Rosner and Markowitz Book Are We Ready? Chosen for ASPH 2008 Recommended Reading List

Are We Ready? 9/11 and Public Health, written by authors David Rosner, PhD, Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and Gerald Markowitz, PhD, adjunct professor of Sociomedical Sciences, was selected by the deans of schools of public health from across the country for the Association of School's of Public Health's (ASPH) 2008 recommended reading list.

A contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. The authors explore the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country and consider whether the nation is now better prepared to withstand another potentially devastating attack.

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