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Books in Public Health and Health Policy
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FORTHCOMING
Under the Big TreeExtraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
Ellen Aglerwith Mojie Crigler foreword by Bill Gates
Powerful stories of the debilitating effects of neglected tropical diseases throughout the world, highlighting the successes and challenges of those fighting to eliminate them.
2019 240 pp., 16 b&w photos978-1-4214-2723-2 $27.95 hc/e-book
Life and Death in Rikers IslandHomer Venters, Former Chief Medical Officer of NYC Jails
Shining a light on the deadly health consequences of incarceration.
2019 200 pp.978-1-4214-2735-5 $26.95 pb/e-book
Fat in the FiftiesAmerica’s First Obesity Crisis
Nicolas Rasmussen
A riveting history of the rise and fall of the obesity epidemic during 1950s and 1960s America.
2019 208 pp., 21 figures978-1-4214-2871-0 $39.93 hc/e-book
The Road to Universal Health CoverageInnovation, Equity, and the New Health Economy
edited by Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Ilona Kickbusch, and Louis Galambos
How can countries chart their own course toward universal health coverage?
2019 240 pp., 14 line drawings978-1-4214-2955-7 $34.95 pb/e-book
Governing HealthThe Politics of Health Policy
fifth editionWilliam G. Weissert and Carol S. Weissert
How do government and private institutions shape the health policy process?
2019 416 pp., 7 b&w illus.978-1-4214-2894-9 $44.95 pb/e-book
Patient Safety EthicsHow Vigilance, Mindfulness, Compliance, and Humility Can Make Healthcare Safer
John D. Banja
Developing best practices and ethical systems to protect patient safety.
2019 256 pp.978-1-4214-2908-3 $49.95 hc/e-book
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Delivering Effective College Mental Health ServicesLee Keyes
An essential guide to organizing and offering mental health services on campus.
2019 192 pp., 4 charts978-1-4214-2885-7 $37.95 hc/e-book
Containing ContagionThe Politics of Disease Outbreaks in Southeast Asia
Sara E. Davies
Do states have a duty to prevent infectious disease outbreaks from spreading beyond their borders?
2019 232 pp., 24 graphs978-1-4214-2739-3 $54.95 pb/e-book
Wounded PlanetHow Declining Biodiversity Endangers Health and How Bioethics Can Help
Henk A.M.J. ten Have, MD, PhD
Exploring the interconnectedness among human health, biodiversity, and bioethics.
2019 352 pp.978-1-4214-2745-4 $64.95 hc/e-book
Abortion across BordersTransnational Travel and Access to Abortion Services
edited by Christabelle Sethna and Gayle Davis
A timely examination of how restrictive policies force women to travel both within and across national borders to access abortion services.
2019 368 pp., 1 halftone, 10 line drawings978-1-4214-2729-4 $59.95 hc/e-book
FORTHCOMING IN PAPERBACK
Poverty and the Myths of Health Care ReformRichard (Buz) Cooper, MD
Proof that high health care spending is linked directly to poverty.
2016 304 pp., 76 line drawings978-1-4214-2905-2 $28.95 pb/e-book
Ending Medical ReversalImproving Outcomes, Saving Lives
Vinayak K. Prasad, MD, MPH, and Adam S. Cifu, MD
Why medicine adopts ineffective or harmful medical practices only to abandon them—sometimes too late.
2015 280 pp., 9 line drawings978-1-4214-2904-5 $24.95 pb/e-book
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Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s AutismMy Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad
Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhDforeword by Arthur L. Caplan
Internationally renowned medical scientist and autism dad Dr. Peter J. Hotez explains why vaccines do not cause autism.
2018 240 pp., 8 halftones, 4 line drawings978-1-4214-2660-0 $22.95 hc/e-book
The Impatient Dr. LangeOne Man’s Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic
Seema Yasminforeword by Princess Mabel van Oranje
The incredible story of Joep Lange’s life and his unrelenting quest to end the HIV epidemic.
2018 208 pp., 5 b&w photos978-1-4214-2662-4 $24.95 pb/e-book
Infiltrating HealthcareHow Marketing Works Underground to Influence Nurses
Quinn Grundy
How sales representatives from Big Pharma and other healthcare companies circumvent public and regulatory scrutiny by forging relationships with nurses.
2018 184 pp.978-1-4214-2675-4 $29.95 hc/e-book
Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnershipsthird edition
W. Daniel Hale, PhD, Richard G. Bennett, MD, and Panagis Galiatsatos, MD
How can religious and health care organizations work together to create community-based health care programs?
2018 280 pp.978-1-4214-2580-1 $27.95 pb/e-book
The Task Force for Child SurvivalSecrets of Successful Coalitions
William H. Foegeforeword by President Jimmy Carter
How did coalition-building give rise to the incredible achievements of the Task Force for Childhood Survival?
