Junctures in women's leadership : health care and public health / edited by Mary E. O'Dowd and Ruth Charbonneau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Dowd, Mary E., editor.

Charbonneau, Ruth, editor.

Series:

Junctures (New Brunswick, N.J.)

Junctures: Case Studies in Women's Leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration.

Leadership in women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Health Care and Public Health offers an eclectic compilation of case studies telling the stories of women leaders in public health and health care, from Katsi Cook, Mohawk midwife, to Virginia Apgar, Katharine Dexter McCormick and Florence Schorske Wald, to Marilyn Tavenner, Suerie Moon, and more. The impact of their work is extraordinarily relevant to the current public discourse including subjects such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, disparities in health outcomes, prevention of disease and the impact of the Affordable Care Act. The leadership lessons gleaned from these chapters can be applied to a broad array of disciplines within government, private business, media, philanthropy, pharmaceutical, environmental and health sectors. Each chapter is authored by a well versed and accomplished woman, demonstrating the book’s theme that there are many paths within health care and public health. The case study format provides an introductory section providing biographical and historical background, setting the stage for a juncture, or decision point, and the resolution. The women are compelling characters and worth knowing.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword to the Series

New Foreword to the Series

Preface

Katsi Cook: “Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process”—a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research

Mona Hanna-Attisha: Using Her Voice to Advocate for Environmental Justice in the City of Flint

Katharine Dexter McCormick: Examining an Advocate’s Path—Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights through Philanthropic Support for Oral Contraception Development

Mary Engle Pennington: Transforming Food Safety with the Power of Persuasion and a Steadfast Commitment to Good Science and the Public’s Health

Florence Schorske Wald: Standing by Her Principles— Not by a Title—to Bring Hospice to the United States

Virginia Apgar: Focusing on Prevention, She Structurally Transformed Maternal and Child Health for Generations

Marilyn Gaston: Changing the Face of Health Care through Research, Public Service, and Community Health

Jane E. Brody: Using Journalism to Impact Personal Health, One Column at a Time

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey: Leading the Nation to Adopt a Culture of Health

Marilyn Tavenner: From Crashing Patients to Crashing Websites

Ruth Williams-Brinkley: Facing Opportunities and Challenges at the Intersection of Community and Health Care

Suerie Moon: Shaping the Governance of a Complex Global Health System to Achieve Equity

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-9788-0372-9

OCLC:

1263339048