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Garrett, Laurie. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. Hyperion, 2000, 2001. Pulitzer-Prize winning science writer examines deficiencies in public health systems worldwide.

Karlen, Arno. Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times. Touchstone, 1996. The origins of public health menaces.

Lee, Philip R., and others, eds. The Nation's Health. 6th ed. Jones & Bartlett, 2000. An authoritative textbook.

Reagan, Patricia A., and Jodi Brookins-Fisher. Community Health in the 21st Century. Allyn and Bacon, 1997. Among the topics covered are leading causes of death, underserved populations, future priorities and issues, and environmental health.

Rosen, George. A History of Public Health. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. A classic study of the evolution of public health, first published in 1958. Updated essay.

Tomes, Nancy. The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life. Harvard University Press, 1998, 1999. Explores the development of public health measures in the United States from the late 19th century onward.

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