UPDATED! New and revised content throughout reflects the growing need for effective community-based care across the changing healthcare landscape. UPDATED! Streamlined organization emphasizes Healthy People 2030 framework and goals and keeps students focused on essential trends and concepts. NEW! Ten Essential Public Health Services content incorporated into Active Learning Exercises encourages students to consider situations/questions within this critical context.   UPDATED! Emphasis on vulnerable groups throughout the text alerts students to specific considerations in the care of diverse population groups, including older adults, veterans, refugees, homeless populations, and the LGBTQ community.   Evidence-Based Practice features familiarize students with current research examples and their effective application in community/public health nursing practice.