Rowitz, Louis.   <br/><br/>
Public health for the 21st century :     the prepared leader /  
 Public health for the twenty-first century   
Louis Rowitz.   
 - Sudbury, Mass. :    Jones and Bartlett,   2006.   
 - xii, 521 pages :    illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index.   
<br/><br/>The new public health : a preparedness approach -- The social capital perspective -- The changing public health system -- Overview to bioterrorism preparedness and response -- Bioterrorism competencies for leaders -- New partnerships -- Concern of the community for safety -- Systems thinking and complexity -- People skills -- Public health law and ethics -- Risk and crisis communication -- Tipping point awareness -- Forensic epidemiology : a new partnership -- Building communities -- Change strategies -- A view of tomorrow.  
<br/><br/>  	"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."--Jacket.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763747785 9780763747787 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public health administration --Leadership--Public health - Forecasting.<br/>Terrorism - United States - Prevention.  -- Emergency management - United States.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States