Terrorism and Public Health
A Balanced Approach to Strengthening Systems and Protecting People
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 December 2011
- ISBN 9780199765546
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages416 pages
- Size 236x155x33 mm
- Weight 703 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 8 line-cuts and 39 half-tones 0
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
The first edition of this book was published almost a decade ago to provide a comprehensive examination of the relationship between terrorism and public health. It also described what health professionals could do to mitigate the consequences of terrorist attacks and threats, and to address the underlying causes of terrorism.
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. Expert scholars and practitioners of public health explore the historical roots of terrorism and address potential terrorist weapons and their control. They also explore in detail the adverse health consequences of the "war on terror," including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, other violations of human rights and civil liberties, diversion of resources, and the adverse impact on civil society organizations.
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.
In this comprehensive book, Barry S. Lewy and Victor W. Sidel have assembled chapters from international experts to provide a broad-based and multidisciplinary description and analysis of, and call for preparedness of, terrorism and its health consequences.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction
1. Challenges That Terrorism Poses to Public Health
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 1-1: Guiding Principles for a Public Health Response to Terrorism
Box 1-2: Has the Nation's Response to Terrorism Strengthened the Public Health System?
Susan Allan
2. The Roots of Terrorism
Cheryl E. Easley and Carol Easley Allen
Box 2-1: Addressing Public Opinion in Muslim Communities
Zohra Rasekh and Gregory Pappas
Part II: Public Health Responses to Terrorist Attacks
3. The Public Health Response 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
4. Investigating the Health Consequences of the World Trade Center Attack
Helen H. Lee, Emily C. Milam, Luz Claudio, Philip J. Landrigan, and Michael A. Crane
5. The Anthrax Attack of 2001
Philip S. Brachman
6. The Terrorist Attacks in Madrid, London and Bali
John Middleton, Patrick Saunders, and Shamil Harron
7. The Mental Health Consequences of Terrorism
Zebulon Taintor
Box 7-1: The Experiences of Two Mental Health Professionals
Charles B. Strozier and Katie Gentile
Box 7-2: Terrorism, Media, and Hate Crimes
Nimmi Kapoor
Part III: Potential Terrorist Weapons and Their Control
8. Small Arms and Light Weapons
Wendy Cukier, Nelson Palacio, and Reefa Mahboob
9. Nuclear and Radiologic Weapons
Patrice M. Sutton and Robert M. Gould
Box 9-1: International Control of Nuclear Weapons
Robert M. Gould and Merav Datan
10. Chemical Weapons
Ernest C. Lee, Philipp C. Bleek, and Stefanos N. Kales
11. Biological Weapons
Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy
Box 11-1: Research on Biological Weapons
Box 11-2: A Community Salmonellosis Outbreak Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars
Part IV: Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
12. Public Health Preparedness in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Jonathan E. Fielding and Alonzo L. Plough
13. Predicting and Planning for Public Health Emergencies
Nathaniel Hupert
Part V: Adverse Effects of the "War on Terror"
14. Protecting Civil Liberties and Human Rights
H. Jack Geiger and George J. Annas
15. Public Health Consequences of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 15-1: A Soldier's View
Garrett Reppenhagen
Box 15-2: A Perspective from Military Families
Elizabeth Frederick
16. Consequences of Torture
Leonard S. Rubenstein
17. The Impact of Anti-terrorism Law and Policy on Civil Society Organizations in the United States
Mark Sidel
Part VI: Challenges and Opportunities
18. Strengthening the Public Health System
C. William Keck and Marguerite A. Erme
19. Protecting Emergency Response and Recovery Workers
Dori B. Reissman, Renee Funk, John Halpin, John Piacentino, Margaret M. Kitt, and John Howard
Box 19-1: Integrating Psychological and Behavioral Components into Organizational Preparedness
20. Promoting Domestic and International Law
Peter Weiss
Appendix: A List of Some Organizations That Promote Peace and Address Issues Related to Emergency Preparedness and Response
