Part I Health policy and public health

Health policy: Overview C Paton; 2. Agenda setting in public h ealth policy J Shiffman; 3. Politics and public health policy reform A Glassman and K Buse; 4. Evidence-based public health policy V Lin; 5. Planning for public health policy A T Green and T N Mirzoev; 6. Role o f the State in public health A Alvarez-Rosete; 7. Alma Ata and primary health care: an evolving story J H Bryant and J B Richmond; 8. Health i ssues of the UN Millennium Development Goals M Claeson and P Folger; 9. Health inequalities P Braveman; 10. Resource allocation: Justice and r esource allocation in public health R Rhodes; 11. Human rights approach to public health policy D Tarantola and S Gruskin; 12. Interest groups and civil society in public health policy N Mays; 13. People’s Health M ovement R Nayaran and C Schuftan; 14. Global health initiatives and pub lic health policy R Brugha; 15. Corruption and the consequences for pub lic health T Vian

Part II Health financing STRONG>

Health care financing and the health system