The Spring/Summer 2006 issue of Northwest Public Health takes a look at public health initiatives directed toward various populations, with articles on:

• A new urban Indian health research institute
• Public health programs in the King County jail system
• A healthy lifestyles program for people with disabilities
• An education and outreach program on sexual health and responsibility directed toward high school and college males
• A preventive care clinic for rural homeless people
• A community-initiated effort to help autism families displaced by last year’s hurricanes
• A research project to detect pesticides on migrant hands
• The creation of a network of health department staff that connects to diverse communities
• The economics of soft drink contracts in school systems.