BOOKS

Megacities and Global Health. Khan, Omar, Ed.

Summary: Megacities & Global Health, a new book published by APHA Press, examines the unique set of problems that arise when cities reach a certain size: poverty, infectious disease, overcrowding and environmental hazards, among others. These challenges have implications for the rest of the world as well. According to co-editors Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS, FAAFP, and Gregory Pappas, MD, PhD, megacities are strategically important in the global order, and the health challenges of the world’s largest cities will take on global significance.  (Read the full press release here.)

ARTICLES

Hagopian A, Barker K. Should we end military recruiting in high schools as a matter of child protection and public health? AJPH, 2011. 101(1): p. 19-23.