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ISBN-13: 9781498568180
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
By Nathan Myers
Price: AUD $240.00
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Local release date: 14/01/2020
Format: Hardback 264 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: General studies [GTG]

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Google Preview: Partisan divisions over policy in the U.S. Congress and rising disease threats put millions of Americans at risk. The Zika public health emergency is used to illustrate the key functions of coordination, providing countermeasures, and engaging in disease surveillance which the government must engage in during such an emergency. The author looks at how the standoff over Zika funding negatively affected the government's response within federal agencies, as well as at the state and local level. Also examined in the book are serious threats still on the horizon that are expected to require strong government action in the future. Possible policies to avoid future gridlock are considered.; Chapter 1: Overview of Pandemics and Polarization Chapter 2: The Programmatic and Policy Environment for Combatting Pandemics Post-9/11 Chapter 3: Recent Health Emergencies and Congressional Dysfunction Chapter 4: The Zika Virus and Partisan Conflict Regarding Funding the Response Chapter 5: The Activities of Federal Agencies During the Zika Emergency Chapter 6: State Leaders Push for Federal Action on the Zika Virus Chapter 7: How Current and Pre-existing Funding Constraints Hindered the Zika Response at the Local Level Chapter 8: Costs of Delayed Response, Current Threats, and Recommendations for the Future Chapter 9: Conclusion; Google Preview content