A sampling of the topics covered: ·         Health trends of communicable diseases. ·         Epidemiology of cancer and principles of prevention. ·         Respiratory diseases and health disorders related to indoor and outdoor air pollution. ·         Public health gerontology and active aging. ·         Migrant and ethnic minority health. ·         Public health genomics. offers graduate students in the discipline a firm grasp on the field as it presently stands, and a clear set of directions for its potential future.