Sandro Galea is Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. He has been named an "epidemiology innovator" by Time and one of the "World's Most Influential Scientific Minds" by Thomson Reuters. A native of Malta, he has served as a field physician for Doctors Without Borders and held academic positions at Columbia University, University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. At the time of his current appointment, he was the youngest dean of a school of public health in the United States.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Section 1. The world we live in 1. A better and healthier time to be alive than ever2. An unhealthy country3. An unhealthy world Section 2. The conditions that create health 4. Who we are, the foundational forces5. Where we live, work, and play6. Politics, power, and money Section 3. The values that should inform these conditions 7. Compassion8. Social, racial, and economic justice9. Health as a public good Section 4. A science for a better health 10. Understanding what matters most11. Working in complexity and doubt12. Humility and informing the public conversation Epilogue References

In this unforgettable book, Sandro Galea expertly demonstrates that our investing in the healthiest population possible is literally an act of national security against a future pandemic. The Contagion Next Time issues a clear warning, and a clear way forward. This book can save us if we are serious about saving ourselves