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Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease --- Cancer epidemiology and public health --- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma --- Obesity --- Physical activity and public health --- Diabetes mellitus --- Public mental health and suicide --- Dental public health --- Musculoskeletal disorders --- Neurological diseases, epidemiology, and public health --- Infectious diseases and prions --- Sexually transmitted infections --- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) --- Tuberculosis --- Malaria --- Viral alcoholic and fatty liver diseases --- Emerging and re-emerging infections --- Bioterrorism --- Genetic epidemiology --- Prevention and control of public health hazards --- Tobacco --- Substance use and misuse: Considerations on global public health --- Alcohol --- Injury prevention and control: The public health approach --- Interpersonal violence --- Collective violence: War --- Public health needs of population groups --- The changing family --- Women, men, and health --- Child health --- Adolescent health --- Intersectional and social epidemiology approaches to understanding the Influence of race, ethnicity, and caste on global public health --- The health of Indigenous peoples --- People with disabilities --- Health of older people --- Forced migrants and other displaced populations --- Prisoners: A wicked problem for public health --- Public health functions --- Health needs assessment --- The political economy of non-communicable diseases: Lessons for prevention --- Immunization and vaccination --- Principles of infectious disease control --- Medical screening: Theories, methods, and effectiveness --- The practice of environmental health in an era of sustainable development --- Strategies and structures for public health interventions --- Strategies for health services --- Training of public health professionals in developing countries --- Transformative learning for health professional in the twenty-first century for the future health workforce --- Humanitarian emergencies --- Principles of public health emergency response for acute environmental, chemical, and radiation incidents --- Private support of public health --- Global health in the era of sustainable development