Chapter 1: What Is Public Health?
A Brief History of Public Health in the United States
Images and Definitions of Public Health
Public Health as a System
Unique Features of Public Health
Value of Public Health
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises
Appendix 1A: Selected History of Public Health Activities in Chicago, 1834-2003

Chapter 2: Understanding and Measuring Health
Health in the United States
Health, Illness, and Disease
Measuring Health
Influences on Health
Analyzing Health Problems for Causative Factors
Economic Dimensions of Health Outcomes
Healthy People 2010
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises

Chapter 3: Public Health and the Health System
Prevention and Health Services
The Health System in the United States
Changing Roles, Themes, and Paradigms in the Health System
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises
Appendix 3A: Managed Care and Public Health: Strange Bedfellows?

Chapter 4: Law, Government, and Public Health
American Government and Public Health
Public Health Law
Governmental Public Health: Federal Health Agencies
Governmental Public Health: State Health Agencies
Governmental Public Health: Local Public Health Agencies
Intergovernmental Relationships
Discussion Questions and Exercises
Appendix 4A: Administrative Law

Chapter 5: Core Functions and Public Health Practice
Public Health Functions and Practice before the IOM Report
Public Health Practice and Core Functions after the IOM Report
Post-IOM Report Initiatives
21st Century Community Public Health Practice
Core Function Performance through 2002
New Opportunities for Improving Public Health Practice
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises

Chapter 6: The Infrastructure of Public Health
Infrastructure, Ingredients, and Inputs
Human Resources in Public Health
Organizational Resources
Information Resources
Fiscal Resources
Healthy People 2010 Infrastructure Objectives
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises

Chapter 7: Public Health Interventions
Interventions, Programs, and Services
Categorizing Programs and Services of Public Health
Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
Program Management in Public Health
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises

Chapter 8: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Public Health Roles in Emergency Preparedness and Response
National Public Health Preparedness and Response Coordination
State and Local Preparedness Coordination
State and Local Bioterrorism Preparedness Grants
Conclusion
Discussion Questions and Exercises

Chapter 9: Future Challenges for Public Health in America
Lessons from a Century of Progress in Public Health
Limitations of Twentieth-Century Public Health
The Future of Public Health in 1998 and 15 Years Later
Conclusion: The Need for a More Effective Public Health System
Discussion Questions and Exercises

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