Pt. 1. Approaches to public health. -- 1. Understanding health: definitions and perspectives. -- 2. A history of public health. -- 3. The new public health evolves. -- Pt. 2. Political economy of public health. -- 4. Politics and ideologies: the invisible hands of public health. -- 5. Globalisation and health. -- Pt. 3. Researching public health. -- 6. Research for a new public health. -- 7. Epidemiology and public health. -- 8. Survey research methods in public health. -- 9. Qualitiative research methods. -- 10. Evaluation of community-based health promotion. -- Pt. 4. Patterns of health, illness, and mortality. -- 11. Changing health and illness profiles in the twentieth century: global and Australian perspectives. -- 12. Social patterning of health. -- 13. Health: an unequally distributed resource.

Pt. 5. Unhealthy environments: global and Australian perspectives. -- 14. Global physical threats to the environment and public health. -- 15. Urbanisation, population, communities and environments: global trends. -- Pt. 6. Healthy choices: individuals, behaviour, and communities. -- 16. Medical interventions. -- 17. Behavioural health promotion and its limitations. -- 18. Health development and empowerment: communities and individuals. -- 19. Organisational development: towards health-promoting organisations. -- 20. Public health policy. -- Pt. 7. Healthy societies and environments. -- 21. Healthy economic policies. -- 22. Cities, suburbs, and communities: how might they change to support the environment and human health? -- 23. Towards a more equitable society. -- 24. Healthy cities, Local Agenda 21, and healthy settings. -- 25. The politics, organisation, and sustainability of new public health initiatives. -- Pt. 8. Public health in the twenty-first century.

26. Linking the local, national, and global. -- App. 1. Public health keywords. -- App. 2. Public health websites.