Public Health and Preventive Medicine [15 ed.] 0071441980, 9780071441988

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fifteenth edition

Wallace/Maxcy-Rosenau-Last

Public Health & Preventive Medicine Editor Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc Associate Editor Neal Kohatsu, MD Editor Emeritus John M. Last, MD, DPH

Section Editors Ross Brownson, PhD • Arnold J. Schecter, MD, MPH • F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH

NEW YORK / CHICAGO / SAN FRANCISCO / LISBON / LONDON MADRID / MEXICO CITY / MILAN / NEW DELHI / SAN JUAN SEOUL / SINGAPORE / SYDNEY / TORONTO

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Contents Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxiii

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxix Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxi Historical Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxiii

9 Diseases Controlled Primarily by Vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 A.

Section I Public Health Principles and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Edited by Robert B. Wallace 1 Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Trends and Guideposts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Robert B. Wallace 2 Epidemiology and Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Robert B. Wallace 3 Ethics and Public Health Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Colin L. Soskolne and John M. Last

HEALTH ADVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL . . .87 Christie M. Reed, Stefanie Steele, and Jay S. Keystone

MEASLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Walter A. Orenstein, Mark Papania, Peter Strebel, and Alan R. Hinman

B.

MUMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Francisco Averhoff and Melinda E. Wharton

C.

RUBELLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Susan E. Reef

D.

PERTUSSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Margaret Mary Cortese and Kristine M. Bisgard

E.

TETANUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Katrina Kretsinger, John S. Moran, and Martha H. Roper

4 Public Health and Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Robert B. Wallace

F.

5 Public Health Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 David A. Ross and Alan R. Hinman

G. INFLUENZA

6 Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research: Issues and Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 N. Andrew Peterson, Joseph Hughey, John B. Lowe, Andria D. Timmer, John E. Schneider, and Jana J. Peterson 7 Genetic Determinants of Disease and Genetics in Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Fred Lorey Section II Communicable Diseases . . . . . . . . . .75 Edited by Stephanie Zaza

8 Control of Communicable Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . .77 A.

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES . . . . . . .77 Richard P. Wenzel

B.

EMERGING MICROBIAL THREATS TO HEALTH SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

AND

Stephen M. Ostroff and James M. Hughes

DIPHTHERIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Tejpratap S.P. Tiwari

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Mark Katz H.

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE INFECTIONS . . . . . . .124 Michelle A. Chang, Brendan Flannery, and Nancy Rosenstein

I.

VARICELLA AND HERPES ZOSTER . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Dalya Guris, Mona Marin, and Jane F. Seward

J.

POLIOMYELITIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Roland W. Sutter and Stephen L. Cochi

K.

PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Robert B. Wallace

10 Epidemiology and Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 David Friedel and Suzanne Lavoie 11 The Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) . . .189 Alan E. Greenberg, D. Peter Drotman, James W. Curran, and Robert S. Janssen vii

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12 Infections Spread by Close Personal Contact . . .201 A.

ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Javier Ena

B.

VIRAL HEPATITIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Joanna Buffington and Eric Mast

C.

ASEPTIC MENINGITIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

14 Control of Infections in Institutions: Healthcare-Associated Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 R. Monina Klevens and Denise M. Cardo 15 Viral Diseases Transmitted Primarily by Arthropod Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341 A.

Jeffery L. Meier D.

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AND INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

B.

Jeffrey L. Meier E.

HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

C.

GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASES . . . . . . . . .237

D.

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

E.

F.

J.

K.

G.

H.

TRYPANOSOMIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392 Louis V. Kirchhoff

ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS . . . . . . .263 Victoria Valls

LYME DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386 Larissa A. Minicucci

LEPROSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258 Kenrad E. Nelson

MALARIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373 S. Patrick Kachur, Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira, and Peter B. Bloland

TUBERCULOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248 Douglas B. Hornick

PLAGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370 J. Erin Staples

Montse Soriano-Gabarró and Nancy Rosenstein I.

Q FEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368 Herbert A. Thompson and David L. Swerdlow

Susan Assanasen and Gonzalo M.L. Bearman H.

RICKETTSIAL INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362 Marta A. Guerra and David L. Swerdlow

Anne Blaschke and James F. Bale, Jr. G.

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352 James W. LeDuc

Richard J. Whitley F.

VIRAL INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341 Elizabeth A. Kleiner and Richard P. Wenzel

I.

LEISHMANIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394 Mary E. Wilson

13 Diseases Spread by Food and Water . . . . . . . . . .301 A.

SHIGELLOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398 Amy D. Klion

TYPHOID FEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301 Pavani Kalluri and Eric D. Mintz

B.

J.

16 Diseases Transmitted Primarily from Animals to Humans (Zoonoses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419

Anna Bowen and Eric D. Mintz C.

CHOLERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

A.

Margaret Kosek and Robert E. Black D.

ESCHERICHIA COLI DIARRHEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

B.

YERSINIOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 M. Patricia Quinlisk

F.

LEGIONELLOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Matthew R. Moore and Barry S. Fields

G.

AMEBIASIS AND AMEBIC MENINGOENCHEPHALITIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313 William Stauffer

H.

GIARDIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317 Mary E. Wilson

I.

DRACUNCULIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

C.

HUMAN ENTERIC COCCIDIAL INFECTIONS . . . . . .322 Katharine Bar

TOXOPLASMOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440 Jeffrey L. Jones and Jacob K. Frenkel

Donald R. Hopkins J.

