RT Book, Section
A1 Boulton, Matthew L.
A1 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1181107353
T1 Preface
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181107353
RD 2024/04/15
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.