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Introduction to Public Health, Fourth Edition offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. Written in engaging, nontechnical language, this best-selling text explains in clear terms the multi-disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health. Packed with illustrative real-world examples, this updated edition provides students with informative discussions of the current technical issues and practical obstacles facing public health practitioners and policymakers alike. Through coverage of new approaches to research and data collection, current best practices in the field, and the social and ethical challenges of devising public policy, Introduction to Public Health, Fourth Edition provides readers with a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the multifaceted forces and organizations of todays public health enterprise. The Fourth Edition Features: Coverage of the newest developments in infectious diseases, injury control, environmental health controversies, the 2010 Census, and U.S. healthcare reform. Illustration of public health principles through presentation of new and ongoing stories in the news. An all new chapter on mental health issues in the United States. About the Author Mary Jane Schneider is the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer.