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Essentials of public health preparedness and emergency management /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Essentials of public health preparedness.
Other Authors: Katz, Rebecca, 1973- (Editor), Banaski, James A., Jr (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Essential public health.
Subjects:
Public health > United States.
Civil Defense.
Disaster Planning.
Security Measures.
Terrorism > prevention & control.
Emergencies.
Public Health Administration.
United States.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to public health preparedness
  • Threats from biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological weapons
  • Threats from naturally occurring disease and natural disaster
  • 9/11 and its aftermath
  • Legislation, regulation, and policy guidance
  • Biosecurity
  • The research agenda
  • Natural disasters and humanitarian response
  • Surveillance and attribution investigations
  • The preparedness cycle
  • Practical applications of public health emergency management
  • Developing a public health emergency operations center
  • Links to exercises and capacity building
  • Case studies in public health response operations.