BACTERIA 1. Bacterial Zoonoses—Psittacosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423 Lauri A. Hicks and Maria Lucia Tondella 2. Tularemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424 Paul S. Mead 3. Anthrax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427 Sean V. Shadomy and Nancy E. Rosenstein 4. Brucellosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431 Diane K. Gross and Thomas A. Clark 5. Leptospirosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434 Thomas A. Clark 6. Non-Typhoidal Salmonellosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437 John Painter, Michael Perch, and Andrew C. Voetsch

Margaret Kosek and Robert E. Black E.

VIRAL ZOONOSES—RABIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419 Charles E. Rupprecht

D.

TRICHINELLOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443 Michael P. Stevens and Michael Edmond

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CLONORCHIASIS AND OPISTHORCHIASIS . . . . . . .445 Kenrad E. Nelson

F.

CESTODE INFECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447 1. Taeniasis and Cysticercosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447 Kenrad E. Nelson 2. Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis) . . . . . . . . . . .448 Pedro L. Moro and Peter M. Schantz

17 Opportunistic Fungal Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . .461 Michael A. Pfaller 18 Other Infection-Related Diseases of Public Health Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469 A.

DERMATOPHYTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469 Marta J. VanBeek

B.

HOOKWORM DISEASE: ANCYLOSTOMIASIS, NECATORIASIS, UNCINARIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473 Laverne K. Eveland

C.

OTHER INTESTINAL NEMATODES . . . . . . . . . . . . .476 Mark R. Wallace, John W. Sanders, and Shannon D. Putnam

D.

SCHISTOSOMIASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480 Ettie M. Lipner and Amy D. Klion

E.

TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME (STAPHYLOCOCCAL) . .483

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25 Silicosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591 Stephen Levin and Ruth Lilis 26 Health Significance of Metal Exposures . . . . . . .603 Philippe Grandjean 27 Diseases Associated with Exposure to Chemical Substances: Organic Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Stephen Levin and Ruth Lilis 28 Polychlorinated Biphenyls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675 Richard W. Clapp 29 Polychlorinated Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679 Yoshito Masuda and Arnold J. Schecter 30 Brominated Flame Retardants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .685 Daniele F. Staskal and Linda S Birnbaum 31 Multiple Chemical Sensitivities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687 Mark R. Cullen 32 Pulmonary Responses to Gases and Particles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .691 Kaye H. Kilburn

Arthur L. Reingold F.

REYE’S SYNDROME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492 Robert B. Wallace

Section III Environmental Health . . . . . . . . . . .501

33 Pesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707 Marion Moses 34 Temperature and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .725 Edwin M. Kilbourne

Edited by Arnold J. Schecter

19 The Status of Environmental Health . . . . . . . . . .503 Arthur L. Frank 20 Toxicology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 A.

PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 Michael Gochfeld

B.

NEUROBEHAVIORAL TOXICITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523 Nancy Fiedler, Joanna Burger, and Michael Gochfeld

21 Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545 Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger 22 Biomarkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563 Michael D. McClean and Thomas F. Webster 23 Asbestos and Other Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 Kaye H. Kilburn 24 Coal Workers’ Lung Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583 Gregory R. Wagner and Michael D. Attfield

35 Ionizing Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .735 Arthur C. Upton 36 Nonionizing Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .743 Arthur L. Frank and Louis Slesin 37 Effects of the Physical Environment: Noise as a Health Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .755 Aage R. Møller 38 Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .763 W. Monroe Keyserling and Thomas J. Armstrong 39 Industrial Hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781 Robert F. Herrick 40 Surveillance and Health Screening in Occupational Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .789 Gregory R. Wagner and Lawrence J. Fine 41 Workers with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .795 Nancy R. Mudrick, Robert J. Weber, and Margaret A. Turk

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42 Environmental Justice: From Global to Local . . .803 Howard Frumkin, Enrique Cifuentes, and Mariana I. Gonzalez

58 Risk Communication—An Overlooked Tool for Improving Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1029 David P. Ropeik

43 The Health of Hired Farmworkers . . . . . . . . . . .819 Don Villarejo and Marc B. Schenker

59 Health Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1035 Rima E. Rudd, Jennie E. Anderson Sarah C. Oppenheimer, Lindsay E. Rosenfeld, and Carmen Gomez Mandic

44 Women Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .827 Karen Messing 45 Health Hazards of Child Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835 Susan H. Pollack and Philip J. Landrigan 46 Occupational Safety and Health Standards . . . .841 Eula Bingham and Celeste Monforton 47 Ensuring Food Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .847 Douglas L. Marshall and James S. Dickson 48 Water Quality Management and Water-Borne Disease Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .863 Patricia L. Meinhardt 49 Hazardous Waste: Assessing, Detecting, and Remediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901 William A. Suk 50 Aerospace Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .909 Roy L. DeHart 51 Housing and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .919 John M. Last 52 Human Health in a Changing World . . . . . . . . . .925 John M. Last and Colin L. Soskolne Section IV Behavioral Factors Affecting Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .939

Section V Noncommunicable and Chronic Disabling Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1041 Edited by Ross Brownson

