The politics of public health in the United States:
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Armonk, NY [u.a.]
Sharpe
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| Beschreibung: | XX, 346 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 076561135X |
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Figures and Tables ix
Foreword
Deborah R. McFarlane xi
Preface xv
Acronyms xvii
1. The Politics of Public Health in the United States 3
Accomplishments of the Public Health System 4
Shortcomings of the Public Health System 4
History of Public Health Policy in the United States 7
The Colonial Period: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 9
The Nineteenth Century 12
The Twentieth Century 14
The Organization of the U.S. Public Health Service 21
The National Government 22
State Governments 32
Local Governments 35
Politics and Public Health 37
Organization of the Book 40
Notes 42
Study Questions 42
2. Leadership, Politics, and Public Health 43
Leadership and Public Health 45
Public Health Leadership at the National Level 48
The Surgeon General 50
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration 57
Director of the National Institutes of Health 59
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 60
Public Health Leadership at State and Local Levels 62
Leadership and Professional Public Health Organizations 65
The American Public Health Association 65
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 67
The National Association of County and City Health Officials 67
The National Association of Local Boards of Health 68
The Public Health Foundation 68
The Association of Schools of Public Health 68
The Society for Public Health Education 69
The American Association of Public Health Physicians 69
The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine 69
The American College of Preventive Medicine 69
The American Association of Public Health Dentistry 70
Leadership, Politics, and Public Health 70
Study Questions 72
3. The Politics of Public Health and Private Medicine 73
Differences Between Public Health and Private Medicine 74
History of the Relationship Between Medicine and Public Health 77
The Nineteenth Century: Period of Ambivalence
and Accommodation 78
The Twentieth Century 82
The 1990s and Beyond: Inching Toward Cooperation and
Collaboration 98
The Politics of Public Health and Private Medicine 101
Study Questions 103
4. The Politics of Public Health and Law 104
Legal Foundations of Public Health Practice 105
Shortcomings of Current Public Health Laws 109
Public Health Law Reform Movement 111
Law as a Tool to Protect the Public s Health 115
Land Use Planning, Zoning, and Public Health Law 117
Drug Abuse and Public Health Law 119
Tobacco Use and Public Health Law 120
Violence, Firearms, and Public Health Law 123
Tort Litigation as a Public Health Strategy 129
Tobacco Litigation 131
Firearms Litigation 134
The Politics of Public Health and Law 137
Study Questions 139
5. The Politics of Science and Public Health 140
Science and Public Health Research 140
The Evolution of Public Health Research 142
Role of Science in the Formulation of Public Health Policies 146
Evaluation of Public Health Policies 147
Politics, Science, and Public Health Politics 149
Scientific Evidence and Realities of Politics 149
Contradictory and Inconclusive Scientific Evidence 150
Difficulties and Complexities of Risk Assessment 167
Scientific Evidence and Morality Politics 169
The Politics of Science and Public Health 172
Notes 174
Study Questions 175
6. The Politics of Genetics and Public Health 176
Developments in Genetic Science 177
The Human Genome Project 178
Genetic Testing and Screening 180
Effectiveness of Genetic Testing 185
Genetic Profiling 187
The Politics of Genetics and Development of Public
Health Policies 188
Privacy and Confidentiality of Genetic Information 188
Informed Consent 190
Discrimination Based on Genetic Information 193
Policy Related to Genetic Discrimination 197
Inequality and Access to Genetic Technologies 202
The Politics of Genetics and Public Health 206
Notes 208
Study Questions 208
7. The Politics of Environment and Public Health 210
Lifestyle versus Environmental Factors in Public Health 211
Environmental Degradation and Threats to Health 216
Chemicals 217
Endocrine Disruptors 221
The Hollywood Connection 226
Environmental Tobacco Smoke 228
Global Warming 229
Biological Agents 231
Politics of Environmental Protection 232
National Government 232
State and Local Governments 235
Social Ecology 237
The Politics of Environment and Public Health 240
Notes 243
Study Questions 243
8. The Politics of Bioterrorism and Public Health 245
Bioterrorism in History 247
Potential Threats of Bioterrorism 251
Types/Forms of Biological Weapons 251
Necessary Conditions for a Successful and Major
Bioterrorist Attack 255
Motivations Behind a Bioterrorist Attack 257
Current Preparedness of the Public Health System to
Deal with a Bioterrorist Attack 258
Federal Level 259
State and Local Levels 265
War Game Exercises: Dark Winter 2001; Plague Attack,
Denver, Colorado 268
Politics of Neglect: Problems and Shortcomings of the
Current Public Health System 269
Lack of Comprehensive Strategy and Planning 269
Lack of Coordination Among Levels of Government
and Agencies 270
Fragmented Structure and Overlapping Jurisdictions 270
Poorly Equipped Laboratory Facilities 270
Inadequate Surveillance System 271
Lack of Rapid Diagnostic Techniques 272
Insufficient Training 272
Lack of Sufficient Stockpiling of Vaccines 272
Underfunded Public Health System 272
The Legal Challenge 273
Future Challenges 278
Notes 280
Study Questions 281
9. Conclusion 282
Curative versus Preventive Models of Health Care 282
Reinvigorating Public Health 285
Politics and Public Health Policies 286
Study Questions 286
Chronology of Major Public Health Laws and Events 287
References 295
Index 339
About the Authors 347
Figures and Tables
Figures
Figure 5.1 The Four Step Risk Assessment Process 168
Figure 8.1 State by State Preparedness Scores 268
Tables
Table 1.1 Offices Located Within the Office of Public Health
and Science 24
Table 1.2 Offices/Centers Located Within the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention 27
Table 1.3 Offices/Centers/Institutes Located Within the National
Institutes of Health 30
Table 1.4 Centers Located Within the Food and Drug Administration 31
Table 6.1 The Ten Essential Public Health Services 177
Table 6.2 Antenatal and Newborn Screens 182
Table 6.3 Principles of Population Screening as Applied to Genetic
Susceptibility to Disease: Public Health Assessment 189
Table 6.4 States with Genetic Privacy Laws 200
Table 7.1 Major Environmental Legislation 233
Table 7.2 Major Executive Branch Agencies with Environmental
Responsibilities 234
Table 8.1 State Preparedness Scores 267
Table 8.2 Guiding Principles for a Public Health Response to
Terrorism 280
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