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Who.s in Charge

Who's in Charge? Leadership During Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises is a book written by Dr. Laura H. Kahn. The book looks at the issues of leadership, public health administration, and threats of bioterrorism. It looks at five recent emergency crises; 2001 anthrax attacks, 1993 cryptosporidium outbreak in the United States, 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis, Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Toronto, Mad Cow Disease. The author shows how these events developed and leadership issues. The book uses official reports, medical literature, first person accounts from officials and journalists. It also looks at the role of law enforcement and the military during health care emergencies. The book addresses leadership problems and public health. It is a text for studies relating to public health, and a reference tool for government officials. [2]Who's in Charge? The book details what happened in five public health crises. [3][4][5]

Table of contents[edit]

  • The book uses;
  • First-person accounts from leaders involved in the actual crises, as well as leading experts, scientists, and others
  • Primary documents including excerpts from official reports and the medical literature
  • Chronologies of five recent public health emergencies
  • A comprehensive index organized by disease and by individuals involved in emergency response
Chapter 1 - Understanding Leadership
-An Overview of Leadership
-Studying Public Health Leadership
-Political Leaders and Bureaucrats
-Defining Leadership
Chapter 2 - The Long March to Improving the Public’s Health
-Infectious Disease Epidemics
-Vaccines: A Fortunate Coincidence
-An Unfortunate Side Effect of Hospitals
-Early Public Health Epidemics in the Newly Formed United States
-Sweeping Social Changes in Europe
-The Father of Epidemiology
-Crossing Borders: European Influences on Early American Public Health Efforts
-Awakenings: A Long-Awaited Breakthrough
-The Germ Theory of Disease
-The Civil War and the Changing Face of U.S. Public Health
Chapter 3 - Microbes as Weapons
-Microbes as Weapons
-Biowarfare and Bioterrorism Through the Ages
-Advances in the 20th Century
-The Role of the United States
-Emerging Concerns
Chapter 4 - Rising to the Occasion 
-Leadership During Infectious Disease Crises
-Anthrax Attack, Fall 2001, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
-Mayor Glen D. Gilmore, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
-Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Spring 1993, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)- Spring 2003, Toronto, Canada
- Mayor Case Ootes, Toronto, Canada
-Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Success Favors the Prepared Public Health Leader
-Anthrax Attacks in New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, and New York
-New Jersey
-Florida
-New York City
-Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-Sars in Toronto, Canada
-Conclusions
Chapter 6 - Confronting Uncertainty
-The 1976-77 Swine Flue Dilemma
-The 1997 Avian Flu Dilemma
-The 2009 Swine Flue Dilemma
-Leaders' Responses to Disease Threats
-Information Required for Decision Making
-Conclusion
Chapter 7 - (Part 1) The Vital Link between Animal and Human Health 
-Impact of Animal Health Crises
-Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
-Views of the Crisis
-Conclusion
- (Part 2) - The Vital Link Between Animal and Human Health
-The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Crisis
-Summing Up
-Conclusion
Chapter 8 - Reaching the Masses 
-Reaching the Masses Risk Assessment Perception, and Communication
-Smallpox Outbreak in New York City, 1947
-The Changing Media
-From the Media Perspective
-Anthrax Outbreak in New Jersey, 2001
-Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Wisconsin, 1993
-Sars Outbreak in Toronto, 2003
-Conclusion Chapter 9 - All Hands on Deck
-Worst Case Scenarios
-Legal Challenges of Public Health and Bioterrorism
-Improving Preparedness
-A Better Model
-Experts' Advice
-Public Health and Emergency Management
-Who's in Charge?
-Epidemics and Bioterrorist Attacks: Leadership Challenges
-Public Health the Military and the National Guard
-Conclusion
Chapter 10 - Conclusion 
-Critical Need Prepared Elected Officials
-Relationships Between Leaders
-When Science Does Not Have the Answers
-The Public Communication Roles of Different Leaders
-Legal and Organizational Structures and Crisis Leadership
-Training Elected Officials
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.overdrive.com/publishers/abc-clio
  2. ^ https://www.questia.com/read/123911118/who-s-in-charge-leadership-during-epidemics-bioterror
  3. ^ https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/jhsem/7/1/article-jhsem.2010.7.1.1701.xml.xml
  4. ^ https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=E2348C
  5. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1080-6040_Emerging_infectious_diseases

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