfare and Bioterrorism through the Ages
Advances in the 20th Century
The Role of the United States
The Role of the Soviet Union
Terrorist Acts by Groups and Individuals
Emerging Concerns
4. Rising to the Occasion
Political Leadership during Infectious Disease Crises
Anthrax Attack, Fall 2001, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Mayor Glen D. Gilmore, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Spring 1993, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Spring 2003, Toronto, Canada
Deputy Mayor Case Ootes, Toronto, Canada
Conclusion
5. Success Favors the Prepared Public Health Leader
Anthrax Attacks in New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, and New York
New Jersey
Florida
Maryland
New York City
Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
SARS in Toronto, Canada
Conclusion
6. Confronting Uncertainty
The 1976-77 Swine Flu Dilemma
The 1997 Avian Flu Dilemma
The 2009 Swine Flu Dilemma
Leaders' Responses to Disease Threats
Information Required for Decision Making
Conclusion
7. Part I: The Vital Link between Animal and Human Health
The Impact of Animal Health Crises
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Views of the Crisis
Conclusion
Part II: The Vital Link between Animal and Human Health
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Crisis
Views of the Crisis
Summing Up
Conclusion
8. Reaching the Masses
Risk Assessment, Perception, and Communication
Smallpox Outbreak in New York City, 1947
The Changing Media
From the Media Perspective
Anthrax Outbreak in New Jersey, 2001
Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Wisconsin, 1993
SARS Outbreak in Toronto, 2003
Conclusion
9. All Hands on Deck
Worst Case Scenarios
Legal Challenges of Public Health and Bioterrorism
Improving Preparedness
A Better Model

Who's in charge? : leadership during epidemics, bioterror, attacks, and other public health crises /

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