PartI Public Health: What It Is and How It Works Chapter1 What Is Public Health? Chapter2 Assessment: Defining and Measuring Health and Determinants of Health Chapter3 Public Health and the Healthcare System Chapter4 Law, Government, and Public Health Chapter5 Twenty-First Century Community Public Health Practice Chapter6 Public Health Workforce Chapter7 Public Health Administration: Managing Public Health Infrastructure Chapter8 Managing Public Health Programs Chapter9 Public Health Practice: Future Challenges PartII Case Studies in Public Health Practice Case Study 1 21st-Century Public Health Achievements Case Study 2 An Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease: A Case Study in Surveillance and Response Case Study 3 Asthma Home Visitation and Case Management: Improving Health through Innovative Partnerships Case Study 4 A Case-Study in Policy Development: Taxing Sweetened Beverages in Philadelphia Case Study 5 New York State’s Prevention Agenda: A Collaborative Model for Population Health Improvement Case Study 6 Public Health Workforce Development: The Role of a Public Health Training Center Case Study 7 Developing a Public Health Program Case Study 8 Public Health Leadership Case Study 9 Gulf Oil Spill Aftermath Case Study 10 Bioterrorist Attack on Food: A Tabletop Exercise