60 Screening for Early and Asymptomatic Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1043 Robert B. Wallace 61 Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1047 Leslie K. Dennis, Charles F. Lynch, and Elaine M. Smith 62 Heart Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1071 Russell V. Luepker 63 Renal and Urinary Tract Disease . . . . . . . . . . . .1089 Rebecca L. Hegeman 64 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1101 Janice C. Zgibor, Janice S. Dorman, and Trevor J. Orchard 65 Respiratory Disease Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . .1113 David B. Coultas and Jonathan M. Samet 66 Musculoskeletal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1125 Jennifer L. Kelsey and MaryFran Sowers

Edited by Neal Kohatsu

67 Neurological Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1139 James C. Torner and Robert B. Wallace

53 Health Behavior Research and Intervention . . . .941 Kim D. Reynolds, Donna Spruijt-Metz, and Jennifer Unger

68 Disabling Visual Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1153 Dawn M. Oh and Kean T. Oh

54 Tobacco: Health Effects and Control . . . . . . . . .953 Corinne G. Husten and Stacy L. Thorne

69 Psychiatric Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1161 Evelyn J. Bromet

55 Alcohol-Related Health Problems . . . . . . . . . . . .999 Brian L. Cook and Jill Liesveld

70 Childhood Cognitive Disability . . . . . . . . . . . . .1173 Maureen S. Durkin, Nicole Schupf, Zena A. Stein, and Mervyn W. Susser

56 Prevention of Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1013 Elizabeth B. Robertson and Wilson M. Compton

71 Prevention of Disability in Older Persons . . . .1185 William H. Barker

57 Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1023 Stephanie Zaza and Peter A. Briss

72 Nutrition in Public Health and Preventive . . . .1195 Medicine Marion Nestle

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73 Postmarketing Medication Safety Surveillance: A Current Public Health Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205 Mirza I. Rahman and Omar H. Dabbous

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PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT TOOLS EVALUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1280 Thomas G. Rundall

79 Categorical Public Health Sciences . . . . . . . . . .1285 Section VI Health-Care Planning, Organization, and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1215

A.

Edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield

74 The American Health-Care System: Structure and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1217 Glen P. Mays and F. Douglas Scuthfield 75 Structure and Function of the Public Health System in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1239 F. Douglas Scutchfield and C. William Keck

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE . . . . .1285 Theodore J. Cieslak, Scott R. Lillibridge, Trueman W. Sharp, George W. Christopher, and Edward M. Eitzen

B.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH . . . . . . . . . . . .1294 Lewis H. Margolis and Alan W. Cross

C.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1297 Robert L. Mott

D.

PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1300 Kristine M. Gebbie

76 International and Global Health . . . . . . . . . . . .1251 Franklin M.M. White and Debra J. Nanan 77 Public Health Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1259 Edward P. Richards, III and Katharine C. Rathbun

E.

FAMILY PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1303 Herbert B. Peterson, Andreea Creanga, and Amy O. Tsui

Section VII Injury and Violence . . . . . . . . . . . .1317 Edited by Neal Kohatsu

78 Public Health Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . .1267 A.

PLANNING FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT: MODELS FOR COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS . . . . . . .1267 K. Michael Peddecord

B.

PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT . .1271 Kathleen Wright and Cynthia D. Lamberth

C.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1272 Helen H. Schauffler

D.

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1277 Richard S. Kurz

80 Injury Control: The Public Health Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1319 Corinne Peek-Asa and Erin O. Heiden 81 Violence in the Family as a Public Health Concern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1329 Irene Hanson Frieze, Jeremiah A. Schumm, and Stacey L. Williams Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1335

Contributors Jennie Epstein Anderson, BA Coordinator of Health Literacy Studies Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 59. Health Literacy

Katharine June Bar, MD Fellow in Infectious Diseases University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 13J. Human Enteric Coccidial Infections

Thomas J. Armstrong, PhD, MPH Professor Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Environmental Sciences Ann Arbor, Michigan 38. Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

William H. Barker, MD, FRCP Edin Professor Emeritus Preventive Medicine and Gerontology University of Rochester Rochester, New York 71. Prevention of Disability in Older Persons

Susan Assanasen, MD Research Fellow in Hospital Epidemiology Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Richmond, Virginia Clinical Instructor Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Bangkok, Thailand 12G. Group A Streptococcal Diseases Michael Deryck Attfield, BSc, PhD, FSS Surveillance Branch Chief Division of Respiratory Disease Studies Morgantown, West Virginia 24. Coal Worker’s Lung Diseases Francisco Averhoff, MD, MPH Medical Officer Epidemiology and Surveillance Division National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9B. Mumps James F. Bale, Jr., MD Professor and Associate Chair Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology University of Utah School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Office Primary Children’s Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah 12F. Cytomegalovirus Infections

Gonzalo M.L. Bearman, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Medicine Associate Hospital Epidemiologist Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 12G. Group A Streptococcal Diseases Eula Bingham, PhD Professor University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio 46. Occupational Safety and Health Standards Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 30. Brominated Flame Retardants Kristine M. Bisgard, DVM, MPH Medical Epidemiologist National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Goeogia 9D. Pertussis Robert Edward Black, MD, MPH Edgar Berman Professor & Chair Department of International Health Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 13C. Cholera 13D. Escherichia coli Diarrhea xiii

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Anne Blaschke, MD, PhD Instructor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah 12F. Cytomegalovirus Infections Peter B. Bloland, DVM, MPVM Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15F. Malaria

Denise M. Cardo, MD Director Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 14. Control of Infections in Institutions: Healthcare-Associated Infections Michelle A. Chang, MD Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9H. Haemophilus Influenzae Infections

