The Politics of Public Health in the United States

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The Politics of Public Health in the United States

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Patel, Kant | Rushefsky, Mark E

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1 online resource (368 pages)

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9781315699240

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms -- 1. 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 -- Note -- Study Questions -- 2. 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 -- 3. The Politics of Public Health and Private Medicine -- Differences Between Public Health and Private Medicine -- History of the Relationship Between Medicine and Public Health. Study Questions -- 7. 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 Environment and Public Health -- Notes -- Study Questions -- 8. 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 -- Plague 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 -- 9. 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. 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 -- 4. 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 -- 5. 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 -- Evaluation 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 -- The Politics of Science and Public Health -- Notes -- Study Questions -- 6. 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

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Medical policy -- United States. Public health -- Political aspects -- United States. Public health -- United States

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