Includes bibliographical references and index.

The scope and concerns of public health --- The history and development of public health in developed countries --- The history and development of public health in low- and middle-income countries --- Public health priorities in countries undergoing economic transition: The middle-income countries --- Globalization --- Determinants of health and disease --- Determinants of health: Overview --- Politics of public health --- Poverty, justice, and health --- Socioeconomic inequalities in health in high-income countries: The facts and the options --- Reducing health inequalities in developing countries --- Genomics and public health --- Water and sanitation --- Food and nutrition --- Climate change and human health --- Behavioural determinants of health and disease --- How access to healthcare affects population health --- Public health policies, law, and ethics --- Leadership in public health--- Ethical principles and ethical issues in public health--- The right to health supports global public health --- Law and the public’s health --- Health policy in developing countries--- Public health policy in developed countries