Books Recently Received

Following is a list of books that have recently become available for review. We welcome readers with suitable expertise to serve as reviewers. If one of these titles interests you, please e-mail JournalBooks@mmc.edu, telling us you would like to review it and briefly explaining your interest. If you know of a book that would be suitable for review in JHCPU that we have not listed on this page (or in past issues), please let us know that as well. Thank you in advance for your help. We welcome review copies from publishers of books in the area of health and health care for underserved populations, especially in the United States. Publishers are asked to send two review copies.

Almgren G. Health care politics, policy, and services: a social justice analysis (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer publishing company, 2012. (Received at JHCPU Oct. 2012)

Barr DA. Health disparities in the United States: social class, race, ethnicity and health (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. (Received at JHCPU Nov 2014)

Barr DA. Introduction to U.S. health policy: the organization, financing and delivery of health care in America (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. (Received at JHCPU Oct 2011)

Beilenson PL, McGuire PA. Tapping into the wire: the real urban crisis. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. (Received at JHCPU Nov 2012)

Benton A. HIV exceptionalism: development through disease in Sierra Leone. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. (Received at JHCPU Apr 2015)

Beracochea E, Weinstein C, Evans DP, eds. Rights-based approaches to public health. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2011. (Received at JHCPU Jan 2012)

Berg BF. Healing Gotham: New York City’s public health policies for the twenty-first century. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. (Received at JHCPU Feb 2014)

Blumenthal DS, Diclemente RJ, Braithwaite RL, et al, eds. Community-based participatory health research: issues, methods, and translation to practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2013. (Received at JHCPU Apr 2013)

Brennan VM, Kumanyika SK, Zambrana RE, eds. Obesity interventions in underserved communities: evidence and directions. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. (Received at JHCPU Nov 2014)

Bryant Smalley K, Warren JC, Rainer JP, eds. Rural mental health: issues, policies, and best practices. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2012. (Received at JHCPU Jul 2012)

Cutler D. The quality cure: how focusing on healthcare quality can save your life and lower spending too. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2014. (Received at JHCPU May 2014)

de Chesnay M, Anderson BA. Caring for the vulnerable: perspectives in nursing theory, practice, and research (3rd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2011. (Received at JHCPU Jul 2011)

Deeb-Sossa N. Doing good: racial tension and workplace inequalities at a community clinic in El Nuevo South. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 2013. (Received at JHCPU Jul 2013)

Delgado JL. The Latina guide to health: consejos and caring answers. New York, NY: Newmarket Press, 2010. (Received at JHCPU Feb. 2010)

Dorling D. Unequal health: the scandal of our times. Chicago, IL: The Policy Press, 2013. (Received at JHCPU May 2013)

Eckenwiler LA. Long-term care, globalization, and justice. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. (Received at JHCPU May 2012)

Enthoven AC. Health care the market and consumer choice. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2012. (Received at JHCPU Apr 2012)

Estrine SA, Hettenbach RT, Arthur H, et al, eds. Service delivery for vulnerable populations: new directions in behavioral health. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2011. (Received at JHCPU Jan 2012)

Findley SE, Matos SE. Briging the gap: hoe community health workers promote the health of immigrants. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2015. (Received at JHCPU Oct 2015)

Gabbay J, le May A, Pope C, et al. Organisational innovation in health services: lessons from the NHS treatment centers. Portland, OR: The Policy Press, 2011. (Received at JHCPU Jul. 2011)

Glickman D, Parker L, Sim LJ, et al, eds. Accelerating progress in obesity prevention: solving the weight of the nation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012.

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