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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Author | |
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| What Is Public Health? | |
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| A Brief History of Public Health in the United States | |
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| Images and Definitions of Public Health | |
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| Public Health as a System | |
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| Unique Features of Public Health | |
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| Value of Public Health | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on the History of Public Health in Chicago | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on the Control of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Health from an Ecological Perspective | |
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| Health in the United States | |
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| Health, Illness, and Disease | |
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| Measuring Health | |
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| Influences on Health | |
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| Analyzing Health Problems for Causative Factors | |
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| Economic Dimensions of Health Outcomes | |
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| Healthy People 2010 | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Healthy People 2010 Progress | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Tobacco Use | |
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| Public Health and the Health System | |
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| Prevention and Health Services | |
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| The Health System in the United States | |
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| Changing Roles, Themes, and Paradigms in the Health System | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Managed Care and Public Health | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Access to Health Care | |
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| Law, Government, and Public Health | |
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| American Government and Public Health | |
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| Public Health Law | |
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| Governmental Public Health: Federal Health Agencies | |
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| Governmental Public Health: State Health Agencies | |
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| Governmental Public Health: LHDs | |
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| Intergovernmental Relationships | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on the CDC | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety | |
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| Core Functions and Public Health Practice | |
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| Public Health Functions and Practice Before 1990 | |
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| Public Health Practice and Core Functions After 1990 | |
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| Post-IOM Report Initiatives | |
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| 21st Century Community Public Health Practice | |
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| Core Function Performance | |
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| New Opportunities for Improving Public Health Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Screening for Antibody to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Cardiovascular Disease | |
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| The Infrastructure of Public Health | |
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| Infrastructure, Ingredients, and Inputs | |
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| Human Resources in Public Health | |
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| Organizational Resources | |
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| Information Resources | |
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| Fiscal Resources | |
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| Healthy People 2010 Infrastructure Objectives | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Spotlight on the Public Health System | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Safer and Healthier Foods | |
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| Public Health Interventions | |
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| Interventions, Programs, and Services | |
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| Program Management in Public Health | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Developing a Program Intervention | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Injury Prevention | |
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| Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | |
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| Public Health Roles in Emergency Preparedness and Response | |
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| National Public Health Preparedness and Response Coordination | |
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| State and Local Preparedness Coordination | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Tabletop Exercises | |
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| Public Health Spotlight on Oral Health | |
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| Future Challenges for Public Health in America | |
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| Lessons from a Century of Progress in Public Health | |
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| Limitations of 21st Century Public Health | |
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| The Future of Public Health in 1988 and 20 Years Later | |
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| Conclusion: The Need for a More Effective Public Health System | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |