Physical activity
In November, APHA Press released “Physical Activity and Public Health: A Practitioner’s Guide,” by APHA member Gregory Heath, DHSc, MPH. This handbook helps local health professionals understand and integrate evidence-based strategies to promote physical activity in their communities. For more information, visit www.aphabookstore.org.
Immunoepidemiology
In November, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health published “Immunoepidemiology,” by Yale School of Public Health researchers Peter Krause, MD; Nancy Ruddle, PhD; and Paula Kavathas, PhD. The book focuses on the differences in immune responses among people that affect the epidemiology of infectious diseases, cancers, hypersensitivity and autoimmunity. For more information, visit www.aspph.org.
Grassroots activism
In January, University of Georgia Press is scheduled to publish “Pushing Back: Women of Color-Led Grassroots Activism in New York City,” by Ariella Rotramel, PhD, assistant professor of gender, sexuality and intersectionality studies at Connecticut College. The book examines intersectional perspectives to communities of color and addresses injustices tied to domestic work, housing, and environmental policies and practices. For more information, visit https://ugapress.org.
Prevention
In December, John Hopkins University Press published “Prevention First: Policymaking for a Healthier America” by Anand K. Parekh, MD, MPH, chief medical advisor of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Disease prevention must be the nation’s top health policy priority, according to Parekh. For more information, visit jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu.
Transgender rights
In November, University of Nebraska Press published “Terrorizing Gender: Transgender Visibility and the Surveillance Practices of the U.S. Security State,” by Mia Fischer, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver. The book discusses the relationship between the trans community and the media and analyzes several cases involving trans women. For more information, visit nebraskapress.unl.edu.
Public health nursing
In November, University Press of Florida published “The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida,” by Christine Ardalan, PhD, history lecturer at Florida International University. The book tells the story of health care workers who battled racism in a state where white supremacy formed the bedrock of society. For more information, visit https://upf.com
Immigration and farming
In November, MIT Press published “The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race and the Struggle for Sustainability,” by Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, PhD, assistant professor of food studies at Syracuse University. This book follows Hispanic immigrants as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners, providing insights into racial inequity and sustainable farming. For more information, visit mitpress.mit.edu.
Medical care
In November, Johns Hopkins University Press published “The Medicalization of Birth and Death,” by Lauren Hall, PhD, MD, associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. This book describes how births and deaths became medicalized, with such events now often occurring at hospitals instead of at home. For more information, visit jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu.
Medical bias
In November, Harvard University Press published the paperback edition of “Seeing Patients: A Surgeon’s Story of Race and Medical Bias,” by Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD, professor at Harvard Medical School. The book gives an insight on White’s experience with viewing prejudice in the world of medicine. For more information, visit www.hup.harvard.edu.
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