Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 2. History of Public Health -- Eric Zgodzinski, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Department of Health Operations
Chapter 3. Legal Basis for Local Departments of Health -- Mark D. Tolles
Chapter 4. Assessing Community Health -- Ned E. Baker
Chapter 5. Configuring the Department -- Timothy Horgan, Eric Zgodzinski
Chapter 6. Local Public Health Operations -- Harvey Wallace
Chapter 7. Acquiring and Managing Data -- Pamela Butler, David Pollick
Chapter 8. Public Health Constituencies -- Eric Zgodzinski, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 9. Interactions with Local Government -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Peter D. Schade, Eric Zgodzinski
Managing Subordinates
Chapter 10. Fundamentals of Management: Theory and Applications -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 11. Organizational Behavior -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 12. Position Descriptions -- Joseph A. Diorio, Jr., L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 13. Employee Recruitment and Selection -- Diane Borst
Chapter 14. Wage and Salary Considerations -- Joseph A. Diorio, Jr., L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 15. Employee Training -- Charles R. McConnell
Chapter 16. Rewarding Employees -- Kip E. Miller
Chapter 17. Problem Employees -- Timothy Horgan
Chapter 18. Union Management Issues -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Relations with the Local Board of Health
Chapter 19. Daily Operations -- Eric Zgodzinski, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 20. Accounting and Finance -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 21. Budgets -- Virginia Cogar, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Chapter 22. The Health Officer’s Role in Board Development -- Vaughn M. Upshaw
Chapter 23. State and National Associations -- Hans Schmalzried
Interactions with Colleague Health Commissioners
Chapter 24. Interagency Cooperation -- Timothy Horgan, Eric Zgodzinski
Chapter 25. Sharing Resources -- Hans Schmalzried
Emergency Preparedness: Terrorism, Accidents and Natural Disasters
Chapter 26. Emergency Preparedness -- Ronald Burger, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Jay MacNeal, Diana Wilde, Eric Zgodzinski
Chapter 27. Integrated Crisis Preparedness -- Ronald Burger, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Jay MacNeal, Eric Zgodzinski
Chapter 28. Crisis Management -- Ronald Burger, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Jay MacNeal,
Diana Wilde, Eric Zgodzinski
Chapter 29. Bioterrorism -- Ronald Burger, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Eric Zgodzinski
The Media
Chapter 30. The Media: Cultivating Contacts and Developing Relationships -- Jan Larson
Chapter 31. Managing the Flow of Information -- L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., Eric Zgodzinski
The General Public
Chapter 32. Tax Levies -- Kimberly Moss
Chapter 33. Marketing Public Health and Pubic Health Departments -- Kathy S. Silvestri
Chapter 34. Organizing and Operating Clinics -- Adam Kinninger, L. Fleming Fallon, Jr.
Other Health Departments and Jurisdictions
Chapter 35. State Health Departments -- Gary Crum
Chapter 36. Federal Departments and Agencies -- Marie M. Fallon, Vonna J. Henry, Anthony J. Santarsiero