Tag: New Books
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Deadliest enemy: our war against killer germs. By Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Call number: RA651 .O87 2017
See the table of contents and preview the first pages at amazon.com.
2. IT’s about patient care: transforming healthcare information technology the Cleveland Clinic way. By C. Martin Harris and Gene Lazuta. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017.
Call number: R855.3 .H37 2017
See the table of contents and preview the first pages at amazon.com.
3. Gerontechnology: research, practice, and principles in the field of technology and aging. Edited by Sunkyo Kwon. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC, 2017.
Call number: RC952.5 .G47 2017
View the table of contents or read a sample chapter or two at the publisher’s website.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
4. Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop. 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks, 2nd ed. By A. Prüss-Ustün, J. Wolf, C. Corvalán, et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2016.
Call number: RA565 .P78 2016
This book is also available online here.
2. Aging, place, and health: a global perspective. By William Satariano and Marlon Maus. Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2018.
Call number: RA418 .S268 2018
See an overview, the table of contents and two sample chapters at the publisher’s website.
3. Introduction to health care management, 3rd ed. Edited by Sharon B. Buchbinder and Nancy H. Shanks. Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2017.
Call number: RA971 .I58 2017
Read an overview, the table of contents and two sample chapters at the publisher’s website.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
4. Guiding Principles for Developing Dietary Reference Intakes Based on Chronic Disease. 2017.
5. Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward.. 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Climate health risks in megacities: sustainable management and strategic planning. By Cesar Marolla. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Call number: RA566.7 .M368 2016
See more on this at the publisher’s website.
2. Behavioral intervention research: designing, evaluating, and implementing. By Laura N. Gitlin and Sara J. Czaja, with contributors. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2016.
Call number: RA440.85 .G58 2016
Read a sample chapter at the publisher’s website.
3. Evaluating public and community health programs, 2nd ed. By Muriel J. Harris. Hoboken, New Jersey: Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, 2017.
Call number: RA440.4 .H37 2017
View the table of contents at the publisher’s website.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine of the National Academies Press:
4. A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report. 2017.
6. Integrating the Patient and Caregiver Voice into Serious Illness Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Superior productivity in healthcare organizations: how to get it, how to keep it, 2nd ed. By Paul Fogel. Baltimore: HPP, Health Professions Press, 2016.
Call number: RA971.35 .F64 2016
You’ll find the table of contents, an excerpt, and reviews at amazon.com.
2. Population health science. By Katherine M. Keyes and Sandro Galea. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Call number: RA407 .K49 2016
You can read more about this book at the publisher’s website.
3. Global climate change and human health: from science to practice. Edited by George Luber and Jay Lemery. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand;
Washington, DC: APHA Press, an imprint of American Public Health Association, 2015.
Call number: RA793 .G58 2015
You’ll be able to View a description, the table of contents and to read an excerpt at the publisher’s website.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Community Violence as a Population Health Issue: Proceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: 2017.
5. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop.The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: 2017.
6. Exploring Equity in Multisector Community Health Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshop. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. The Aging workforce handbook: individual, organizational, and societal challenges. Edited by Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou, Ronald J. Burke, and Sir Cary L. Cooper. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2017.
Call number:HD6279 .A445 2017
Read a synopsis and an excerpt at amazon.com.
2. The future of health economics. Edited by Olivier Ethgen and Ulf Staginnus. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Call number: R728 .E874 2017
You can read a description, view the table of contents, and read an excerpt at the publisher’s website.
3. Out in the rural: a Mississippi health center and its war on poverty. By Thomas J. Ward Jr. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017.
The first historical account of America’s first rural community health center.
You can see a description and read an excerpt on amazon.com.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults: Proceedings of a Workshop. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
5. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
6. Valuing Climate Damages: Updating Estimation of the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Digital health innovation for consumers, clinicians, connectivity, and community: selected papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2016). Edited by Andrew Georgiou, Louise K. Schaper, and Sue Whetton. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press, 2016.
