In this new edition great emphasis has been given to address the felt needs of the students, such as simple language, syllabus coverage, proper explanation, stepwise discussion, palatable presentation, quick references and comprehensiveness. By this, student can read easily, learn by-self, recapitulate, retain and perform better in the examinations with confidence. Efforts are also made to create interest, enthuse, entice and to comprehend the subject. This edition is tailored to rectify the competency-based undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate(PG) training preamble of today.

Each chapter of the book is carefully updated by distillation of heap of experiences over lifetime. Though this book is designed to the expectations of Indian students, it is also useful for the students and public health leaders all over the world.

The merits of this book if any, entirely belongs to the community medicine experts all over the world. I hope the book will make a useful contribution to the existing medical literature and it will also have a splendid reception from the students,teachers and health professionals

• Thoroughly revised well organized to accomplish the competency based UG and PG training preamble of National Medical Commission (NMC) and Indian Universities.
• This book has been recommended by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India as standard reference book.
• Chapter on research writing is extremely useful gateway for undergraduates in project assignment and postgraduates in dissertation writing.
• Concepts are explained accurately, clearly and completely.
• Simple language, attractive style, palatable presentation and understandable explanation attracts the attention of reader.
• New topics, such as cancer, upper respiratory tract infections, community medicine competency have been added with up-to-date information.
• Prime viva questions and answers are included.
• Can find infinite discourse in once place; is a unique feature of this book.
• MCQs with answers are also given.
• Encompasses recent advances in the field of community medicine, including COVID-19.
• Family adoption programme is explained.
• Serves as an ideal resource book for undergraduate, postgraduate, MPH, NEET and NEXT studies. Also useful for professionals and researchers.