Public health for the 21st century : the prepared leader /

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Author / Creator:Rowitz, Louis.
Imprint:Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006.
Description:xii, 521 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8383892
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Varying Form of Title:Public health for the twenty-first century
ISBN:0763747785 (pbk.)
9780763747787 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Overview to the Changing Field of Public Health
  • Chapter 1. The New Public Health: A Preparedness Approach
  • The Leadership Pyramid
  • Public Health Infrastructure
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2. The Social Capital Perspective
  • Definition of Social Capital
  • Building Social Capital
  • Patterns of Social Capital
  • Social Capital and Health Projects
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3. The Changing Public Health System
  • Dilemmas of the Public Health Workforce
  • 1988 Institute of Medicine Report
  • Clearer Mission for Public Health
  • Promotion of the Public Health Core Functions Model
  • Why Every State Should Have a Health Department
  • Creation of Public Health Leadership Institutes
  • Support for Nationwide Health Objectives
  • Importance of Public Health Law
  • Emphasis on Improving Access to Care
  • Increasing Importance of Collaboration Relationships
  • Importance of Training Programs for the Public Health Workforce
  • Promotion of a Systems Perspective for Public Health
  • 1996 Healthy Communities Report
  • The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century
  • Summary
  • Part II. Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Chapter 4. Overview to Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
  • Types of Crisis
  • Level of Public Health Preparedness Today
  • Managing a Crisis
  • Two Models of Disaster Preparedness
  • Public Health Response
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5. Bioterrorism Competencies for Leaders
  • The Issue of Competency
  • Competency to Curriculum
  • Leadership Competencies for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6. New Partnerships
  • Overview of Collaboration
  • Models of Collaboration
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Leadership in Crisis
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7. Concern of the Community for Safety
  • Redefining Readiness
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Public Health Strategy on Psychological Consequences of Terrorism
  • State Mental Health Planning Teams
  • Family Security Issues
  • A Model for Volunteers
  • Summary
  • Part III. New Leadership Skills and Tools
  • Chapter 8. Systems Thinking and Complexity
  • The Five Levels of Learning
  • Personal Mastery
  • Mental Models
  • Shared Vision
  • Teams
  • Systems Thinking
  • Definition of a System
  • Systems Thinking
  • Leadership and Power
  • Brief Discussion of the Tools
  • A Look at Complexity
  • Summary
  • Chapter 9. People Skills
  • Emotionally Competent Leadership
  • Emotional Intelligence Competencies
  • People-Smart Strategies
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10. Public Health Law and Ethics
  • The Meaning of the Law
  • Public Health Law Competencies
  • State Review of Public Health Laws
  • Model State Public Health Act
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
  • Public Health Ethics
  • A Brief Note on Advocacy
  • Summary
  • Chapter 11. Risk and Crisis Communication
  • Risk and Risk Communication
  • Trust Determination Theory
  • Mental Noise Theory
  • Negative Dominance Theory
  • Risk Perception Theory
  • Message Mapping
  • Crisis Communication
  • The Seven-Step Communication Response Plan
  • A Brief Overview of Social Marketing
  • Summary
  • Chapter 12. Tipping Point Awareness
  • Foundations of Epidemiology
  • Leadership and the Tipping Point
  • Summary
  • Chapter 13. Forensic Epidemiology: A New Partnership
  • A New Paradigm
  • Role of the Laboratory
  • Forensic Epidemiology Course
  • Consequence Management
  • Summary
  • Chapter 14. Building Communities
  • Overview to Community Building
  • Community Leaders
  • Leadership Wheel
  • Multicultural Considerations
  • Assets Planning Model
  • National Public Health Performance Standards
  • Summary
  • Chapter 15. Change Strategies
  • Overview to Change
  • Styles of Change
  • The Conservers
  • The Pragmatists
  • The Originators
  • Understanding Change
  • Change and Adaptation
  • Putting the Pieces Together
  • Summary
  • Part IV. The Future
  • Chapter 16. A View of Tomorrow
  • The Process of Visioning
  • A Perspective for Leaders
  • Summary
  • Appendix A.
  • Table of Sources
  • Index