Public Health for the 21st Centure: The Prepared Leader
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.
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This resource for practitioners examines public health leadership skills in the areas of emergency preparedness and response. Rowitz (public health, U. of Illinois at Chicago) begins with an overview of today's changing public health system and the importance of building social capital. Next, specific skills such as crisis communication, tipping point awareness, and understanding of multicultural issues are addressed. Sprinkled throughout the volume are case studies and interviews with public health leaders illustrating the concepts discussed. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Overview to the Changing Field of Public Health 1The New Public Health: A Preparedness Approach 3The Leadership Pyramid 5Public Health Infrastructure 11Summary 19The Social Capital Perspective 23Definition of Social Capital 24Building Social Capital 27Patterns of Social Capital 30Social Capital and Health Projects 42Summary 44The Changing Public Health System 45Dilemmas of the Public Health Workforce 461988 Institute of Medicine Report 50Clearer Mission for Public Health 53Promotion of the Public Health Core Functions Model 53Why Every State Should Have a Health Department 54Creation of Public Health Leadership Institutes 54Support for Nationwide Health Objectives 55Importance of Public Health Law 55Emphasis on Improving Access to Care 55Increasing Importance of Collaboration Relationships 56Importance of Training Programs for the Public Health Workforce 57Promotion of a Systems Perspective for Public Health 571996 Healthy Communities Report 58The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century 59Summary 72Emergency Preparedness and Response 75Overview to Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response 77Types of Crisis 78Level of Public Health Preparedness Today 102Managing a Crisis 123Two Models of Disaster Preparedness 125Public Health Response 137Summary 141Bioterrorism Competencies for Leaders 143The Issue of Competency 145Competency to Curriculum 153Leadership Competencies for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness 156Summary 165New Partnerships 167Overview of Collaboration 171Models of Collaboration 179Collaborative Leadership 180Leadership in Crisis 190Summary 192Concern of the Community for Safety 195Redefining Readiness 201Mental Health Issues 203Public Health Strategy on Psychological Consequences of Terrorism 204State Mental Health Planning Teams 214Family Security Issues 214A Model for Volunteers 222Summary 226New Leadership Skills and Tools 229Systems Thinking and Complexity 231The Five Levels of Learning 237Personal Mastery 239Mental Models 239Shared Vision 240Teams 240Systems Thinking 242Definition of a System 243Systems Thinking 244Leadership and Power 247Brief Discussion of the Tools 248A Look at Complexity 252Summary 258People Skills 261Emotionally Competent Leadership 263Emotional Intelligence Competencies 265People-Smart Strategies 282Summary 282Public Health Law and Ethics 285The Meaning of the Law 286Public Health Law Competencies 289State Review of Public Health Laws 290Model State Public Health Act 310Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 314Public Health Ethics 329A Brief Note on Advocacy 334Summary 335Risk and Crisis Communication 339Risk and Risk Communication 340Trust Determination Theory 341Mental Noise Theory 341Negative Dominance Theory 342Risk Perception Theory 342Message Mapping 346Crisis Communication 352The Seven-Step Communication Response Plan 353A Brief Overview of Social Marketing 355Summary 362Tipping Point Awareness 365Foundations of Epidemiology 366Leadership and the Tipping Point 373Summary 376Forensic Epidemiology: A New Partnership 379A New Paradigm 380Role of the Laboratory 385Forensic Epidemiology Course 389Consequence Management 393Summary 394Building Communities 397Overview to Community Building 397Community Leaders 399Leadership Wheel 402Multicultural Considerations 405Assets Planning Model 406National Public Health Performance Standards 409Summary 427Change Strategies 429Overview to Change 431Styles of Change 434The Conservers 434The Pragmatists 434The Originators 435Understanding Change 435Change and Adaptation 442Putting the Pieces Together 443Summary 461The Future 463A View of Tomorrow 465The Process of Visioning 467A Perspective for Leaders 468Summary 471Appendix A 473Table of Sources 487Index 493
