Essentials of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Management, 2nd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781284121476 ISBN-10: 128412147X Copyright: 2019 Edition: 2nd Editor: Katz, Rebecca, Banaski, James A., Jr., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 93 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Pauline Tither,  DNP MBA MS RN CNP  (Private Practice) Description This second edition of a book first published in 2011 presents recent changes in the field of public health preparedness. It has five new chapters on emergency management by a new second author, so it represents a significant update and enlargement of the first edition. Purpose The field of public health preparedness and emergency management has evolved with the appearance of new local, national, and global threats; new legislation; and new knowledge and methods to prepare, manage, investigate, and recover from public health threats and emergencies. This book was written as an introduction to this field, reflecting the changes in public health preparedness and emergency management in recent years. Audience The intended audience is both undergraduate and graduate students. No previous exposure to the field of public health preparedness and emergency management is necessary. Students with more advanced knowledge of the field will also find much of interest because chapters succinctly bring together information from many different sources and analyze the response to recent well-known public health threats and natural and man-made disasters. Features This book includes many features that facilitate students' learning. It is clearly written, easy to follow and understand, and its good use of color, page space, graphics, and fonts give it an eye-catching layout. Case studies on responses to recent public health threats and disasters around the globe are included, illustrating the real-life use of the principles and methods discussed. Every chapter summarizes important information in easy-to-understand tables, charts, and illustrations. There are also extensive lists of abbreviations and terms used in the public health preparedness and emergency management field. Assessment The authors succeed in providing an updated book to introduce students to the field of public health preparedness and emergency management. The depth and detail of this book enable readers to move from basic concepts to the new knowledge and skills needed to be effective participants in efforts to respond to public health threats and emergencies. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 4 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. N/A 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 1 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.