Two new APHA titles
APHA Press continued to expand this spring with two new titles joining the lineup. With the third edition of “Confronting Violence: Answering Questions About the Epidemic Destroying America’s Homes and Communities,” author George Gellert offers a comprehensive, straightforward and easy-to-read exploration and treatment of the epidemic of intentional injury and violence in the United States. With the release of “The DeMarco Factor: Transforming Public Will into Political Power,” co-published by APHA and Vanderbilt University Press, author Michael Pertschuk shares the strategies and leadership of veteran community organizer Vincent DeMarco. To purchase the books, visit www.aphabookstore.org or e-mail apha{at}pbd.com.
Health equity tool
Prevention Institute in May launched the Health Equity and Prevention Primer. Online at www.preventioninstitute.org, the primer serves as a Web-based training series for public health practitioners and advocates interested in policy advocacy, community change and multi-sector engagement to achieve health equity.
Homelessness resource
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Homelessness Resource Center in March released a special issue of the Open Health Services and Policy Journal. Guest-edited by the Homelessness Resource Center, “The Future of Homeless Services” describes the services and supports needed to help individuals and families exit homelessness and maintain housing. Access the free articles at http://homelessness.samhsa.gov/Default.aspx.
Palliative care guide
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in April released “Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness.” The fourth volume in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Series, the book provides a broad perspective on the growing field of palliative care and serves as a guide for developing successful approaches to meet the demand. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org.
Oral health resource
The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center in March released five new resources on the use of professionally applied fluoride varnish by programs serving populations at moderate to high risk for dental caries. Single or multiple print copies of the resources are available at no charge and can be ordered at www.mchoralhealth.org/order.
Sensory processing disorder resource
“This is Gabriel Making Sense of School,” a new picture book by Hartley Steiner, focuses on helping children with sensory processing disorder find success in school. Aimed at parents, children and teachers, the book helps to raise awareness of the often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disease that affects one in 20 children. For more information, visit www.trafford.com or e-mail orders{at}trafford.com.
Haitian Creole health information
Hesperian, a nonprofit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care, has posted free downloads of emergency health information in Haitian Creole to help doctors, nurses and others assisting victims of the January earthquake in Haiti. For more information, visit www.hesperian.org.
Drug abuse sourcebook
Omnigraphics in February released the third edition of Drug Abuse Sourcebook. The 88-chapter book includes information about the treatment, recovery and prevention of drug abuse and provides facts about drug abuse in the United States. For more information, visit www.omnigraphics.com.
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