National health
The National Academies Press in March published “U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.” Edited by APHA member Steven Woolf, MD, MPH, director of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Human Needs, and Laudan Aron, MA, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, the book uses National Research Council and Institute of Medicine research to examine health disadvantages in the U.S. compared to the health of other nations worldwide. For more information, visit www.nap.edu.
Global health
The Lancet in June began its newest journal The Lancet Global Health. The journal will feature articles and research on topics such as the global health workforce, neglected tropical diseases and reproductive health. For more information visit www.thelancet.com/langlo/launch.
Environmental health
Oxford University Press in October published “The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology.” Edited by Susan Clayton, PhD, a professor of psychology and environmental studies at the College of Wooster, the handbook provides research on how people perceive the environment and how to get people to care about the environment around them. For more information, visit www.oup.com.
Clean water
The American Water Works Association in March published “The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives.” Authored by Michael McGuire, PhD, MS, an engineer who has worked for water departments in Philadelphia and southern California, the book talks about the history of water disinfection and its advancements since the early 1900s. For more information, visit www.awwa.org/store.
Child abuse
Omnigraphics in March published “Child Abuse Sourcebook, Third Edition.” The book covers topics such as physical and sexual abuse, parenting and interventions. For more information, visit www.omnigraphics.com.
Substance abuse
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in February released the “2009 Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services Treatment Episode Data Set.” The data includes alcohol and drug treatment discharge information from establishments such as hospitals and outpatient facilities. For more information, visit http://store.samhsa.gov.
Nutrition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in February released the report “The Role of Food Hubs in Local Food Marketing.” The report analyzes the growth and the challenges of “food hubs” which are groups that work to expand the reach of locally grown food. For more information, visit www.ams.usda.gov.
Behavioral health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in February created an information resource center, a part of SAMHSA’s Center for Financing Reform and Innovations. The center is a resource for people who want to know how provisions in the Affordable Care Act will affect their behavioral health services. For more information or to ask a question, email cfri.info.samhsa{at}samhsa.hhs.gov.
Mental health
Oxford University Press in June published “The Stressed Sex: Uncovering the Truth About Men, Women and Mental Health.” Authored by Daniel Freeman, PhD, professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry, and Jason Freeman, a U.K.-based writer and editor, the book presents research on what are the differences between mental health issues among men and women. For more information, visit www.oup.com.
Nursing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in March announced the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program. The program will award two-year $150,000 grants to “action coalitions,” groups of volunteers working on putting Institute of Medicine recommendations in place regarding the nation’s future nursing workforce. The coalitions fall under the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of the foundation and AARP. Coalitions to receive grant money are in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, visit http://campaignforaction.org/FON-state-implementation-program-SIP.
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