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New Releases
New in January 2010.
Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, 3rd Edition. Updated to stay abreast of advances in chronic disease prevention and control this edition presents information along the entire chronic disease continuum from risk factors to chronic conditions to chronic disease outcomes. Patrick L. Remington, Ross C. Brownson, and Mark V. Wegner. For more information visit the APHA bookstore.
Buy both books by Steven Coughlin at a discount. Visit the APHA bookstore for more information. $35 for APHA members and $50 for non-members
Ethics in Epidemiology and Public Health Practice, 2nd Edition. This new anthology of articles substantially updates and expands the topics dealt with in the first edition of the book. Topics covered in this second edition include ethical issues in epidemiologic research, public health practice, ethics instruction, and ethics guidelines for epidemiologists. Several theoretical and applied aspects of public health ethics at public health agencies and institutions are also dealt with including general ethical principles and organizational ethics. Steven S. Coughlin, author. For more information visit the APHA bookstore.
Case Studies in Public Health Practice, 2nd Edition. This new edition covers issues of privacy and confidentiality protection, informed consent in public health research, the ethics of randomized trials, vulnerable populations, genetic discrimination, AIDS prevention and treatment, health care reform, scientific misconduct, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, and more. Steven S. Coughlin, author. For more information visit the APHA bookstore.
Health Issues in the Black Community, 3rd edition. The new edition, co-published by APHA Press and Jossey Bass updates this health dispartities classic. Edited by Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, and Henrie M. Treadwell. For more information visit the APHA bookstore.
Disabilities and Public Health offers a new set of tools and strategies from the public health domain to examine the social determinants of health for people with disabilities and to develop systems of health education, health literacy and organization of services to improve their health and well-being. It examines the circumstances of disability from a personal, cultural, environmental, clinical, and policy perspective and ties it together in a public health paradigm. Edited by Charles E. Drum, Gloria L. Krahn, and Hank Bersani. For more visit the APHA bookstore.
Recent Release
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 19th Edition
...the book is extremley valuable for anyone working in the field....Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009:49
This version has been updated by international experts, at both, the CDC and WHO, with a priority to ensure global relevance. New disease variants have been included and some chapters have been fundamentally reworked. The 19th edition is a timely update to a milestone reference work that ensures the relevance and usefulness to every public health professional around the world. Edited by David L. Heymann. Hardcover and paper versions are available. For more visit the APHA bookstore.