Public Health for the 21st Century

by Rowitz, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780763747787
• ISBN10: 0763747785
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

Public health has moved To The forefront of national interest and scrutiny in the light of present day events.  Public health professionals are now regulars in all forms of media, something unheard of just a few years ago.  the issues are well known - bioterrorism, SARS, West Nile Virus - and they are enough to panic a population without skillful leadership.  Public  Health For The 21st Century: The Prepared Leader examines public health leadership in terms of emergency preparedness and specific skills and tools.  as modern-day threats force leaders to look at how they address disasters and drive communities to prepare themselves, this book provides tools and real life cases to hone management skills to prepare agencies to deal with large scale events.

Table of Contents

Part I Overview to the Changing Field of Public Health	1	(74)
Chapter 1 The New Public Health: A Preparedness Approach	3	(20)
The Leadership Pyramid	5	(6)
Public Health Infrastructure	11	(8)
Summary	19	(4)
Chapter 2 The Social Capital Perspective	23	(22)
Definition of Social Capital	24	(3)
Building Social Capital	27	(3)
Patterns of Social Capital	30	(12)
Social Capital and Health Projects	42	(2)
Summary	44	(1)
Chapter 3 The Changing Public Health System	45	(30)
Dilemmas of the Public Health Workforce	46	(4)
1988 Institute of Medicine Report	50	(8)
Clearer Mission for Public Health	53	(1)
Promotion of the Public Health Core Functions Model	53	(1)
Why Every State Should Have a Health Department	54	(1)
Creation of Public Health Leadership Institutes	54	(1)
Support for Nationwide Health Objectives	55	(1)
Importance of Public Health Law	55	(1)
Emphasis on Improving Access to Care	55	(1)
Increasing Importance of Collaboration Relationships	56	(1)
Importance of Training Programs for the Public Health Workforce	57	(1)
Promotion of a Systems Perspective for Public Health	57	(1)
1996 Healthy Communities Report	58	(1)
The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century	59	(13)
Summary	72	(3)
Part II Emergency Preparedness and Response	75	(154)
Chapter 4 Overview to Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response	77	(66)
Types of Crisis	78	(24)
Level of Public Health Preparedness Today	102	(21)
Managing a Crisis	123	(2)
Two Models of Disaster Preparedness	125	(12)
Public Health Response	137	(4)
Summary	141	(2)
Chapter 5 Bioterrorism Competencies for Leaders	143	(24)
The Issue of Competency	145	(8)
Competency to Curriculum	153	(3)
Leadership Competencies for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness	156	(9)
Summary	165	(2)
Chapter 6 New Partnerships	167	(28)
Overview of Collaboration	171	(8)
Models of Collaboration	179	(1)
Collaborative Leadership	180	(10)
Leadership in Crisis	190	(2)
Summary	192	(3)
Chapter 7 Concern of the Community for Safety	195	(34)
Redefining Readiness	201	(2)
Mental Health Issues	203	(1)
Public Health Strategy on Psychological Consequences of Terrorism	204	(10)
State Mental Health Planning Teams	214	(1)
Family Security Issues	214	(8)
A Model for Volunteers	222	(4)
Summary	226	(3)
Part III New Leadership Skills and Tools	229	(234)
Chapter 8 Systems Thinking and Complexity	231	(30)
The Five Levels of Learning	237	(6)
Personal Mastery	239	(1)
Mental Models	239	(1)
Shared Vision	240	(1)
Teams	240	(2)
Systems Thinking	242	(1)
Definition of a System	243	(1)
Systems Thinking	244	(3)
Leadership and Power	247	(1)
Brief Discussion of the Tools	248	(4)
A Look at Complexity	252	(6)
Summary	258	(3)
Chapter 9 People Skills	261	(24)
Emotionally Competent Leadership	263	(2)
Emotional Intelligence Competencies	265	(17)
People-Smart Strategies	282	(1)
Summary	282	(3)
Chapter 10 Public Health Law and Ethics	285	(54)
The Meaning of the Law	286	(3)
Public Health Law Competencies	289	(1)
State Review of Public Health Laws	290	(20)
Model State Public Health Act	310	(4)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)	314	(15)
Public Health Ethics	329	(5)
A Brief Note on Advocacy	334	(1)
Summary	335	(4)
Chapter 11 Risk and Crisis Communication	339	(26)
Risk and Risk Communication	340	(6)
Trust Determination Theory	341	(1)
Mental Noise Theory	341	(1)
Negative Dominance Theory	342	(1)
Risk Perception Theory	342	(4)
Message Mapping	346	(6)
Crisis Communication	352	(3)
The Seven-Step Communication Response Plan	353	(2)
A Brief Overview of Social Marketing	355	(7)
Summary	362	(3)
Chapter 12 Tipping Point Awareness	365	(14)
Foundations of Epidemiology	366	(7)
Leadership and the Tipping Point	373	(3)
Summary	376	(3)
Chapter 13 Forensic Epidemiology: A New Partnership	379	(18)
A New Paradigm	380	(5)
Role of the Laboratory	385	(4)
Forensic Epidemiology Course	389	(4)
Consequence Management	393	(1)
Summary	394	(3)
Chapter 14 Building Communities	397	(32)
Overview to Community Building	397	(2)
Community Leaders	399	(3)
Leadership Wheel	402	(3)
Multicultural Considerations	405	(1)
Assets Planning Model	406	(3)
National Public Health Performance Standards	409	(18)
Summary	427	(2)
Chapter 15 Change Strategies	429	(34)
Overview to Change	431	(3)
Styles of Change	434	(1)
The Conservers	434	(1)
The Pragmatists	434	(1)
The Originators	435	(1)
Understanding Change	435	(7)
Change and Adaptation	442	(1)
Putting the Pieces Together	443	(18)
Summary	461	(2)
Part IV The Future	463	(10)
Chapter 16 A View of Tomorrow	465	(8)
The Process of Visioning	467	(1)
A Perspective for Leaders	468	(3)
Summary	471	(2)
Appendix A	473	(14)
Table of Sources	487	(6)
Index	493