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The present book is unique in purpose scope and scale and places itself in a category of its own distinctly different from the usual text books on Preventive Medicine. The concise text with emphasis on practical orientation and help to a physician in his day to day practice succinctly covers latest data and figures on vital statistics morbidity indicators disease burden and national health programs. More importantly it should portend the arousal of interest in clinicians and make them equally aware of their important role and responsibilities in primary health care. Ranging from neonatal to geriatric health it vividly describes aspects of new threats to new and old diseases old threats to old diseases as also brings into focus the emerging areas and newer concepts in environmental health. The editor has done a commendable job in harmonising the various chapters on an even keel and underlines the much needed integrative approach. The book primarily addressed to undergraduate and postgraduate medical students has an easy reading and should provide a favoured document for courses in medicine community health nutrition social sciences health management and nursing. About the Author Dr Piyush Gupta is an alumni of Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University. He is teaching Pediatrics for more than two decades And  presently Working as Professor of Pediatrics at the University College of Medical Sciences Delhi. Dr. Piyush is a prolific writer and has authored 15 titles. His other notable titles include Essential Pediatric Nursing IAP Textbook of Pediatrics Essential Preventive Medicine. Principles of Thesis Writing Principles of Medical Education Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine And Ghai Essential Pediatrics. Besides He has contributed chapters to 15 other books and published 125 papers in indexed journals.Dr. Piyush Gupta is an acclaimed teacher Par excellence. He has the extensive experience of designing and conducting teaching learning activities under different curricular strategies. He has been a Visiting Professor to BPKIHS Nepal and Course designer for Diploma in Maternal and Child Health IGNOU New Delhi. He is also the Secretary of Indian Academy of Pediatrics IAP Education Center. He is recipient of Visiting Fellowship by the Royal College of Pediatrics London and Fellowship of the IAP. He is the Editor in Chief of Indian Pediatrics. The official indexed journal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and member of the World Association of Medical Editors. Dr. Piyush has also served as a Temporary Advisor to WHO. His thrust areas are Medical Education Biomedical editing  and Nutrition.