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Have you ever wanted to see a list of the states that allow patients to use medical marijuana, and to read each state’s laws allowing this? Ever needed to know which states requires parental notification of a child’s traumatic brain injury? Hint, only 7 states required this as of May 2015, and California was not one of them.

You can find data and related atlases on public health laws on these topics and others such as state foodborne illness reporting, syringe distribution, and anti-bullying/cyberbullying in schools at LawAtlas.

This website provides a visual display of state-level public health laws. You can view the results as a map, chart, or report. It is a resource for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and the public.

To start, click on Topics in the menu at the top of the page. Select the topic of interest to you, and then click Start Here, a blue box on the right side of the page. From here, select the specific aspect of the law that you wish to research. You can generate maps and tables that highlight selected features of a wide variety of laws.

These maps and tables are generated from policy surveillance datasets that are produced by PHLR staff, grantees and outside sources. If you are interested in the laws of one particular state, simply click on that state on the map to see what’s available. Or scroll down the page to see an overview of each state’s laws on your topic.

Policy Surveillance Reports are also available on this website providing prepared summaries of current laws. Click on Explore, then Reports from the menu at the top of the page to find these.

You can also view and download the underlying legal data, codebooks, and protocols. Just click on Explore, then Data from the menu at the top of the page. From here you can download the raw data itself as an Excel spreadsheet.

Key conceptual development and operational support for LawAtlas is provided by the staff at the Public Health Law Research (PHLR) national program office, along with Avialae, LLC and Temple University.

Public Health Law Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by Temple University. PHLR promotes effective regulatory, legal and policy solutions to improve public health.

The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. Ethics in health administration: a practical approach for decision makers. By Eileen E. Morrison. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016.
Call number: RA427.25 .M67 2016
See a brief summary, table of contents, and read sample chapters at the publisher’s website.

2. Mobile integrated healthcare: approach to implementation. By MedStar Mobile Healthcare. Burlington, MA. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016.
Call number: R858 .M63 2016
Read a sample chapter, see the table of contents, and read a summary of the book here.

3. Transition to 21st century healthcare: a guide for leaders and quality professionals. By Scott Goodwin. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Call number: RA418.3.U6 G66 2016
View a table of contents and description at the publisher’s website.

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press which require a free registration to download a pdf of the title:

4. The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises. National Academy of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.

5. Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases: Enabling Sustainable Capabilities Through Ongoing Public- and Private-Sector Partnerships: Workshop Summary. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.

6. Gulf War and Health: Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016. [note: this is the final volume of the series]

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.

The Public Health Library has a new CDPH licensed ebook for you:

1. Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 9th Edition. FT Fischbach and MB Dunning. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015.
To access this, you’ll need to be at a CDPH location. Or use your web portal to access it or to get the password to access it.

The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. Facilitator’s guide to participatory decision-making, 3rd ed. By Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk, and Duane Berger. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons/Jossey-Bass, 2014.
Call number: HD30.23 .K2753 2014.
See a description, the table of contents and an excerpt on the publisher’s website.

2. Population health: creating a culture of wellness, 2nd ed. Edited by David B. Nash, Raymond J. Fabius, Alexis Skoufalos and others. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016.
Call number: RA395.A3 P638 2016.
View the table of contents, sample chapters, and description at the publisher’s website.

3. Research methods in health promotion, 2nd ed. Edited by Laura F. Salazar, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand, 2015.
Call number: RA427.8 .R46 2015.
Read a preview, see the table of contents, and read reviews at amazon.com.

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press which require a free registration to download a pdf of the title:

4. Bringing Public Health into Urban Revitalization: Workshop Summary. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

5. Global Health Risk Framework: Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Workshop Summary. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2016.

6. The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening: Workshop Summary. 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.

But it could be, according to Dr John Beard, Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course at WHO, the World Health Organization. With advances in medicine helping more people to live longer lives, the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050.

WHO released the World report on ageing and health 2015 last fall for the International Day of Older Persons. It finds that there is very little evidence that the added years of life are being experienced in better health than was the case for previous generations at the same age.

Those experiencing both longer and healthier lives are likely to have come from more advantaged segments of society. However, those in poorer countries as well as those with the fewest resources to call on in old age are likely to have the poorest health and the greatest need, according to Dr Beard.

You’ll find fact sheets, charts, interviews, and much more, including a link to the report on WHO’s Ageing and life-course web page.

The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. Introduction to health promotion & behavioral science in public health. By Hala Madanat, Elva M. Arredondo and Guadalupe X. Ayala. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2016.
Call number: RA427.8 .M331 2016
See a brief summary, sample chapters, and the table of contents on the publisher’s website.

2. Give and take: a revolutionary approach to success. Adam Grant. New York, N.Y.: Viking, 2013.
Call number: BF637.S8 G6855 2013
Read a review at Publishers Weekly.

3. The psychology of eating and drinking. By Alexandra W. Logue. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Call number: TX357 .L67 2015
View the table of contents, preview and description at the publisher’s website.

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press which require a free registration to download a pdf of the title:

4. Applying a Health Lens to Business Practices, Policies, and Investments: Workshop Summary. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

5. Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children: Workshop Summary. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

6. Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

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.

This new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is part of a series of documents and tools supporting the 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR), a Congressionally mandated annual report on the nation?s health care.

In this report, you’ll find demographics and a summary of trends across measures of Hispanic health care from the QDR. You’ll also find figures illustrating select measures of Hispanic health care such as disparities in cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, and substance use disorders among many others. A PowerPoint version is also available that you can download for presentations.

The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. A sociological approach to health determinants. By Toni Schofield. Cambridge; Port Melbourne, Vic.: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Call number: RA418 .S3 2015.
See a brief description, the table of contents, and read an excerpt at the publisher’s website.

2. Health promotion throughout the life span, 8th edition. By Carole Lium Edelman, Elizabeth C. Kudzma, and Carol Lynn Mandle. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, 2014.
Call number: RT90.3 .H435 2014.
Read a preview, see the table of contents, and read reviews here.

3. Essentials of health behavior: social and behavioral theory in public health, 2nd edition. By Mark Edberg. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2015.
Call number: RA418 .E326 2015.
View a table of contents and description at the publisher’s website.

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press which require a free registration to download a pdf of the title:

4. How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

5. Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society: Does the Public Trust Science? A Workshop Summary (2015).
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.
What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how science can be used to address such societal concerns as childhood vaccination, cancer screening, and a warming planet?

6. Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

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.