Systems change
In January, the de Beaumont Foundation and Springer Publishing released “Leading Systems Change in Public Health: A Field Guide for Practitioners,” edited by Kristina Risley, DrPH, CPCC; Christina Welter, DrPH, MPH; Grace Castillo, MPH; and Brian Castrucci, DrPH, MA. The book provides evidence-based resources for enacting change at a range of levels. For more information, visit www.springerpub.com.
Cybersecurity
Routledge published “Cybersecurity for eHealth: A Simplified Guide to Practical Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Health care Stakeholders and Practitioners,” by Emmanuel Ogu, PhD, in December. The book offers lessons from case studies to help health professionals a better understanding of their role in protecting private health information. For more information, visit www.routledge.com.
Girls’ health
In December, Grow & Know Inc. published “A Girl’s Guide to Puberty and Periods,” by Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, RN; Margaret Schmitt, MPH; Christine Hagstrom, MPH; and Caitlin Gruer, MPH. Authored by researchers and alumni of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Gender, Adolescent, Transitions and Environment Program, the illustrated book offers a body-positive guide for girls on what to expect from puberty. Accompanying multimedia short videos are available for free online. For more information, visit www.agirlsguide.org
Energy policy
MIT Press published “Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future,” by Saul Griffith, PhD, in October. The book offers an action plan with small but cumulative policy changes to combat climate change while promoting economic benefits and a healthier environment. For more information, visit https://mitpress.mit.edu.
Smallpox
In December, Johns Hopkins University Press published “The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution,” by Andrew Wherman, PhD, MA, MAT. The book details a “revolution within a revolution,” during which the public fought for freedom from the smallpox epidemic by insisting on access to vaccines for all. For more information, visit https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu.
Gender discrimination
In November, Stanford University Press published “Gender Thread: American Masculinity in the Face of Change,” by Dan Cassino, PhD, MA, and Yasemin Besen-Cassino, PhD, MA. The book explores how some American men perceive increasing amounts of discrimination based on their gender and how such shifts have influenced their behavior. For more information, visit www.sup.org
Climate change
MIT Press published “They Knew: The U.S. Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis,” by James Gustave Speth, JD, MLitt, in August. The book offers a analysis of U.S. actions and inactions that contribute to worsening climate change. For more information, visit https://mitpress.mit.edu.
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