Terrorism and public health : a balanced approach to strengthening systems and protecting people / edited by Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel.
2012
HV6431 .T47 2012
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Title
Terrorism and public health : a balanced approach to strengthening systems and protecting people / edited by Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9780199765546 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0199765545 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0199765545 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Language
English
Description
xx, 390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
HV6431 .T47 2012
System Control No.
(OCoLC)743275925
Summary
This completely revised second edition provides new information on emergency preparedness and response planning as well as lessons learned from responses to terrorist attacks in the United States and other countries. Arguing for a more balanced approach to preparedness, the editors and contributors to this second edition describe challenges and opportunities for strengthening the public health system, protecting disaster rescue and recovery workers, and promoting domestic and international law related to terrorism.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Challenges that terrorism poses to public health / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
The Roots of Terrorism / Cheryl E. Easley and Carol Easley Allen
The Public Health Responses to the World Trade Center Attack and Its Aftermath by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene / Isaac B. Weisfuse, Trish Marsik, and Robert M. Brackbill
Investigating the Health Consequences of the World Trade Center Attack / Helen H. Lee [and others]
The Anthrax Epidemic of 2001 / Philip S. Brachman
The Terrorist Attacks in Madrid, London, and Bali / John Middleton, Patrick Saunders, and Shamil Haroon
The Mental Health Consequences of Terrorism / Zebulon Taintor
Small Arms and Light Weapons / Wendy Cukier, Nelson M. Palacio, and Reefa T. Mahboob
Nuclear and Radiological Weapons / Patrice M. Sutton and Robert M. Gould
Chemical Weapons / Ernest C. Lee, Philipp C. Bleek, and Stefanos N. Kales
Biological Weapons / Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy
Public Health Preparedness in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health / Jonathan E. Fielding and Alonzo L. Plough
Predicting and Planning for Public Health Emergencies / Nathaniel Hupert
Protecting Civil Liberties and Human Rights / H. Jack Geiger and George J. Annas
Public Health Consequences of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Physicians and Psychologists as Enablers of Torture / Leonard S. Rubenstein
The Impact of Anti-terrorism Law and Policy on Civil Society Organizations in the United States / Mark Sidel
Strengthening the Public Health System / C. William Keck and Marguerite A. Erme
Protecting Emergency Response and Recovery Workers / Dori B. Reissman [and others]
Promoting Domestic and International Law / Peter Weiss.
The Roots of Terrorism / Cheryl E. Easley and Carol Easley Allen
The Public Health Responses to the World Trade Center Attack and Its Aftermath by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene / Isaac B. Weisfuse, Trish Marsik, and Robert M. Brackbill
Investigating the Health Consequences of the World Trade Center Attack / Helen H. Lee [and others]
The Anthrax Epidemic of 2001 / Philip S. Brachman
The Terrorist Attacks in Madrid, London, and Bali / John Middleton, Patrick Saunders, and Shamil Haroon
The Mental Health Consequences of Terrorism / Zebulon Taintor
Small Arms and Light Weapons / Wendy Cukier, Nelson M. Palacio, and Reefa T. Mahboob
Nuclear and Radiological Weapons / Patrice M. Sutton and Robert M. Gould
Chemical Weapons / Ernest C. Lee, Philipp C. Bleek, and Stefanos N. Kales
Biological Weapons / Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy
Public Health Preparedness in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health / Jonathan E. Fielding and Alonzo L. Plough
Predicting and Planning for Public Health Emergencies / Nathaniel Hupert
Protecting Civil Liberties and Human Rights / H. Jack Geiger and George J. Annas
Public Health Consequences of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Physicians and Psychologists as Enablers of Torture / Leonard S. Rubenstein
The Impact of Anti-terrorism Law and Policy on Civil Society Organizations in the United States / Mark Sidel
Strengthening the Public Health System / C. William Keck and Marguerite A. Erme
Protecting Emergency Response and Recovery Workers / Dori B. Reissman [and others]
Promoting Domestic and International Law / Peter Weiss.
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