Anna Bowen, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 13B. Shigellosis

George W. Christopher, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 79A. Disaster Preparedness and Response

Peter A. Briss, MD, MPH Director, Community Guide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 57. Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Theodore J. Cieslak, MD Chairman, San Antonio Military Pediatric Center Biodefense Consultant Office of the Army Surgeon General Department of Pediatrics, Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas 79A. Disaster Preparedness and Response

Evelyn J. Bromet, PhD Professor of Psychiatry & Preventive Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 69. Psychiatric Disorders

Enrique Cifuentes, MD, PhD Professor Children’s Hospital, Morelos, (Mexico) Sta Maria Ahuacatitlan. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 42. Environmental Justice

Ross C. Brownson, PhD Professor of Epidemiology School of Public Health, Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri Editor of Section V: Noncommunicable and Chronic Disabling Conditions

Richard W. Clapp, DSc, MPH Professor, Boston University School of Public Health Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts 28. Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Joanna Buffington, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Division of Viral Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 12B. Viral Hepatitis Joanna Burger, PhD Distinguish Professor Division of Life Sciences Rutgers University Piscataway, New Jersey 20B. Neurobehavioral Toxicity 21. Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment

Thomas A. Clark, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B4. Brucellosis 16B5. Leptospirosis Stephen L. Cochi, MD, MPH Acting Director National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9J. Poliomyelitis

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Wilson M. Compton, MD, MPE Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research National Institute on Drug Abuse Bethesda, Maryland 56. Prevention of Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders

Omar H. Dabbous, MD, MPH Associate Director, Health Economics and Clinical Outcomes Research, Medical Affairs Centocor Incorporated Horsham, Pennsylvania 73. Postmarketing Medication Safety Surveillance

Brian L. Cook, DO Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa 55. Alcohol-Related Health Problems

Roy L. DeHart, MD, MPH, MS Professor and Medical Director Corporate Health Services Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee 50. Aerospace Medicine

Margaret Mary Cortese, MD Medical Epidemiologist National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9D. Pertussis David B. Coultas, MD Physician-in-Chief, Professor and Chair Department of Medicine University of Texas Health Center at Tyler Tyler, Texas 65. Respiratory Disease Prevention Andreea A. Creanga, MD Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland 79E. Family Planning Alan W. Cross, MD Clinical Professor, Maternal and Child Health Department of Social Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 79B. Maternal and Child Health Mark R. Cullen, MD Professor of Medicine and Public Health Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program New Haven, Connecticut 31. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities James W. Curran, MD, MPH Dean and Professor of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 11. The Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Leslie K. Dennis, MS, PhD Associate Professor Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 61. Cancer James S. Dickson, PhD Professor Department of Animal Science Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 47. Ensuring Food Safety Janice S. Dorman, MS, PhD Associate Dean for Scientific & International Affairs University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64. Diabetes D. Peter Drotman, MD, MPH Editor-in-Chief Emerging Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 11. The Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Maureen S. Durkin, PhD, DrPH Associate Professor Department of Population Health Sciences University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Waisman Center Madison, Wisconsin 70. Childhood Cognitive Disability Michael B. Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA Professor of Internal Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Virginia 16D. Trichinellosis

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Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., MD, MPH Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland 79A. Disaster Preparedness and Response Javier Ena, MD Consultant Internal Medicine Department Hospital Marina Baixa Alicante, Spain 12A. Acute Respiratory Infections Laverne K. Eveland, MS, PhD Professor Biological Sciences California State University Long Beach, California 18B. Hookworm Disease Mariana Irina Gonzalez Fernandez, BA Research Assistant Student, Master in Sciences (Environmental Health) Sta Maria Ahuacatitlan Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 42. Environmental Justice Nancy L. Fiedler, PhD Associate Professor University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey 20B. Neurobehavioral Toxicity Barry S. Fields, PhD Respiratory Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 13F. Legionellosis Lawrence J. Fine, MD, DrPH National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 40. Surveillance and Health Screening in Occupational Health Brendan Flannery, PhD Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9H. Haemophilus Influenzae Infections Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Drexel University School of Public Health Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19. The Status of Environmental Health 36. Nonionizing Radiation

Jacob K. Frenkel, MD, PhD Adjunct Professor University of New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico 16C. Toxoplasmosis David J. Friedel, MD Post-graduate Fellow, Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia 10. Epidemiology and Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Irene Hanson Frieze, PhD Professor Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 81. Violence in the Family as a Public Health Concern Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH Director National Center for Environmental Health Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 42. Environmental Justice Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN Elizabeth Standish Gill Professor of Nursing Columbia University School of Nursing New York, New York 79D. Public Health Workforce Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert W. Johnson Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey 20A. Principles of Toxicology 20B. Neurobehavioral Toxicity 21. Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment Philippe Grandjean, MD, DMSc Professor of Environmental Medicine University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Public Health Odense, Denmark Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 26. Health Significance of Metal Exposures Alan E. Greenberg, MD, MPH Professor and Chair Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Washington, District of Columbia 11. The Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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Diane K. Gross, DVM, PhD Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B4. Brucellosis Marta A. Guerra, DVM, MPH, PhD Senior Staff Epidemiologist Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15C. Rickettsial Infections Dalya Guris, MD, MPH Team Leader, Herpes Viruses Team National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9I. Varicella and Herpes Zoster Rebecca L. Hegeman, MD Associate Professor Clinical Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Iowa Health Care Iowa City, Iowa 63. Renal and Urinary Tract Disease Erin O. Heiden, MPH Doctoral Student University of Iowa College of Public Health Iowa City, Iowa 80. Injury Control: The Public Health Approach Robert F. Herrick, MS, ScD Senior Lecturer Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 39. Industrial Hygiene

