Resources

Humanitarian crises

The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health in June released a massive online open course on public health in humanitarian crises. Taught by Gilbert Burnham, MD, and Mija Ververs, the free course covers topics including health care and disease management, food security, water and sanitation, humanitarian coordination and human rights. For more information, visit www.coursera.org.

Aging

The Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the National University of Singapore in June published an online casebook, “Caring for Older People in an Ageing Society.” The open-source casebook offers ethical issues that may arise when caring for older patients along with expert commentary. For more information, visit www.bioethicscasebook.sg.

Science communication

Oxford University Press in June published the “Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication.” Edited by Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD; Dan Kahan, JD; and Dietram Scheufele, PhD, the handbook is a guide for communicating complex scientific ideas to policymakers and the public. For more information, visit www.oxfordhandbooks.com.

Reproduction

Oxford University Press in June published “The Politics of Reproduction: Race, Disease and Fertility in the Age of Abolition.” Written by Katherine Paugh, PhD, the book explores the socio-economic motives for government regulation of reproduction in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For more information, visit www.global.oup.com.

Evidence-based health

Oxford University Press in June published the third edition of “Evidence-Based Public Health.” The book provides students and practitioners with new research, techniques and insights into public health. For more information, visit www.global.oup.com.

Science communication

Oxford University Press in July published the third edition of “Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals and Presentations.” Edited by Angelika Hofmann, PhD, the handbook covers areas of science communication necessary to pursue and promote a scientific career. For more information, visit www.global.oup.com.

Nursing

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, in June published “Developing a Residency in Post-Acute Care.” Written by Katherine Kuren Black, MSN, RN-BC; Nancy Bohnarczyk, MA, RN, CNE; Edna Cadmus, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; Linda Hassler, DNP, RN, GCNS-BC, FNGNA; and Susan Salmond, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN; the book guides nurse educators in training existing and future health care workers on post-acute care. For more information, visit www.nursingknowledge.org/sttibooks.

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