RT Journal
A1 Adalja A
T1 Terrorism and public health: A balanced approach to strengthening systems and protecting people
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD August 15
VO 308
IS 7
SP 719
OP 719
DO 10.1001/jama.308.7.719-a
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.308.7.719-a
AB 
Terrorism and Public Health is written in that vein. Edited by 2 former presidents of the American Public Health Association, the second edition of Terrorism and Public Health comprises 20 chapters written by subject matter experts. The book is divided into 6 sections that include chapters addressing public health responses to terrorist acts, specific weapons used by terrorists, and emergency planning. Overall, the book provides a wide overview of the issues confronting public health agencies with respect to their national security role. However, the book has a specific ideological slant that permeates nearly every page. For example, the opening chapter includes a familiar table that compares the number of deaths attributable to bioterrorism in the modern era with those attributable to other causes—a shorthand way of dismissing the importance of bioterrorism.