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Donald R. Hopkins, MD, MPH Vice President The Carter Center Atlanta, Georgia 13I. Dracunculiasis Douglas B. Hornick, MD Professor University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Director of TB Chest Clinic and Clinical Services Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Iowa City, Iowa 12I. Tuberculosis James M. Hughes, MD Director, Program in Global Infectious Diseases Emory University, School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia 8B. Emerging Microbial Threats to Health and Security Joseph Hughey, PhD University of Missouri Kansas City, Missouri 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research Corinne G. Husten, MD, MPH Director (Acting) Office on Smoking and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 54. Tobacco: Health Effects and Control Robert S. Janssen, MD Director, Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 11. The Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Lauri A. Hicks, DO Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B1. Bacterial Zoonoses-Psittacosis

Jeffrey L. Jones, MD, MPH Chief, Diagnostics and Epidemiology Parasitic Diseases Branch Division of Parasitic Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16C. Toxoplasmosis

Alan R. Hinman, MD, MPH Senior Public Health Scientist Task Force for Child Survival and Development Decatur, Georgia 5. Public Health Informatics 9A. Measles

S. Patrick Kachur, MD, MPH, FACPM Chief, Strategic and Applied Sciences Unit, Malaria Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15F. Malaria

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Mark Katz, MD Medical Epidemiologist Global Disease Detection Division Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nairobi, Kenya 9G. Influenza C. William Keck, MD, MPH Department of Community Health Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, Ohio 75. Structure and Function of the Public Health System in the U.S. Jennifer L. Kelsey, PhD Professor Department of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts 66. Musculoskeletal Disorders W. Monroe Keyserling, PhD Professor Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 38. Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Elizabeth A. Kleiner, MD, MS Division of Infectious Disease Medical College of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University 15A. Viral Infections R. Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 14. Control of Infections in Institutions Amy D. Klion, MD Staff Clinician Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 16J. Lymphatic Filariasis 18D. Schistosomiasis Neal D. Kohatsu, MD, MPH Chief, Cancer Control Branch California Department of Public Health Sacramento, California Associate Editor Editor of Section IV: Behavioral Factors Affecting Health Editor of Section VII: Injury and Violence

Jay S. Keystone, MD, MSc, FRCPC Professor of Medicine Tropical Disease Unit University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 8C. Health Advice for International Travel

Margaret Kosek, MD Assistant Scientist Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland 13C. Cholera 13D. Escherichia coli Diarrhea

Edwin M. Kilbourne, MD Director, Scientist Redirection Program Director, Iraqi Interim Center for Science & Industry Embassy of the United States of America Baghdad, Iraq 34. Temperature and Health

Katrina Kretsinger, MD, MA Medical Epidemiologist Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch Division of Bacterial Diseases National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9E. Tetanus

Kaye H. Kilburn, MD Professor Emeritus Ralph Edgington Chair in Medicine University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, California 23. Asbestos and Other Fibers 32. Pulmonary Responses to Gases and Particles Louis V. Kirchhoff, MD, MPH Professor Departments of Internal Medicine & Epidemiology University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 15H. Trypanosomiasis

Richard S. Kurz, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Health Management and Policy St. Louis University, School of Public Health St Louis, Missouri 78D. Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Cynthia D. Lamberth, MPH Director, Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, Kentucky 78B. Public Health Leadership Development

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Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc Professor and Chair Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Professor of Pediatrics Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York 45. Health Hazzards of Child Labor John M. Last, MD, DPH, FFPH, FACPM, FRACP, FRCPC, FAFPHM, FACE Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology Department, Epidemiology & Community Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawan, Ontario, Canada 3. Ethics and Public Health Policy 51. Housing and Health 52. Human Health in a Changing World Suzanne R. Lavoie, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Chair, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia 10. Epidemiology and Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases James W. LeDuc, PhD Director, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15B. Epidemiology of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Stephen M. Levin, MD Associate Professor Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York 25. Silicosis 27. Diseases Associated with Exposure to Chemical Substances Jill L. Liesveld, MD Clinical Associate Professor University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa 55. Alcohol-Related Health Problems Scott R. Lillibridge, MD Professor of Epidemiology Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness and Biosecurity University of Texas School of Public Health Houston, Texas 79A. Disaster Preparedness and Response

Ruth Lilis, MD† Professor Emeritus Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department of Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York 25. Silicosis 27. Diseases Associated with Exposure to Chemical Substances Ettie M. Lipner, MPH Epidemiology Fellow, Office of Global Research National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 18D. Schistosomiasis Fred Lorey, PhD Chief, Program Evaluation Section Genetic Disease Branch California Department of Health Services Richmond, California 7. Genetic Determinants of Disease and Genetics in Public Health John Bruce Lowe, DrPH Professor Department of Community and Behavioral Health College of Public Health University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research Russell V. Luepker, MD, MS Mayo Professor University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology Minneapolis, Minnesota 62. Heart Disease Charles F. Lynch, MD, MS, PhD Professor Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 61. Cancer Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira, MD, MSc Senior Service Fellow Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15F. Malaria

