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- ISBN: 9780765611369 | 0765611368
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 12/31/2004
Mark E. Rushefsky is a professor of political science at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield.
Figures and Tables | |
Foreword | |
Preface | |
Acronyms | |
The Politics of Public Health in the United States | |
Accomplishments of the Public Health System | |
Shortcomings of the Public Health System | |
History of Public Health Policy in the United States | |
The Colonial Period: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | |
The Nineteenth Century | |
The Twentieth Century | |
The Organization of the U.S. Public Health Service | |
The National Government | |
State Governments | |
Local Governments | |
Politics and Public Health | |
Organization of the Book | |
Notes | |
Study Questions | |
Leadership, Politics, and Public Health | |
Leadership and Public Health | |
Public Health Leadership at the National Level | |
The Surgeon General | |
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration | |
Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Public Health Leadership at State and Local Levels | |
Leadership and Professional Public Health Organizations | |
The American Public Health Association | |
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | |
The National Association of County and City Health Officials | |
The National Association of Local Boards of Health | |
The Public Health Foundation | |
The Association of Schools of Public Health | |
The Society for Public Health Education | |
The American Association of Public Health Physicians | |
The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine | |
The American College of Preventive Medicine | |
The American Association of Public Health Dentistry | |
Leadership, Politics, and Public Health | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Public Health and Private Medicine | |
Differences Between Public Health and Private Medicine | |
History of the Relationship Between Medicine and Public Health | |
The Nineteenth Century: Period of Ambivalence and Accommodation | |
The Twentieth Century | |
The 1990s and Beyond: Inching Toward Cooperation and Collaboration | |
The Politics of Public Health and Private Medicine | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Public Health and Law | |
Legal Foundations of Public Health Practice | |
Shortcomings of Current Public Health Laws | |
Public Health Law Reform Movement | |
Law as a Tool to Protect the Public's Health | |
Land Use Planning, Zoning, and Public Health Law | |
Drug Abuse and Public Health Law | |
Tobacco Use and Public Health Law | |
Violence, Firearms, and Public Health Law | |
Tort Litigation as a Public Health Strategy | |
Tobacco Litigation | |
Firearms Litigation | |
The Politics of Public Health and Law | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Science and Public Health | |
Science and Public Health Research | |
The Evolution of Public Health Research | |
Role of Science in the Formulation of Public Health Policies | |
Evalution of Public Health Policies | |
Politics, Science, and Public Health Politics | |
Scientific Evidence and Realities of Politics | |
Contradictory and Inconclusive Scientific Evidence | |
Difficulties and Complexities of Risk Assessment | |
Scientific Evidence and Morality Politics | |
Politics of Science and Public Health | |
Notes | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Genetics and Public Health | |
Developments in Genetic Science | |
The Human Genome Project | |
Genetic Testing and Screening | |
Effectiveness of Genetic Testing | |
Genetic Profiling | |
The Politics of Genetics and Development of Public Health Policies | |
Privacy and Confidentiality of Genetic Information | |
Informed Consent | |
Discrimination Based on Genetic Information | |
Policy Related to Genetic Discrimination | |
Inequality and Access to Genetic Technologies | |
The Politics of Genetics and Public Health | |
Notes | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Environment and Public Health | |
Lifestyle versus Environmental Factors in Public Health | |
Environmental Degradation and Threats to Health | |
Chemicals | |
Endocrine Disruptors | |
The Hollywood Connection | |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke | |
Global Warming | |
Biological Agents | |
Politics of Environmental Protection | |
National Government | |
State and Local Governments | |
Social Ecology | |
The Politics of the Environment and Public Health | |
Notes | |
Study Questions | |
The Politics of Bioterrorism and Public Health | |
Bioterrorism in History | |
Potential Threats of Bioterrorism | |
Types/Forms of Biological Weapons | |
Necessary Conditions for a Successful and Major Bioterrorist Attack | |
Motivations Behind a Bioterrorist Attack | |
Current Preparedness of the Public Health System to Deal with a Bioterrorist Attack | |
Federal Level | |
State and Local Levels | |
War Game Exercises: Dark Winter 2001; Plaque Attack, Denver, Colorado | |
Politics of Neglect: Problems and Shortcomings of the Current Public Health System | |
Lack of Comprehensive Strategy and Planning | |
Lack of Coordination Among Levels of Government and Agencies | |
Fragmented Structure and Overlapping Jurisdictions | |
Poorly Equipped Laboratory Facilities | |
Inadequate Surveillance System | |
Lack of Rapid Diagnostic Techniques | |
Insufficient Training | |
Lack of Sufficient Stockpiling of Vaccines | |
Underfunded Public Health System | |
The Legal Challenge | |
Future Challenges | |
Notes | |
Study Questions | |
Conclusion | |
Curative versus Preventive Models of Health Care | |
Reinvigorating Public Health | |
Politics and Public Health Policies | |
Study Questions | |
Chronology of Major Public Health Laws and Events | |
References | |
Index | |
About the Authors | |
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