Public Health for the 21st Century: The Prepared Leader.
Louis Rowitz, Ph.D. (2006)
Public health has moved to the forefront of national interest and
scrutiny in light of present day events. Public health professionals are
now regulars in all forms of media, a situation unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings.
Unknown to fame; obscure.
- Glanvill.
See also: Unheard Unheard just a few
years ago. The issues are well known--bioterrorism, SARS, West Nile West Nile may refer to: - West Nile virus
- West Nile region in Uganda
virus--and they are enough to panic a population without skillful skill·ful
adj.
1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient.
2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. leadership. Public Health for the 21st Century: The Prepared Leader
examines public health leadership in emergency preparedness. 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 so that readers can hone management skills and
prepare agencies to deal with large-scale events.
521 pages, softcover soft·cov·er
adj.
Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. . Member: $59. Nonmember: $65. Catalog #932.
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