PUBLIC HEALTH
and HEALTH POLICY
2017–2018
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Books in Public Health and Health Policy 2017–2018 The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor
My Years at the CDC William H. Foege, MD William H. Foege, one of the most respected leaders for global public health, takes readers on a tour of his time at the CDC. 2018
256 pp., 14 b&w illus.
978-1-4214-2529-0 $24.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Tears for My Sisters The 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 drawings
978-1-4214-2417-0 $35.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Pandemics, Pills, and Politics Governing Global Health Security Stefan Elbe “An important and refreshing book by one of the leading scholars in global health governance and critical security studies.”—Sara E. Davies, coauthor of Disease Diplomacy: International Norms and Global Health Security 2018
256 pp.
978-1-4214-2558-0 $39.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Public Health Perspectives on Depressive Disorders edited by Neal L. Cohen, MD “A very comprehensive overview of depression, depression research, and treatment written by leading experts.” —Ronald W. Manderscheid, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2017
456 pp., 4 b&w illus.
978-1-4214-2280-0 $49.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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Global Perspectives on ADHD Social Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen Countries edited by Meredith R. Bergey, Angela M. Filipe, Peter Conrad, and Ilina Singh Examining ADHD and its social and medical treatments around the world. 2017
416 pp., 1 map, 8 graphs
978-1-4214-2379-1 $64.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Geopolitics in Health Confronting 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
328 pp., 15 graphs
978-1-4214-2361-6 $34.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Africa and Global Health Governance Domestic Politics and International Structures Amy S. Patterson A timely inquiry into how domestic politics and global health governance interact in Africa. 2018
256 pp., 1 chart
978-1-4214-2450-7 $39.95 pb Also available as an e-book
New in Paperback 150 Years of ObamaCare Daniel E. Dawes foreword by David Satcher, 16th US Surgeon General “An illuminating study for anyone who cares about health equity!”—Patrick J. Kennedy, former Congressman, author of A Common Struggle 2016
312 pp., 32 line drawings
978-1-4214-2569-6 $22.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Immunity William E. Paul, MD A leading figure in immunology takes readers inside the remarkably powerful human immune system. 2015
280 pp., 14 halftones, 10 line drawings
978-1-4214-2528-3 $18.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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Chickenizing Farms and Food
Dying and Living in the Neighborhood
How Industrial Meat Production Endangers Workers, Animals, and Consumers Ellen K. Silbergeld
A Street-Level View of America’s Healthcare Promise Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD
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 maps
978-1-4214-2030-1 $26.95 hc Also available as an e-book
“A path-breaking book sure to redirect inquiry in the United States on how to repair our broken health care system.”—Jeffrey D. Sachs, bestselling author of Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable 2016
312 pp., 1 b&w illus.
978-1-4214-2044-8 $27.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Drug Dealer, MD How 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 Also available as an e-book
A Time of Scandal Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau Rosemary Stevens “Stevens offers a richly detailed account that portrays Forbes and Harding more favorably than most previous historians.”—Library Journal 2016
408 pp., 19 halftones
978-1-4214-2130-8 $34.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Blue Marble Health An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins University Press 4
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2016 224 pp. 12 halftones, 9 line drawings, 6 maps
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978-1-4214-2046-2 $28.95 pb
Adventures of a Female Medical Detective In Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDS Mary Guinan, PhD, MD with Anne D. Mather Follow the groundbreaking career of medical detective Mary Guinan in twelve vivid stories of her pathbreaking career in medicine. 2016 144 pp. 13 halftones, 1 line drawing
978-1-4214-1999-2 $24.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Introduction to US Health Policy The 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 drawings
978-1-4214-2072-1 $55.00 pb Also available as an e-book
Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform Richard (Buz) Cooper, MD Proof that high health care spending is linked directly to poverty. 2016
Also available as an e-book
One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP “An incredibly timely and original book by a skilled writer at the forefront of the One Health movement.”—Peter M. Rabinowitz, MD, MPH, coauthor of Human-Animal Medicine: Clinical Approaches to Zoonoses, Toxicants, and Other Shared Health Risks 2016
Nudging Health Health Law and Behavioral Economics edited by I. Glenn Cohen, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Christopher T. Robertson
304 pp., 76 line drawings
978-1-4214-2022-6 $35.00 hc
200 pp., 2 line drawings
978-1-4214-2004-2 $30.00 pb Also available as an e-book
foreword by Cass R. Sunstein
2016
392 pp., 8 line drawings
978-1-4214-2101-8 $45.00 pb Also available as an e-book
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A deep look at the role of behavioral “nudges” for improving health.
A History of Global Health Interventions into the Lives of Other Peoples Randall M. Packard A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance. 2016
432 pp., 15 halftones
978-1-4214-2033-2 $35.00 pb Also available as an e-book
Public Policy Writing That Matters David Chrisinger Hone your public policy writing—and make a significant impact on the world. 2017
136 pp., 4 halftones, 16 line drawings Also available as an e-book
978-1-4214-2226-8 $19.95 pb
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid George S. Everly, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Lating Learn the essential skills of psychological first aid from the experts who created the Johns Hopkins RAPID-PFA method. 2017
232 pp., 2 b&w illus.
978-1-4214-2271-8 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Silicosis A World History edited by Paul-André Rosental The most comprehensive book to date on the history of silicosis and the strategies used to combat it. 2017
296 pp., 1 line drawing
978-1-4214-2155-1 $49.95 hc
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Ending Medical Reversal Johns Hopkins University Press 6
Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives Vinayak K. Prasad, MD, MPH, and Adam S. Cifu, MD “Every doctor should read this book.”—JAMA Internal Medicine 2015
280 pp., 9 line drawings
978-1-4214-1772-1 $24.95 hc Also available as an e-book
OPERATION HEALTH Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS, Series Editor Operation Crisis Surgical Care in the Developing World during Conflict and Disaster edited by Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS How can medical workers provide effective surgical care in the midst of war or natural disaster? 2017 136 pp., 16 halftones, 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-2208-4 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Operation Ebola Surgical Care during the West African Outbreak edited by Sherry M. Wren, MD, FACS, FCS(ECSA), and Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS foreword by David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS
What can surgeons do when patients arrive at the hospital in need of emergency care—and showing telling symptoms of Ebola? 2017 120 pp., 16 halftones
978-1-4214-2212-1
$24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Operation Health Surgical Care in the Developing World edited by Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS “Makes a passionate plea for greater access to surgery and describes populations with potentially debilitating yet readily treatable conditions.”—Doody’s Review Service 2015 128 pp., 14 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 map 978-1-4214-1669-4 $25.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Disease and Discovery A History of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1916–1939 Elizabeth Fee The story of the founding and early years of the nation’s first dedicated school of public health has been reissued to coincide with the school’s centennial celebration. 2016
304 pp., 30 b&w photos
978-1-4214-2110-0 $35.00 hc Also available as an e-book
A History of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1935–1985 Karen Kruse Thomas The mid-twentieth-century evolution of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. 2016
544 pp., 36 b&w photos
978-1-4214-2108-7 $45.00 hc Also available as an e-book
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