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