1. Population Health Data Science with R is a [lean approach]([https://www.lean.org/](https://www.lean.org/)) to R for public health books and is pretty easy to follow. A good starter kit 2. Compilation of [R resources for public health](https://rviews.rstudio.com/2021/06/02/r-for-public-health/) by R Studio community blogs 3. [Biostatistics for Biomedical Research Frank E Harrell Jr ](https://hbiostat.org/bbr/) 4. [*R for Data Science*](https://r4ds.hadley.nz/) by Hadley Wickham & others, an open book of course but not specific to public health/Epi 5. [The R Graphics Cookbook](http://www.cookbook-r.com/) esp for ggplot2 stuff