Essentials of Public Health Biology is a comprehensive text that explores the pathogenesis of various disease conditions and explains how to identify critical points at which such pathogenesis could either be prevented or interrupted. Infectious, nutritional, metabolic, genetic, and environmental risks and the impact of these risks on various organ systems are thoroughly examined.

This companion website features a complete package of student and instructor resources to aid in teaching and learning this important competency in public health.

Student resources include an interactive glossary and flashcards, as well as information regarding the core competencies in public health biology.

Instructor resources (for qualified instructors only) include an instructor's manual containing a sample syllabus, a testbank, PowerPoints, answers to chapter questions and exercises, suggested assignments and essay topics, and additional resources including a guide to informatics and image bank.