Judy is Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Director of the Research Centre in Public Health and Primary Care Development in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include young people and risk particularly drug prevention and alcohol use; the sociology of public health; and primary care. Jane is Senior Lecturer in Health Economics in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests are the identification and quantification of alcohol misuse in adults and young people and its relationship with quality of life. Other strong interests include the application of economics and social science in public health programme evaluation, impact of priority-setting in NHS organisations and reduction of health inequalities in public health practice. Pat is a Senior Lecturer in Community Care in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include community development and public involvement in public health. Melanie is Head of the School of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol and lectures in Environmental Health. Her research interests include assessment of environment and health risks and evaluation of interventions. Other interests are the development and training for capability in the public health field for health protection.

• PART ONE Policy for 21st century public healthOverview of Public HealthPublic health policyPublic health in the local authority context: More opportunities not to be missed?PART TWO Participation and partnerships in 21st century public healthPartnership working Capacity and capability in public healthThe lay contribution to public healthThe contribution of health services to public health Community development and networking for healthPART THREE Major contemporary themes in public healthNew directions in tackling inequalities in healthNeighbourhood renewal and regenerationSustainable Healthy CitiesGlobalization and healthProtecting the public’s healthPART FOUR Evidence and evaluation in 21st century public health Evidence-based multidisciplinary public healthEpidemiology Health economics and public healthFrameworks for measuring community health and well being workPublic health: a vision for the future

Judy is Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Director of the Research Centre in Public Health and Primary Care Development in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include young people and risk particularly drug prevention and alcohol use; the sociology of public health; and primary care. Jane is Senior Lecturer in Health Economics in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests are the identification and quantification of alcohol misuse in adults and young people and its relationship with quality of life. Other strong interests include the application of economics and social science in public health programme evaluation, impact of priority-setting in NHS organisations and reduction of health inequalities in public health practice. Pat is a Senior Lecturer in Community Care in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include community development and public involvement in public health. Melanie is Head of the School of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol and lectures in Environmental Health. Her research interests include assessment of environment and health risks and evaluation of interventions. Other interests are the development and training for capability in the public health field for health protection.

• PART ONE Policy for 21st century public healthOverview of Public HealthPublic health policyPublic health in the local authority context: More opportunities not to be missed?PART TWO Participation and partnerships in 21st century public healthPartnership working Capacity and capability in public healthThe lay contribution to public healthThe contribution of health services to public health Community development and networking for healthPART THREE Major contemporary themes in public healthNew directions in tackling inequalities in healthNeighbourhood renewal and regenerationSustainable Healthy CitiesGlobalization and healthProtecting the public’s healthPART FOUR Evidence and evaluation in 21st century public health Evidence-based multidisciplinary public healthEpidemiology Health economics and public healthFrameworks for measuring community health and well being workPublic health: a vision for the future

Judy is Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Director of the Research Centre in Public Health and Primary Care Development in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include young people and risk particularly drug prevention and alcohol use; the sociology of public health; and primary care. Jane is Senior Lecturer in Health Economics in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests are the identification and quantification of alcohol misuse in adults and young people and its relationship with quality of life. Other strong interests include the application of economics and social science in public health programme evaluation, impact of priority-setting in NHS organisations and reduction of health inequalities in public health practice. Pat is a Senior Lecturer in Community Care in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include community development and public involvement in public health. Melanie is Head of the School of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol and lectures in Environmental Health. Her research interests include assessment of environment and health risks and evaluation of interventions. Other interests are the development and training for capability in the public health field for health protection.

• PART ONE Policy for 21st century public healthOverview of Public HealthPublic health policyPublic health in the local authority context: More opportunities not to be missed?PART TWO Participation and partnerships in 21st century public healthPartnership working Capacity and capability in public healthThe lay contribution to public healthThe contribution of health services to public health Community development and networking for healthPART THREE Major contemporary themes in public healthNew directions in tackling inequalities in healthNeighbourhood renewal and regenerationSustainable Healthy CitiesGlobalization and healthProtecting the public’s healthPART FOUR Evidence and evaluation in 21st century public health Evidence-based multidisciplinary public healthEpidemiology Health economics and public healthFrameworks for measuring community health and well being workPublic health: a vision for the future