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Carmen Gomez Mandic, MPH Doctoral Candidate Harvard School of Public Health Department of Society, Human Development and Health Boston, Massachusetts 59. Health Literacy Lewis H. Margolis, MD, MPH Associate Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 79B. Maternal and Child Health Mona Marin, MD Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9I. Varicella and Herpes Zoster

Paul S. Mead, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Bacterial Zoonoses Branch Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado 16B2. Tularemia Jeffrey L. Meier, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa 12C. Aseptic Meningitis 12D. Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis

Douglas L. Marshall, PhD Associate Dean College of Natural and Health Sciences University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 47. Ensuring Food Safety

Patricia L. Meinhardt, MD, MPH, MA Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Drexel University School of Public Health Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Executive Medical Director Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira, New York 48. Water Quality Management and Waterborne Disease Trends

Eric E. Mast, MD, MPH Chief, Prevention Branch Division of Viral Hepatitis National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 12B. Viral Hepatitis

Karen Messing, PhD Professor Department of Biological Sciences Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal, Québec Canada 44. Women Workers

Yoshito Masuda, PhD Emeritus Professor Division of Health Chemistry Department of Pharmacy Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Fukuoka, Japan 29. Polychlorinated Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans

Larissa Minicucci, DVM, MPH Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer Bacterial Zoonoses Branch Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado 15G. Lyme Disease

Glen P. Mays, MPH, PhD Associate Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Health Policy and Management Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas 74. The American Health Care System Michael D. McClean, ScD Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 22. Biomarkers

Eric Daniel Mintz, MD, MPH Chief, Diarrheal Diseases Epidemiology Section Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 13A. Typhoid Fever 13B. Shigellosis Aage R. Møller, PhD Professor University of Texas at Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Richardson, Texas 37. Effects of the Physical Environment

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Celeste Monforton, MPH George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Washington, District of Columbia 46. Occupational Safety and Health Standards Matthew R. Moore, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 13F. Legionellosis John S. Moran, MD, MPH Captain, United States Public Health Service Acting Chief, Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Branch Epidemiology and Surveillance Division National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9E. Tetanus Pedro L. Moro, MD, MPH Immunization Safety Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16F2. Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis) Marion Moses, MD Director Pesticide Education Center San Francisco, California 33. Pesticides Robert L. Mott, Jr., LTC, USA, MD, MPH Director, Division of Preventive Medicine Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, Maryland 79C. Preventive Medicine Support of Military Operations Nancy R. Mudrick, PhD Professor School of Social Work Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 41. Workers with Disabilities Debra J. Nanan, MPH Consultant and Program Coordinator Pacific Health & Development Sciences Inc. Victoria, British Columbia Canada 76. International and Global Health

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Kenrad E. Nelson, MD Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine & International Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 12J. Leprosy 16E. Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis 16F2. Taeniasis and Cysticercosis Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health New York University New York, New York 72. Nutrition in Public Health and Preventive Medicine Dawn M. Oh, MS Biostatistics Private Biostatistics Consultant Phoenix, Arizona 68. Disabling Visual Disorders Kean T. Oh, MD Physician-Partner Retinal Consultants of Arizona Phoenix, Arizona 68. Disabling Visual Disorders Sarah C. Oppenheimer, ScM Housing Services Program Manager Cambridge Cares About AIDS Cambridge, Massachusetts 59. Health Literacy Trevor J. Orchard, MD, MMedSci Professor of Epidemiology, Pediatrics and Medicine University of Pittsburgh Diabetes and Lipid Research Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64. Diabetes Walter A. Orenstein, MD Professor, Medicine & Pediatrics Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 9A. Measles Stephen M. Ostroff, MD Health & Human Services Rep to the Pacific Islands U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Honolulu, Hawaii 8B. Emerging Microbial Threats to Health and Security

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John Adam Painter, DVM, MS Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B6. Non-Typhoidal Salmonellosis Mark J. Papania, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Immunization Safety Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9A. Measles K. Michael Peddecord, MS, DrPH Professor Emeritus of Public Health Graduate School of Public Health San Diego State University San Diego, California 78A. Planning for Health Improvement Corinne Peek-Asa, MPH, PhD Professor Injury Prevention Research Center University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 80. Injury control Michael Perch, MD Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B6. Non-Typhoidal Salmonellosis Herbert B. Peterson, MD Professor and Chair Department of Maternal & Child Health Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of North Carolina School of Public Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina 79E. Family Planning Jana J. Peterson, MPH Doctoral Candidate and Pfizer Fellow Iowa City, Iowa 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research N. Andrew Peterson, PhD Associate Professor School of Social Work Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research

Michael A. Pfaller, MD Professor Emeritus Department of Pathology College of Medicine Department of Epidemiology College of Public Health University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 17. Opportunistic Fungal Infections Susan H. Pollack, MD Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine Injury Prevention and Research Center Department of Preventive Medicine & Environmental Health, College of Public Health University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 45. Health Hazzards of Child Labor Shannon D. Putnam, PhD Adjunct Faculty University of Iowa Head, Bacterial Diseases Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 U.S. Embassy–Jakarta, Indonesia 18C. Other Intestinal Nematodes M. Patricia Quinlisk, MD, MPH Medical Director/State Epidemiologist Iowa Department of Public Health Des Moines, Iowa 13E. Yersiniosis Pavani Kalluri Ram, MD Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Social and Preventive Medicine State University of New York at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions Buffalo, New York 13A. Typhoid Fever Mirza I. Rahman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM Senior Director Health Economics and Clinical Outcomes Research Medical Affairs Centocor Incorporated Adjunct Professor Temple University School of Pharmacy Attending Physician Bryn Mawr Family Practice Residency Program Horsham, Pennsylvania 73. Postmarketing Medication Safety Surveillance Katharine C. Rathbun, MD, MPH Preventive Medicine/Family Practice Baton Rouge, Louisiana 77. Public Health Law

