Enhancing Crisis Leadership in Public Health Emergencies

@article{Deitchman2013EnhancingCL,
  title={Enhancing Crisis Leadership in Public Health Emergencies},
  author={Scott D. Deitchman},
  journal={Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness},
  year={2013},
  volume={7},
  pages={534 - 540}
}
  • S. Deitchman
  • Published 4 September 2013
  • Medicine, Political Science
  • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Abstract Reviews of public health emergency responses have identified a need for crisis leadership skills in health leaders, but these skills are not routinely taught in public health curricula. To develop criteria for crisis leadership in public health, published sources were reviewed to identify attributes of successful crisis leadership in aviation, public safety, military operations, and mining. These sources were abstracted to identify crisis leadership attributes associated with those… 
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