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.

Beyrer C, Pizer HF, eds. Public health and human rights; evidence-based approaches. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Callahan D. Taming the beloved beast: how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU Aug. 2009)

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

Foley EE. Your pocket is what cures you: the politics of health in Senegal. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2010. (Received at JHCPU Jan. 2010)

Fox DM. The convergence of science and governance: research, health policy, and American states. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010. (Received at JHCPU Feb. 2010)

Greene JA. Prescribing by numbers: drugs and the definition of disease. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Hemenway D. While we were sleeping: success stories in injury and violence prevention. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU May 2009)

Institute of Medicine. A review of the HHS family planning program: mission, management, and measurement of results. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU Aug. 2009)

Institute of Medicine. The future of disability in America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.

Kluchin RM. Fit to be tied: sterilization and reproductive rights in America, 1950–1980. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2010. (Received at JHCPU Jan. 2010)

Picard A. Making the American mouth: dentists and public health in the twentieth century. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU Jul. 2009)

Roseberg ML, Hayes ES, McIntyre MH, et al. Real collaboration: what it takes for global health to succeed. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2010. (Received at JHCPU Jan. 2010)

Solimeo S. With shaking hands: aging with Parkinson’s disease in America’s heartland. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU Jul. 2009)

Switzer JV. Disabled rights: American disability policy and the fight for equality. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2003. (Received at JHCPU Jan. 2009)

The Staff of the Washington Post. Landmark: the inside story of America’s new health-care law and what it means for us all. New York, NY: Public Affairs, 2010. (Received at JHCPU May 2010)

Ward F. On duty: power, politics, and the history of nursing in New Jersey. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. (Received at JHCPU May 2009)