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The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the PoorMy Years at the CDCWilliam 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 SistersThe Tragedy of Obstetric FistulaL. 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 PoliticsGoverning Global Health SecurityStefan 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 Disordersedited 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

Global Perspectives on ADHDSocial Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen Countriesedited 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

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Geopolitics in HealthConfronting Obesity, AIDS, and Tuberculosis in the Emerging BRICS EconomiesEduardo 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 GovernanceDomestic Politics and International StructuresAmy 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 Paperback150 Years of ObamaCareDaniel 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

ImmunityWilliam 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 FoodHow Industrial Meat Production Endangers Workers, Animals, and ConsumersEllen K. Silbergeld

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 hcAlso available as an e-book

Drug Dealer, MDHow Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to StopAnna 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

Dying and Living in the NeighborhoodA Street-Level View of America’s Healthcare PromisePrabhjot Singh, MD, PhD

“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

A Time of ScandalCharles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans BureauRosemary 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 HealthAn Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid WealthPeter J. Hotez, MD, PhD

foreword by Cher

Why do diseases of poverty afflict more people in wealthy countries than in the developing world?

2016 224 pp. 12 halftones, 9 line drawings, 6 maps 978-1-4214-2046-2 $28.95 pb Also available as an e-book

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Adventures of a Female Medical DetectiveIn Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDSMary 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 PolicyThe Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America fourth editionDonald 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 pbAlso available as an e-book

Nudging HealthHealth Law and Behavioral Economicsedited by I. Glenn Cohen, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Christopher T. Robertson

foreword by Cass R. Sunstein

A deep look at the role of behavioral “nudges” for improving health.

2016 392 pp., 8 line drawings 978-1-4214-2101-8 $45.00 pb Also available as an e-book

Poverty and the Myths of Health Care ReformRichard (Buz) Cooper, MD

Proof that high health care spending is linked directly to poverty.

2016 304 pp., 76 line drawings 978-1-4214-2022-6 $35.00 hcAlso available as an e-book

One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial ResistanceLaura 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 200 pp., 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-2004-2 $30.00 pbAlso available as an e-book

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A History of Global HealthInterventions into the Lives of Other PeoplesRandall 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 MattersDavid Chrisinger

Hone your public policy writing—and make a significant impact on the world.

2017 136 pp., 4 halftones, 16 line drawings 978-1-4214-2226-8 $19.95 pb Also available as an e-book

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First AidGeorge 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

SilicosisA World Historyedited 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 Also available as an e-book

Ending Medical ReversalImproving Outcomes, Saving LivesVinayak 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

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Operation CrisisSurgical Care in the Developing World during Conflict and Disasteredited 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 EbolaSurgical Care during the West African Outbreakedited 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 HealthSurgical Care in the Developing Worldedited 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 DiscoveryA History of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1916–1939Elizabeth 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

Health and HumanityA History of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1935–1985Karen 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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