Case Studies in Public Health Preparedness and Response to Disasters - Softcover

Landesman, Linda Y; Weisfuse, Isaac B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 128405702X ISBN 13: 9781284057027

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014

Synopsis

From extreme weather events such as Superstorm Sandy, man-made tragedies like the Madrid train bombings, the threat of bioterrorism, and emerging infections such as the H1N1 pandemic flu, disasters are creating increasingly profound threats to health of populations around the globe.

Through a presentation of 16 case studies, the authors examine the broad range of public health scenarios through the lens of emergency preparedness and planning. Designed for students across a wide spectrum of health and safety disciplines, this text uniquely demonstrates the application of public health preparedness competencies established by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).

Key Features:
- Presents 16 case studies on preparedness, from natural disasters to pandemic infection.
- Demonstrates the application of the ASPH Public Health Preparedness competencies.
- Makes an ideal complement to any text on disaster preparedness or public health leadership, or can be used as a standalone text.

"Case Studies in Public Health Preparedness is written by some of the best emergency preparedness and response professionals in the business; it is a must read for anyone who needs to prepare for or respond to an emergency."
--Michael Osterholm Ph.D, MPH, Professor and Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota

About this title

About the Author:

Landesman Consulting, Visiting Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 128405702X
• ISBN 13: 9781284057027
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384