Jenkins (family and community medicine, Southern Illinois U. School of Medicine) provides a textbook on the operations of U.S. public health laboratories (PHLs) for health care students. Coverage includes clinical laboratory sciences, healthcare management, and environmental health. It addresses detailed descriptions of laboratory tests and analyses, the PHL role in terrorism preparedness and emergency response, and also includes a history of PHLs. More than 150 illustrations and images are included. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)