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Health disparities

Johns Hopkins University Press in May published “Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity and Health.” Authored by APHA member Donald Barr, MD, PhD, the book addresses how social determinants, such as race and socioeconomic status, affect health outcomes. The book also offers solutions to reduce disparities through health care and policymaking decisions. For more information, visit www.press.jhu.edu.

Gun violence

Johns Hopkins University Press in March published “Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America.” Authored by APHA members Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH, and Jon Vernick, JD, MPH, the book covers topics such as background checks and illegal gun sales, and is also an update on policy measures put in place one year after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn. For more information, visit www.press.jhu.edu.

Mental health

Johns Hopkins University Press in February published “Mental Health Issues and the University Student.” Authored by Doris Iarovici, MD, the book addresses mental health issues among college students and the mental health services that colleges provide. For more information, visit www.press.jhu.edu.

HIV/AIDS

Rutgers University Press in March published “Treating AIDS: Politics of Difference, Paradox of Prevention.” Authored by Thurka Sangaramoorthy, PhD, MPH, the book addresses the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in south Florida through the lens of Haitian immigrants and HIV/AIDS experts. For more information, visit http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu.

Chronic disease

The Harvard School of Public Health Department of Nutrition and the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in March launched the Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative website. The website features tips for diabetes prevention, a risk calculator and descriptions of the causes of Type 2 diabetes. For more information, visit www.asiandiabetesprevention.org.

Access to care

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in March released a series of fact sheets on strategies behavioral health organizations can use to promote health insurance options among racial and ethnic groups. The fact sheets cover blacks, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and Hispanics. For more information, visit http://store.samhsa.gov.

Pain management

Greystone Books in March published “The End of Pain: How Nutrition and Diet can Fight Chronic Inflammatory Disease.” Authored by Jacqueline Lagacé, PhD, the book addresses the benefits of nutrition therapy and how changes in diet may help alleviate inflammatory pain. For more information, visit www.greystonebooks.com.

Nutrition

The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity and Center for Science in the Public Interest in April released the Healthy Meetings Toolkit. The toolkit, geared toward professionals such as meeting coordinators and event planners, provides tips and suggestions on healthier foods to offer guests at work events. For more information, visit www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/healthy-meeting.html.

Obesity

The American Academy of Pediatrics and Kognito in April launched Change Talk: Childhood Obesity, a mobile app and Web-based tool that allows a physician to do a simulated interview with parents about how to manage their child’s obesity through actions such as diet and exercise. For more information, visit http://ihcw.aap.org/resources.

Foodborne illness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April released two tools to learn more about and track foodborne illness. CDC offers a free interactive e-learning course on Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, which prepares people to investigate food service venue outbreaks. In addition, the National Voluntary Environmental Assessment Information System is a surveillance system geared toward health inspectors that collects environmental data to assess how a foodborne illness outbreak began. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs.

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