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This book is a straight forward introduction to the complex, multidimensional field of public health and how it functions in modern day America. Introduces a unifying conceptual model characterizing public health by its missions, functions, capacity, process, and outcomes. The edition includes Health People 2010 objectives, case studies, achievements of the 20th century, and a resource site on the Internet.