Are we ready?
Subtitle: public health since 9/11
By: David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz
Contributors: Markowitz, Gerald E.; Milbank Memorial Fund
Series: California/Milbank books on health and the public -- 15
Publisher: University of California Press; Milbank Memorial Fund
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berkeley; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780520249202; 9780520250383
Subjects: Emergency management; Notfallmedizin; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Gesundheitspolitik; Government; Bioterrorism; September 11 Terrorist Attacks; Disaster Planning; Katastrophenmanagement; Needs Assessment; Emergency medical services; Elfter September; Public Policy; Medical policy
Description: 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 potentially devastating attack. This well-reasoned and well-researched book presents compelling evidence that few with hands-on experience with disease and emergency preparedness believe that an adequate response to terrorism--whether biological, chemical, or radiological--is possible without a strong and vibrant infrastructure to provide everyday services as well as emergency responses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: September 11 and the shifting priorities of public and population health in New York City; title: Emergency preparedness, bioterrorism, and the states; title: Emergency preparedness, bioterrorism, and the CDC: federal involvement before and after 9/11.