Includes bibliographical references and index.

History and Context of American Public Health / James W. Holsinger Jr. and F. Douglas Scutchfield -- The Social and Ecological Determinants of Health / Kate Beatty and Melissa White -- Health Inequity in the United States / Richard Ingram and Julia F. Costich -- Public Health Approaches to the Opioid Epidemic / Julia F. Costich, Michelle Lofwall, and Robert H. McCool -- Public Health Workforce and Education in the United States / Angela J. Beck and Emily J. Youatt -- The Role of Community-Oriented Primary Care in Improving Health / Samuel C. Matheny -- Who Is the Public in Public Health? / David Mathews -- National Accreditation of Public Health Departments / Kaye Bender and Paul Kuehnert -- Partnerships in Public Health : Working Together for a Mutual Benefit / Stephen W. Wyatt, Kevin T. Brady, and W. Ryan Maynard Holsinger -- The Organizational Landscape of the American Public Health System / Rachel Graham, Paul K. Halverson, and Glen P. Mays -- International Lessons for the United States on Population Health, Health Care, and Health Policy / Poosa Tikkanen and Robin Osborn -- Pandemics and Public Health Policy / Stephen C. Schoenbaum -- The Evolution and Future of Public Health / C. William Keck, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and James W. Holsinger Jr.

""Public health" refers to the management and prevention of disease within a population by promoting healthy behaviors and environments in an effort to create a higher standard of living. In this comprehensive volume, editor James W. Holsinger Jr. and an esteemed group of scholars and practitioners offer a concise overview of this burgeoning field, emphasizing that the need for effective services has never been greater. Designed as a supplemental text for introductory courses in public health practice at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Contemporary Public Health provides historical background that contextualizes the current state of the field and explores the major issues practitioners face today. It addresses essential topics such as the social and ecological determinants of health and their impact on practice, marginalized populations, the role of community-oriented primary care, the importance of services and systems research, accreditation, and the organizational landscape of the American public health system. Finally, it examines international public health and explores the potential of systems based on multilevel partnerships of government, academic, and nonprofit organizations. With fresh historical and methodological analyses conducted by an impressive group of distinguished authors, this text is an essential resource for practitioners, health advocates, and students"--