Call number: R858.A2 A937 2016
Read a description and browse the table of contents on the publisher’s website.
2. How to publish in biomedicine: 500 tips for success. By John Dixon, Louise Alder, and Jane Fraser. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2017.
Call number: R119 .D59 2017
See the table of contents and a short description at the publisher’s website.
3. Planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs: a primer, 7th ed. By James F. McKenzie, Brad L. Neiger, and Rosemary Thackeray.
New Jersey: Pearson, 2017.
Call number: RA427.8 .M39 2017
View the table of contents in OskiCat.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
5. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
6. Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention by Communities to Promote Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health in Children: Proceedings of a Workshop..The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
7. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
1. How to conduct surveys: a step-by-step guide. By Arlene Fink. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2017.
Call number: HN29 .F53 2017
See the table of contents, reviews, and an excerpt at the publisher’s website.
2. Understanding the sociology of health. By Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill. London: Sage Publications, 2016.
Call number: RA418 .B35 2016
Read a short description, see the table of contents, and read an excerpt for this book at the publisher’s website.
3. Social marketing research for global public health: methods and technologies. By W. Douglas Evans. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Call number: RA427 .E926 2016
See the table of contents and an excerpt at amazon.com.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice: Proceedings of a Workshop.The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
5. Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda.. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
6. Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2017.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Recruiting the heart, training the brain: the work of Latino Health Access. By America Bracho, Ginger Lee, and Gloria P. Giraldo. Berkeley, California: Hesperian Health Guides, 2016.
Call number: RA778.4.H57 B72 2016
See more on this in OskiCat, UC Berkeley’s online catalog.
2. Improving health care management at the top: how balanced boardrooms can lead to organizational success. By Sharon Roberts and Milan Frankl. New York, NY: Business Expert Press, 2016.
Call number: RA971.R544 2016
See the table of contents and a short excerpt at amazon.com.
3. A practical approach to analyzing healthcare data. By Susan E. White. Chicago, IL.: American Health Information Management Association, 2016.
Call number: R864.K84 2016
View the table of contents in OskiCat.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities: Proceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
5. Big Data and Analytics for Infectious Disease Research, Operations, and Policy: Proceedings of a Workshop.The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
6. Enhancing BioWatch Capabilities Through Technology and Collaboration: Proceedings of a Workshop. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books!
The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:
1. Implementation research toolkit: workbook. Geneva: TDR/World Health Organization, 2014.
Call number: R854.D44 I57 2014
The implementation research toolkit is designed to help identify system bottlenecks and the stakeholders to be involved, formulate appropriate research questions, conduct the research and develop a plan for implementing the study results. It was created to help people learn a standard process that would lead to results that could be compared across regions and countries. The participants manual and facilitator’s guide are also available for free online here.
2. Health economics: core concepts and essential tools. By Steph Bernell. Chicago, Illinois: HAP/AUPHA/Health Administration Press, 2016.
Call number: R728.5 .B464 2016
See the table of contents, view a description, and read a sample chapter at the publisher’s website.
3. The healthcare leader’s guide to actions, awareness, and perception. By Carson F. Dye and Brett D. Lee. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, 2016.
Call number: RA971 .D94 2016
Read a description and a sample chapter at the publisher’s website.
and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press:
4. Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and
Affordability.. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
5. Measuring Recovery from Substance Use or Mental Disorders: Workshop Summary.. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
6. Exploring the Role of Accreditation in Enhancing Quality and Innovation in Health Professions Education: Proceedings of a Workshop.. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.
Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online
form and we will mail the book(s) to you.
You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).
If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you.
New Books In Graduate Services July 2016
The Poems Of T.S. Eliot Volume 1: Collected & Uncollected Poems edited by Christopher Ricks and Jim McCue
The Poems Of T.S. Eliot Voume 2: Practical Cats & Further Verses edited by Christopher Ricks and Jim McCue