| Contents |
Overview of pandemics and polarization -- The programmatic and policy environment for combating pandemics post-9/11 -- Recent health emergencies and congressional dysfunction -- The Zika virus and partisan conflict regarding funding the response -- The activities of federal agencies during the Zika emergency -- State leaders push for federal action on the Zika virus -- How current and preexisting funding constraints hindered the Zika response at the local level -- Costs of delayed response, current threats, and recommendations for the future |
| Abstract |
"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."--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-241) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781498568197 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019950758 |
| ISBN | 9781498568180 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1498568181 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
