Nineteen American academics and researchers contribute ten chapters examining community-level issues and epidemiologic methods used in community-based health research. Coverage includes an historical overview of public health and community-based research; research assessment and application; public health ethics; the perspectives of Hispanic, African American, and Southeast Asian communities; general study designs, surveys, and descriptive studies; the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; qualitative methods; and community intervention trials. The text includes discussion of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and cases studies on HIV/AIDS prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)