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Christie M. Reed, MD, MPH, FAAP Travelers’ Health Team Lead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 8C. Health Advice for International Travel

Lindsay Rosenfeld, MS Doctoral Student Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 59. Health Literacy

Susan E. Reef, MD Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9C. Rubella

Nancy E. Rosenstein, MD Chief, Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9H. Haemophilus Influenzae Infections 12H. Meningococcal Disease 16B3. Anthrax

Arthur L. Reingold, MD Professor and Head, Division of Epidemiology University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health Berkeley, California 18E. Toxic Shock Syndrome (Staphylococcal) Kim D. Reynolds, PhD Associate Professor Department of Preventive Medicine University of Southern California Alhambra, California 53. Health Behavior Research and Intervention Edward P. Richards, JD, MPH Harvey A. Peltier Professor of Law Director Center for Law, Science, and Public Health Louisiana State University Law Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 77. Public Health Law Elizabeth B. Robertson, PhD Chief, Prevention Research Branch National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 56. Prevention of Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders David P. Ropeik, BSJ, MSJ Consultant in Risk Perception and risk Communication Instructor in Harvard Extension School Program on Environmental Management Concord, Massachusetts 58. Risk Communication—An Overlooked Tool for Improving Public Health Martha H. Roper, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch Epidemiology and Surveillance Division National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Weybridge, Vermont 9E. Tetanus

David A. Ross, ScD Director Public Health Informatics Institute The Task Force for Child Survival and Development Decatur, Georgia 5. Public Health Informatics Rima E. Rudd, MSPH, ScD Senior Lecturer on Society, Human Development & Health Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 59. Health Literacy Thomas G. Rundall, PhD Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Organized Health Systems University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health Berkeley, California 78E. Public Health Management Tools Evaluation Charles E. Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD Chief, Rabies Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16A. Rabies Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS Professor and Chairman Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland 65. Respiratory Disease Prevention John W. Sanders, MD Head, Department of Infectious Disease National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland 18C. Other Intestinal Nematodes

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Peter M. Schantz, VMD, PhD Epidemiologist National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16F2. Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis) Arnold J. Schecter, MD, MPH Professor Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dallas, Texas Editor of Section III: Environmental Health Marc B. Schenker, MD, MPH Professor, University of California Davis Public Health Sciences Davis, California 29. Polychlorinated Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans 43. The Health of Hired Farmworkers Helen H. Schauffler PhD, ScM Professor of Health Policy Center for Health and Public Policy Studies School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 78C. Policy Development John E. Schneider, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Management and Policy University of Iowa, College of Public Health Iowa City, Iowa 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research Jeremiah A. Schumm, PhD Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry Harvard Medical School at the VA Boston Healthcare System Brockton, Massachusetts 81. Violence in the Family as a Public Health Concern Nicole Schupf, PhD, MPH, DrPh Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain Columbia University Medical Center G.H. Sergievsky Center New York, New York 70. Childhood Cognitive Disability

F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD Peter B. Bosomworth Professor of Health Services Research & Policy University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, Kentucky Editor of Section VI: Health-Care Planning, Organizations, and Evaluation 74. The American Health-Care System: Structure and Function 75. Structure and Function of the Public Health System in the U.S. Jane F. Seward, MBBS, MPH Chief, Viral Vaccine Preventable Disease Branch National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9I. Varicella and Herpes Zoster Sean V. Shadomy, DVM, MPH Medical Epidemiologist National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B3. Anthrax Trueman W. Sharp, MD, MPH Commanding Officer U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit Cairo, Egypt 79A. Disater Preparedness and Response Louis E. Slesin, PhD Editor, Microwave News New York, New York 36. Nonionizing Radiation Elaine M. Smith, MBA, PhD, MPH Professor Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 61. Cancer Montse Soriano-Gabarro, MD, MSc Medical Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rixensart, Belgium 12H. Meningococcal Disease Colin L. Soskolne, PhD Professor Department of Public Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada 3. Ethics and Public Health Policy 52. Human Health in a Changing World

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MaryFran Sowers, PhD Professor Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 66. Musculoskeletal Disorders Donna Spruijt-Metz, MFA, PhD Assistant Professor University of Southern California Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Alhambra, California 53. Health Behavior Research and Intervention J. Erin Staples, MD, PhD Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer Bacterial Zoonoses Branch DVBID, NCID Center for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado Pediatric Infectious Diseases Children’s Health Center Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 15E. Plague Daniele F. Staskal, PhD University of North Carolina Curriculum in Toxicology ChemRisk Austin, Texas 30. Brominated Flame Retardants William Stauffer MD, MSPH, DTM&H Assistant Professor University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Community Health Minneapolis, Minnesota 13G. Amebiasis and Amebic Meningoenchephalitis Stefanie Steele, RN, MPH Health Educator Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 8C. Health Advice for International Travel Zena Stein, MA, MB, BCh Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry Emerita Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute G.H. Sergievsky Center New York, New York 70. Childhood Cognitive Disability

