The aim of Global Public Health: A New Era is to promote the practice of public health in all countries, with an emphasis on developing countries. It stems from the evidence that public health as a discipline and set of activities has for too long been neglected. The reinvigoration of public health needs to be based on a realistic assessment of the challenges to be faced and the current state of public health practice globally. This is the justification for this book.

• Looks at current state of public health theory and practice
• Presents major global health challenges facing public health practitioners
• Reviews practice of public health in all major regions of the world
• Suggests the way forward

Contents:

Preface
1. The global context for public health—Tony McMichael and Robert Beaglehole
2. Global health status at the beginning of the 21st Century—Ruth Bonita and Colin D Mathers
3. Public Health in the United Kingdom—Sian Griffiths
4. Public health in Sweden: facts, vision and lessons—Stig Wall, Gudrun Persson and Lars Weinehall
5. Public health in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union—Martin McKee and Witold Zatonski
6. Public health in North America—F. Douglas Scutchfield and John Last
7. Public Health in Latin America—Jose Noronha, Henri Jouval Jr and Cristiani Machado
8. Public health in Africa—David Sanders, Delanyo Dovlo, Wilma Meeus and Uta Lehmann
9. Public health in China: history and contemporary challenges—Liming Lee, Vivian Lin, Ruotao Wang and Hongwen Zhao
10. Public health in South Asia—T. Jacob John and Franklin White
11. Public health in Australia and New Zealand—Peter Davis and Vivian Lin
12. Bioterrorism:the extreme politics of public health—Richard Horton
13. Ethical issues in global public health—Dan Wickler and Richard Cash
14. Putting the public into public health: towards a more people-centred approach—John Raeburn
15. Strengthening public health for the new era—Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita

1. The global context for public health, Tony McMichael & Robert Beaglehole 2. Global health status at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Ruth Bonita & Colin D Mathers 3. Public Health in the United Kingdom, Sian Griffiths 4. Public health in Sweden: facts, vision and lessons, Stig Wall, Gudrun Persson & Lars Weinehall 5. Public health in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Martin McKee & Witold Zatonski 6. Public health in North America, F Douglas Scutchfield & John Last 7. Public Health in Latin America, Jose Noronha, Henri Jouval Jr. & Cristiani Machado 8. Public health in Africa, David Sanders, Delanyo Dovlo, Wilma Meeus & Uta Lehmann 9. Public health in China: History and contemporary challenges, Liming Lee, Vivian Lin, Ruotao Wang & Hongwen Zhao 10. Public health in South Asia, T Jacob John & Franklin White 11. Public health in Australia and New Zealand, Peter Davis & Vivian Lin 12. Bioterrorism: The extreme politics of public health, Richard Horton 13. Ethical issues in global public health, Dan Wickler & Richard Cash 14. Putting the public into public health: Towards a more people-centred approach, John Raeburn & Sarah Macfarlane 15. Strengthening public health for the new era, Robert Beaglehole & Ruth Bonita

Edited by Robert Beaglehole, Department of Community Health, University of Auckland