TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Boulton, Matthew L. A1 - Wallace, Robert B. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - The first edition of Milton Rosenau’s Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, the forbearer of the current text, was published over a century ago. Rosenau would go on to edit five more editions before he was followed by John Maxcy who served as editor for the 7th edition in 1952 after Rosenau’s death. Maxcy was eventually succeeded in turn by John Last who was editor for the 11th, 12th, and 13th editions, thus establishing the Maxcy-Rosenau-Last moniker that remains with the text to this day. I was fortunate to communicate with John Last as I began my work on this project, and he was delighted to learn that a new edition was underway. He agreed to write a brief foreword, providing a direct link to the storied past of this book. Sadly, John passed away in October 2019 just shy of his 93rd birthday. However, the connection with the text’s century-long lineage continues with Robert Wallace who coedited the 13th edition with John Last, served as editor for the 14th and 15th editions, and now Associate Editor for this, the 16th edition. I first met Bob several years ago when I became the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. He was already an editor for the journal and graciously agreed to stay on with the new team. It was Bob who first approached me about serving as lead editor for this edition and for that I will always be grateful. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181107353 ER -