The future of public health

The Future of Public Health -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Summary and Recommendations -- WHY STUDY PUBLIC HEALTH -- THE APPROACH -- THE STATE OF U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH -- The Public Health Mission -- Professional Expertise and the Political Process -- Public Health and the Medical Profession -- The Knowledge Base and its Application -- THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH: RECOMMENDATIONS -- THE PUBLIC HEALTH MISSION, GOVERNMENTAL ROLE, AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY -- Mission -- The Governmental Role in Public Health -- Assessment -- Policy Development -- Assurance -- Levels of Responsibility -- States -- Federal -- Localities -- FULFILLING THE GOVERNMENT ROLE: IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS -- Statutes -- Organizational Structure -- States -- Localities -- Federal -- Special Linkages -- Environmental Health -- Mental Health -- Social Services -- Care of the Indigent -- Strategies for Capacity Building -- Technical -- Political -- Managerial -- Programmatic -- Fiscal -- Education for Public Health -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- 1 The Disarray of Public Health: A Threat to the Health of the Public -- IMMEDIATE CRISES -- AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) -- Access to Health Care for the Indigent -- ENDURING PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS -- Injuries -- Teen Pregnancy -- Control of High Blood Pressure -- Smoking and Substance Abuse -- GROWING CHALLENGES AND IMPENDING CRISES -- Toxic Substances -- Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia of the Alzheimer Type -- Revitalization of Public Health Capacities -- REFERENCES -- 2 A Vision of Public Health in America: An Attainable Ideal -- A DEFINITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- The Mission of Public Health -- The Substance of Public Health -- The Organizational Framework of Public Health -- The Role of Government in Public Health -- The Functions of Government in Public Health -- Assessment -- Policy Development.