Nathan Myers

Pandemics and Polarization

Implications of Partisan Budgeting for Responding to Public Health Emergencies

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Produktbeschreibung

This book uses political science, public administration, and public health to examine infectious disease threats and political dysfunction putting Americans at risk. Failure to govern at the federal level affects essential public health activities at the state and local level, which the book states recommendations to address.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9781498568180
• ISBN-10: 1498568181
• Artikelnr.: 57749868

Autorenporträt

By Nathan Myers

Inhaltsangabe

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