2018 160 pp., 9 b&w photos, 2 graphs978-1-4214-2560-3 $26.95 pb/e-book
HIV PioneersLives Lost, Careers Changed, and Survival
edited by Wendee M. Wechsbergforeword by James W. Curran
A moving collection of firsthand accounts of the HIV epidemic.
2018 272 pp., 4 b&w photos, 5 line drawings978-1-4214-2572-6 $32.95 pb/e-book
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NEW IN PAPERBACK
ImmunityWilliam E. Paul, MD
A leading figure in immunology takes readers inside the remarkably powerful human immune system.
2015 280 pp., 14 halftones, 10 line drawings978-1-4214-2528-3 $18.95 pb/e-book
The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the PoorMy Years at the CDC
William H. Foege
William H. Foege, one of the most respected leaders in global public health, takes readers on a tour of his time at the CDC.
2018 280 pp., 14 b&w illus.978-1-4214-2529-0 $24.95 hc/e-book
Tears for My SistersThe Tragedy of Obstetric Fistula
L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil
Traces the horror of obstetric fistula—a condition that has been largely forgotten in the developed world—and lays out a plan for its eradication.
2018 376 pp., 8 b&w photos, 26 line drawings978-1-4214-2417-0 $35.95 hc/e-book
Pandemics, Pills, and PoliticsGoverning Global Health Security
Stefan Elbe
The fascinating story of Tamiflu’s development and stockpiling against global health threats.
2018 280 pp.978-1-4214-2558-0 $39.95 pb/e-book
Africa and Global Health GovernanceDomestic Politics and International Structures
Amy S. Patterson
A timely inquiry into how domestic politics and global health governance interact in Africa.
2018 264 pp., 1 chart978-1-4214-2450-7 $39.95 pb/e-book
Geopolitics in HealthConfronting Obesity, AIDS, and Tuberculosis in the Emerging BRICS Economies
Eduardo J. Gómez
An in-depth analysis of why leaders from the BRICS respond to public health emergencies the way they do.
2017 320 pp., 15 graphs978-1-4214-2361-6 $34.95 pb/e-book
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150 Years of ObamaCareDaniel E. Dawesforeword by David Satcher, 16th US Surgeon General
Go behind the curtain of the creation and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
2016 320 pp., 32 line drawings978-1-4214-2569-6 $19.95 pb/e-book
Public Health Perspectives on Depressive Disordersedited by Neal L. Cohen, MD
How does mental health impact public health?
2017 456 pp., 4 b&w illus.978-1-4214-2280-0 $49.95 pb/e-book
Public Policy Writing That MattersDavid Chrisinger
Hone your public policy writing—and make a significant impact on the world.
2017 136 pp., 4 halftones, 16 line drawings978-1-4214-2226-8 $19.95 pb/e-book
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First AidGeorge S. Everly, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Lating
Learn the essential skills of psychological first aid from the expert who created the Johns Hopkins RAPID PFA method.
2017 232 pp., 2 b&w illus.978-1-4214-2271-8 $24.95 pb/e-book
Adventures of a Female Medical DetectiveIn Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDS
Mary Guinan, PhD, MDwith Anne D. Mather
Follow the groundbreaking career of medical detective Mary Guinan.
2016 144 pp., 13 halftones, 1 line drawing978-1-4214-1999-2 $24.95 hc/e-book
Introduction to US Health PolicyThe Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America
fourth edition
Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD
The fourth edition of the essential guide to the contemporary US health care system.
2016 456 pp., 1 halftone, 50 line drawings978-1-4214-2072-1 $55.00 pb/e-book
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Chickenizing Farms and FoodHow Industrial Meat Production Endangers Workers, Animals, and Consumers
Ellen K. Silbergeld
A frightening look at the meat industry’s cost to public health, worker safety, and the future of medicine—as well as the potential for agricultural reform.
2016 336 pp., 1 line drawing, 2 maps978-1-4214-2030-1 $26.95 hc/e-book
Drug Dealer, MDHow Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop
Anna Lembke, MD
The disturbing connection between well-meaning physicians and the prescription drug epidemic.
2016 192 pp.978-1-4214-2140-7 $19.95 pb/e-book
Dying and Living in the NeighborhoodA Street-Level View of America’s Healthcare Promise
Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD
Have neighborhoods been left out of the seismic healthcare reform efforts to connect struggling Americans with the help they need?
2016 312 pp., 1 b&w illus978-1-4214-2044-8 $27.95 hc/e-book
A Time of ScandalCharles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau
Rosemary Stevens
Was the founding director of the US Veterans Bureau a criminal— or a scapegoat?
2016 408 pp., 19 halftones978-1-4214-2130-8 $34.95 hc/e-book
Blue Marble HealthAn Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth
Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhDforeword by Cher
Why do diseases of poverty afflict more people in wealthy countries than in the developing world?
2016 224 pp., 12 halftones, 9 line drawings, 6 maps978-1-4214-2046-2 $28.95 pb/e-book
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