Are We Ready? : Public Health Since 9/11.

By:

Rosner, David, 1947-

Contributor(s):

Markowitz, Gerald E

Material type: Text

TextSeries: California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 15.Publication details: CA : University of California Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (211 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520940475
0520940474
1282360167
9781282360167
0520249208
0520250389
9780520249202
9780520250383
9786612360169
661236016X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Are We Ready? : Public Health Since 9/11.DDC classification:

362.18

LOC classification:

RA395.A3

NLM classification:

WA 295

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Remembering the Moment; 1 September 11 and the Shifting Priorities of Public and Population Health in New York City; 2 Emergency Preparedness, Bioterrorism, and the States; 3 Emergency Preparedness, Bioterrorism, and the CDC: Federal Involvement before and after 9/11; Conclusion: What Lessons Have We Learned?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Summary: A contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz interviewed local, state, and federal officials to determine the immediate reactions of key participants in these events. The authors explore the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country and consider whether the nation is now better prepared to withstand another potential.

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A contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz interviewed local, state, and federal officials to determine the immediate reactions of key participants in these events. The authors explore the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country and consider whether the nation is now better prepared to withstand another potential.