| Preface | p. xix |
| Unit 1 Foundations of Community Health | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 Community Health--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | p. 2 |
| Chapter 2 Organizations that Help Shape Community Health | p. 28 |
| Chapter 3 Epidemiology: the Study of Disease, Injury, and Death in the Community | p. 54 |
| Chapter 4 Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of Diseases and Health Conditions | p. 87 |
| Chapter 5 Community Organizing/Building and Health Promotion Programming | p. 112 |
| Chapter 6 The School Health Program: a Component of Community Health | p. 134 |
| Unit 2 The Nation's Health | p. 163 |
| Chapter 7 Maternal, Infant, and Child Health | p. 164 |
| Chapter 8 Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults | p. 207 |
| Chapter 9 Elders | p. 233 |
| Chapter 10 Community Health and Minorities | p. 264 |
| Chapter 11 Community Mental Health | p. 309 |
| Chapter 12 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: A Community Concern | p. 341 |
| Unit 3 Health Care Delivery | p. 377 |
| Chapter 13 Health Care System: Structure | p. 378 |
| Chapter 14 Health Care System: Function | p. 410 |
| Unit 4 Environmental Health and Safety | p. 441 |
| Chapter 15 Environmental Concerns: Wastes and Pollution | p. 442 |
| Chapter 16 The Impact of Environment on Human Health | p. 482 |
| Chapter 17 Injuries as a Community Health Problem | p. 516 |
| Chapter 18 Safety and Health in the Workplace | p. 556 |
| Appendix 1 Retrospective Studies: How to Calculate an Odds Ratio | p. 588 |
| Prospective Studies: How to Calculate Relative and Attributable Risk | p. 588 |
| Appendix 2 Operational Definitions for the 1990 Census | p. 589 |
| Appendix 3 Revised Operational Definitions for 1997 | p. 591 |
| Appendix 4 Self-Assessment Checklist | p. 592 |
| Glossary | p. 595 |
| Credits | p. 612 |
| Index | p. 613 |