Resources

Health information

The Nation’s Health published “Healthy You Tear & Share: Health Information Tipsheets” in November. The publication collects the most popular topics from Healthy You, consumer-friendly tipsheets that are published in each issue of The Nation’s Health. It gathers 35 topics in English and Spanish from more than 11 years of the award-winning feature’s history. For more information, visit www.healthfactsheets.org.

Health economics and policy

Oxford University Press in October published “Principles in Health Economics and Policy.” Written by Jan Olsen, PhD, MSc, MA, the book provides an accessible, policy-oriented introduction to health economics and its applications within health and health care. For more information, visit https://global.oup.com.

Health preparedness

University of California Press in August published “Unprepared: Global Health in a Time of Emergency.” Written by Andrew Lakoff, PhD, the book describes the history of health preparedness and advancements in global health security. For more information, visit https://www.ucpress.edu.

HIV/AIDS

Vanderbilt University Press in October published “Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight Against AIDS in Lesotho.” Written by Nora Kenworthy, PhD, the book uses ethnographic observation to detail the political shift and violence that took place in Lesotho as a result of HIV treatment efforts. For more information, visit https://www.vanderbilt.edu/university-press/.

Pregnancy

University of California Press in September published “The Zero Trimester: Pre-Pregnancy Care and the Politics of Reproductive Risk.” Written by Miranda Waggoner, PhD, the book explores how cultural and social ideologies have developed pregnancy into a task women prepare for throughout their entire reproductive lives. For more information, visit https://www.ucpress.edu.

Health care systems

Oxford University Press in December published “Modeling Public Health and Healthcare Systems.” Written by Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, the book describes modeling methods that are useful for public health students and professionals, and how to use them to improve efficiency in the field. For more information, visit https://global.oup.com.

Mental health

The World Health Organization in October launched an app for its “mhGAP Intervention Guide.” The app provides modules that can help health care workers assess and treat mental health disorders. For more information, visit www.who.int.

AIDS

Springer in September published “The AIDS Pandemic: Searching for a Global Response.” Written by Michael Merson, MD, and Stephen Inrig, PhD, MSCS, the book provides an historical account of the World Health Organization’s Global Health Program on AIDS and the lessons that can be learned for improving the AIDS response. For more information, visit https://www.springer.com.

Alcohol treatment

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in October launched an online resource, “The Alcohol Treatment Navigator.” The tool is meant to help people find treatment options for treating alcohol use disorder and navigate the process of choosing high quality care. For more information, visit https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/.

Tropical medicine

Oxford University Press in September published “Tropical Medicine Notebook.” Written by Philippa Matthews, DPhil, DTM&H, the book serves as a visually accessible guide and reference resource that presents tropical medicine topics through diagrams, tables, maps and short notes. For more information, visit https://global.oup.com.

Disease prevention

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in August launched a multi-media e-book, “A Story of Health.” Created with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Program Agency, the Science and Environmental Health Network, and University of California Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, the e-book uses scientific research to tell fictional stories that provide information about disease prevention.

Vaccines

Oxford University Press in November published “Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know.” Written by Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, MSPHR, the book provides an overview on the history and science of vaccines in a way that is accessible to readers without scientific backgrounds. For more information, visit https://global.oup.com.

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