Addresses the important issue of health preparedness in the wide rather than narrow view of emergency preparedness and response

Looks closely at the changing face of public health as a result of the events of 9/11 and the need to reenergize our communities to look toward the new directions of public health in the future, such as response strategies and emergency preparedness

Addresses the new leadership skills that the new vision of public health requires

Presents case studies that include actual stories as well as interviews with public health leaders in which the leaders answered five questions related to the content of several chapters of the book