Pandemics and Polarization
Implications of Partisan Budgeting for Responding to Public Health Emergencies
1st Edition
Published on 14. November 2019
1 pages
978-1-9787-5731-8 (ISBN)
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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.
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Nathan Myers
Pandemics and Polarization
Implications of Partisan Budgeting for Responding to Public Health Emergencies
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07/2021
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Nathan Myers is associate professor of political science and public administration at Indiana State University.
Content
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
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
