Includes bibliographical references.

Law and the public's health : mapping the terrain -- Public health ethics : science, values, and the regulation of risk -- Public health powers and duties -- Public health and the protection of individual rights -- Public health governance : administrative agencies and local governments -- Direct regulation for the public's health and safety -- Tort liability as indirect regulation -- Taxation, spending, and the social safety net -- Surveillance and public health research -- Infectious disease prevention and control -- Public health emergency preparedness -- Noncommunicable disease prevention -- Injury and violence prevention -- Health justice.