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Informationen zum Autor David Rosner is Professor of Public Health and History at Columbia University and Codirector of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. Gerald Markowitz is Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. They are coauthors of Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution (UC Press). Klappentext "History is a harsh teacher. A single incident! natural or created by human minds and hands! can change how Americans think! feel! and respond to public health disasters. Rosner and Markowitz's Are We Ready? Public Health Since 9/11 serves as a primer for all policymakers and implementers. Ultimately it's the citizens of cities and states who will benefit or be harmed."-Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-TX)! Chair! Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee "This book provides insight into the events of 9/11 and the anthrax attack through the experiences of numerous players at the federal! state and local levels. In so doing! it offers a better understanding of the events! the complexities! the challenges and the responses than have previously been conveyed in press accounts. The result is a picture of public health under stress and in action. The reader will have a better appreciation of what "readiness" and "being prepared" mean in the context of a public health emergency."-Jeffrey Koplan! MD! MPH! Vice President! Academic Health Affairs! Emory University. Zusammenfassung 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. This book explores the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Daniel M. Fox and Samuel L. Milbank Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 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 ...
