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'''Who's in Charge? Leadership During Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises''' written by Dr. Laura H. Kahn explores and documents leadership problems during a public health crisis. It looks at leadership from politicians and public health administrators that had experience in dealing with the public health crises that occurred. The book examines five emergency crises; 2001 anthrax attacks, 1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) outbreak in Toronto, Mad Cow Disease. The book uses official reports, medical literature, first person accounts from officials and journalists.

Table of contents
Chapter 1 - Understanding Leadership
 * First-person accounts from leaders involved in the actual crises, as well as leading experts, scientists, and others
 * Primary documents including excerpts from official reports and the medical literature
 * Chronologies of five recent public health emergencies
 * A comprehensive index organized by disease and by individuals involved in emergency response
 * An Overview of Leadership
 * Studying Public Health Leadership
 * Political Leaders and Bureaucrats
 * Defining Leadership

 Chapter 2 - The Long March to Improving the Public’s Health
 * Infectious Disease Epidemics
 * Vaccines: A Fortunate Coincidence
 * An Unfortunate Side Effect of Hospitals
 * Early Public Health Epidemics in the Newly Formed United States
 * Sweeping Social Changes in Europe
 * The Father of Epidemiology
 * Crossing Borders: European Influences on Early American Public Health Efforts
 * Awakenings: A Long-Awaited Breakthrough
 * The Germ Theory of Disease
 * The Civil War and the Changing Face of U.S. Public Health

Chapter 3 - Microbes as Weapons
 * Microbes as Weapons
 * Biowarfare and Bioterrorism Through the Ages
 * Advances in the 20th Century
 * The Role of the United States
 * Emerging Concerns

Chapter 4 - Rising to the Occasion 
 * Leadership During Infectious Disease Crises
 * Anthrax Attack, Fall 2001, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
 * Mayor Glen D. Gilmore, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
 * Cryptosporidium Outbreak, Spring 1993, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)- Spring 2003, Toronto, Canada
 * Mayor Case Ootes, Toronto, Canada
 * Conclusion

Chapter 5 - Success Favors the Prepared Public Health Leader
 * Anthrax Attacks in New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, New York, New Jersey
 * Florida
 * New York City
 * Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Sars in Toronto, Canada
 * Conclusions

Chapter 6 - Confronting Uncertainty
 * The 1976-77 Swine Flue Dilemma
 * The 1997 Avian Flu Dilemma
 * The 2009 Swine Flue Dilemma
 * Leaders' Responses to Disease Threats
 * Information Required for Decision Making
 * Conclusion

Chapter 7 - (Part 1) The Vital Link between Animal and Human Health 
 * Impact of Animal Health Crises
 * Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
 * Views of the Crisis
 * Conclusion

Chapter 8 - Reaching the Masses  Chapter 9 - All Hands on Deck
 * (Part 2) - The Vital Link Between Animal and Human Health
 * The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Crisis
 * Summing Up
 * Conclusion
 * Reaching the Masses Risk Assessment Perception, and Communication
 * Smallpox Outbreak in New York City, 1947
 * The Changing Media
 * From the Media Perspective
 * Anthrax Outbreak in New Jersey, 2001
 * Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Wisconsin, 1993
 * Sars Outbreak in Toronto, 2003
 * Conclusion
 * Worst Case Scenarios
 * Legal Challenges of Public Health and Bioterrorism
 * Improving Preparedness
 * A Better Model
 * Experts' Advice
 * Public Health and Emergency Management
 * Who's in Charge?
 * Epidemics and Bioterrorist Attacks: Leadership Challenges
 * Public Health the Military and the National Guard
 * Conclusion

Chapter 10 - Conclusion 
 * Critical Need Prepared Elected Officials
 * Relationships Between Leaders
 * When Science Does Not Have the Answers
 * The Public Communication Roles of Different Leaders
 * Legal and Organizational Structures and Crisis Leadership
 * Training Elected Officials
 * Notes
 * Index
 * About the Author