LEADER 04827nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910780638103321 005 20231005015819.0 010 $a1-282-36016-7 010 $a9786612360169 010 $a0-520-94047-4 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520940475 035 $a(CKB)2430000000010939 035 $a(EBL)837221 035 $a(OCoLC)773564948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000289110 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205432 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000289110 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10384128 035 $a(PQKB)10151637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837221 035 $a(OCoLC)667012692 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30769 035 $a(DE-B1597)521069 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520940475 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837221 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10675754 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL236016 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000010939 100 $a20060303d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAre we ready?$b[electronic resource] $epublic health since 9/11 /$fDavid Rosner and Gerald Markowitz 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press ;$aNew York $cMilbank Memorial Fund$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 225 0 $aCalifornia/Milbank books on health and the public ;$v15 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-25038-9 311 $a0-520-24920-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-180) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tForeword --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: Remembering The Moment --$t1. September 11 And The Shifting Priorities Of Public And Population Health In New York City --$t2 Emergency Preparedness, Bioterrorism, And The States --$t3 Emergency Preparedness, Bioterrorism, And The CDC: Federal Involvement Before And After 9/11 --$tConclusion: What Lessons Have We Learned? --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aA contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz interviewed local, state, and federal officials to determine the immediate reactions of key participants in these events. The authors explore the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country and consider whether the nation is now better prepared to withstand another potentially devastating attack. This well-reasoned and well-researched book presents compelling evidence that few with hands-on experience with disease and emergency preparedness believe that an adequate response to terrorism-whether biological, chemical, or radiological-is possible without a strong and vibrant infrastructure to provide everyday services as well as emergency responses. Are We Ready? begins with an examination of the experiences of local New York officials who were the first responders to 9/11 and follows them as events unfolded and as state and national authorities arrived. It goes on to analyze how various states dealt with changing federal funding for a variety of public health services. Using oral histories of CDC and other federal officials, the book then focuses on the federal reaction to 9/11 and anthrax. What emerges is a picture of dedicated public servants who were overcome by the emotions of the moment yet who were able to react in ways that significantly reduced the public anxiety and public health threat. Despite the extraordinary opportunity to revitalize and reinvigorate the nation's public health infrastructure, the growing federal and state budget deficits, the refocusing of national attention on the war in Iraq, and the passage of time all combined to undermine many of the needed reforms to the nation's public health defenses.Copub: Milbank Memorial Fund 410 0$aCalifornia/Milbank Books on Health and the Public 606 $aMedical policy$zUnited States 606 $aEmergency medical services$zUnited States 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States 606 $aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xHealth aspects$zNew York (State)$zNew York 615 0$aMedical policy 615 0$aEmergency medical services 615 0$aEmergency management 615 0$aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xHealth aspects 676 $a362.18 700 $aRosner$b David$f1947-$01481101 701 $aMarkowitz$b Gerald E$01481100 712 02$aMilbank Memorial Fund. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780638103321 996 $aAre we ready$93840558 997 $aUNINA