[Contents] Part I What Is Public Health?. --
1 Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention. --
2 Why Is Public Health Controversial?. --
3 Powers and Responsibilities of Government. --
Part II Analytical Methods of Public Health. --
4 Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health. --
5 Epidemiologic Principles and Methods. --
6 Problems and Limits of Epidemiology. --
7 Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty. --
8 The Role of Data in Public Health. --
Part III Biomedical Basis of Public Health. --
9 The "Conquest" of Infectious Diseases. --
10 The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases. --
11 The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Diseases. --
12 Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors. --
Part IV Social and Behavioral Factors in Health. --
13 Do People Choose Their Own Health?. --
14 How Psychosocial Factors Affect Health Behavior. --
15 Public Health Enemy Number One: Tobacco. --
16 Public Health Enemy Number Two and Growing: Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity. --
17 Injuries Are Not Accidents. --
18 Maternal and Child Health as a Social Problem. --
19 Mental Health: Public Health Includes Healthy Minds. --
Part V Environmental Issues in Public Health. --
20 A Clean Environment: The Basis of Public Health. --
21 Clean Air: Is It Safe to Breathe?. --
22 Clean Water: A Limited Resource. --
23 Solid and Hazardous Wastes: What to Do with the Garbage?. --
24 Safe Food and Drugs: An Ongoing Regulatory Battle. --
25 Population: The Ultimate Environmental Health Issue. --
Part VI Medical Care and Public Health. --
26 Is the Medical Care System a Public Health Issue?. --
27 Why the U.S. Medical System Needs Reform. --
28 Health Services Research: Finding What Works. --
29 Public Health and the Aging Population. --
Part VII The Future of Public Health. --
30 Emergency Preparedness, Post-9/11. --
31 Public Health in the Twenty-First Century: Achievements and Challenges.