Michael P. Stevens, MD Resident in Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine West Hospital Richmond, Virginia 16D. Trichinellosis Peter M. Strebel, MBChB, MPH Medical Officer Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Expanded Programme on Immunization World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland 9A. Measles William A. Suk, PhD, MPH Director, Center for Risk & Integrated Sciences Director, Superfund Basic Research Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 49. Hazardous Waste Mervyn W. Susser, MB, BCh, FRCP Sergievsky Professor of Epidemiology Emeritus Columbia University G.H. Sergievsky Center New York, New York 70. Childhood Cognitive Disability Roland W. Sutter, MD, MPH&TM Coordinator, Research and Product Development Polio Eradication Initiative World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland 9J. Poliomyelitis David L. Swerdlow, MD Team Leader, Epidemiology Team Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15C. Rickettsial Infections 15D. Q Fever Herbert A. Thompson, PhD, MA, BA Branch Chief Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 15D. Q Fever Stacy L. Thorne, MPH, CHES Public Health Analyst Office on Smoking and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 54. Tobacco: Health Effects and Control

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Andria D. Timmer, MA, MPH candidate University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 6. Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research

Marta J. VanBeek, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Dermatology University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa 18A. Dermatophytes

Tejpratap S.P. Tiwari, MD Medical Epidemiologist National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 9F. Diphtheria

Don Villarejo, PhD, MS, BS Davis, California 43. The Health of Hired Farmworkers

Maria Lucia C. Tondella, PhD Research Microbiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B1. Bacterial Zoonoses-Psittacosis James C. Torner, MS, PhD Professor and Head Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa College of Public Health Iowa City, Iowa 67. Neurological Disorders Amy O. Tsui, MA, PhD Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland 79E. Family Planning Margaret A. Turk, MD Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York 41. Workers with Disabilities Jennifer B. Unger, PhD Associate Professor University of SC Keck School of Medicine Alhambra, California 53. Health Behavior Research and Intervention Arthur C. Upton, MD Clinical Professor of Environmental & Community Medicine IRM-CRESP Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey 35. Ionizing Radiation Victoria Valls, MD Associate Professor Department of Public Health Universidad “Miguel Hernandez” Elche, Spain 12K. Acute Gastrointestinal Infections

Andrew C. Voetsch, PhD Epidemiologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 16B6. Non-Typhoidal Samonellosis Gregory R. Wagner, MD Senior Advisor National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Health Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 24. Coal Workers’ Lung Diseases 40. Surveillance and Health Screening in Occupational Health Mark R. Wallace, MD Head, ID Fellowship Program Orlando Regional Healthcare Orlando, Florida 18C. Other Intestinal Nematodes Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc Professor of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine University of Iowa College of Public Health Iowa City, Iowa Editor of Section I: Public Health Principles and Methods 1. Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2. Epidemiology and Public Health 4. Public Health and Population 9K. Pneumococcal Infections 18F. Reye’s Syndrome 60. Screening for Early and Asymptomic Conditions 67. Neurological Disorders Robert J. Weber, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York 41. Workers with Disabilities Thomas F. Webster, DSc Associate Professor Department of Environmental Health (T2E) Boston University School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 22. Biomarkers

Contributors

Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MSc Professor and Chairman Department of Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Virginia 8A. Overview of Communicable Diseases 15A. Viral Infections Melinda E. Wharton, MD, MPH Acting Deputy Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Program Office of the Director Atlanta, Georgia 9B. Mumps Franklin White, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC, FFPH Consultant & President Pacific Health & Development Sciences Inc. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Adjunct Professor, Community Health & Epidemiology Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 76. International and Global Health Richard J. Whitley, MD Professor of Pediatrics Microbiology, Medicine, and Neurosurgery University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 12E. Herpes Simplex Virus Stacey L. Williams, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee 81. Violence in the Family as a Public Health Concern

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Mary E. Wilson, MD Professor Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Epidemiology University of Iowa and Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Iowa City, Iowa 13H. Gardiasis 15I. Leishmaniasis Kathleen S. Wright, EdD, MPH Associate Professor School of Public Health Saint Louis University St. Louis, Misouri 78B. Public Health Leadership Development Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH Captain, US Public Health Service Strategy and Innovation Officer, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Editor of Section II: Communicable Diseases 57. Community Health Promotion and disease Prevention Janice C. Zgibor, RPh, PhD Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64. Diabetes

Preface Public Health & Preventive Medicine is in its ninth decade of existence since being first published in 1913, and it therefore contains much of the lore of public health and preventive medicine over the twentieth century. With each edition, selecting the appropriate information to include has become increasingly difficult for several reasons. Nearly all the same public health and prevention themes and issues continue to be with us, and new knowledge, research, and practice information for public health and preventive medicine grow at a rapid rate. New diseases are being discovered and our knowledge of existing ones is constantly being refined and expanded. New microorganisms of public health import continue to be discovered and new conditions of public health importance have emerged. Behavioral science has helped us better understand how to promote healthful, hygienic behaviors and better educate our citizens and patients. Science and engineering have created occupational and other environmental exposures never before experienced. The increased survivorship of the populations of industrialized nations has heightened the importance of degenerative diseases, complex medical care programs, and the opportunities for prevention of disease. The population growth of our finite and frail planet may be causing present and future public health dilemmas that are not, yet, completely understood. There has been increasing attention to

the social and “unnatural” causes of human suffering and the recognition of human conflict as a public health problem. The increased convergence of public