1. The Origins and Development of Public Health in the US, Elizabeth Fee

2. The Origins and Development of Public Health in the UK, Jane Lewis

3. The Origins and Development of Public Health in Japan, Kozo Tatara

4. Current Scope and Concerns in Public Health, Roger Detels and Lester Breslow

PART II: Determinants of Health and Disease

5. Population Dynamics, William Bass

6. Nutrition, John Garrow

7. Infectious Agents, Arnold Monto, Gene Higashi and Carl Marrs

8. Genetic Evolution and Adaptation, Anthony Allison

9. Physical Environment, Michio Hashimoto

10. The Social and Economic Environment and Human Health, Nicky Hart

11. Education and Lifestyle Determinants of Health and Disease, Lawrence Green and Denise Simons-Morton

12. Medical Care and Public Health, M. Hobbs and K. Jamrozik

PART III: Public Health Policies and Strategies

13. Governmental and Legislative Control and Direction of Health Services in the US, Philip R. Lee and A.E. Benjamin

14. Public Health Policies in Europe, Jan E. Blanpain and Mia Defever

15. Public Health Policies and Strategies in England, Clifford Graham

16. Public Health Policies and Strategies in Japan, Nobuo Onodera

17. Public Health Policies and Strategies in China, Carl E. Taylor, Robert L. Parker and Zeng Dong-Lu

18. Public Health Policies and Strategies in Developing Countries, A. Lucas

19. Comparative Analysis of Public Health Approaches, Albert Van Der Werff

PART IV: Provision and Financing of Health Care

20. Provision and Financing of Health Care in the US, Barbara Starfield

21. Health Care in Europe, C. Spreeuwenberg and A.J.P. Schrijvers

22. Provision and Financing of Health Care in the UK, J. Forbes, et al.

23. Provision and Financing of Health-Care Services in Japan, N. Maruchi and M. Matsuda

24. Provision and Financing of Health-Care in Australia, John Moss and Tim Murrell

25. Comparative Analysis of Approaches to the Provision and Financing of Health Care, John Fry

PART V: Provision of Public Health Services

26. Public Health Services in the US, Alan R. Hinman and Windell R. Bradford

27. Provision of Public Health Services in Europe, Johannes Mosbech

28. Public Health Services in the UK, Rod Griffiths and Angus McGregor

29. Public Health Services in Japan, Nobuo Onodera

30. Public Health Services in Australia, Simon Chapman and Stephen Leeder

PART VI: Co-ordination and Development of Strategies and Policy for Public Health

31. Coordination and Development of Strategies and Policy for Public Health Promotion in the US, Julius B. Richmond and Milton Kotelchuck

32. Public Health Policy in the Netherlands, A.J.P. Schrijvers and C. Spreeuwenberg

33. Coordination and Development of Strategies and Policy-The UK Example, L.B. Hunt and J.H. James

34. Coordination and Development of Strategies and Policy-the Japanese Example, Atsukai Gunji

35. Approaches to the Coordination and Development of Strategies and Policy for Public Health-A Comparative Analysis, K. Lee, N. Ikegami and C. Paton

PART VII: The Ethics of Public Health

36. Public Health and the Law, Ruth Roemer