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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #352 (Public Health Throughout the World)

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Resource Pointer #352 (Public Health Throughout the World)

 

January 22, 2004

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers

or organizations directly.

 

*Impact: On the Frontlines of Global Health, 2003* Karen Kasmauski and Peter

Jaret. A photo essay of public health throughout the world and the economic,

social, cultural, environmental, and political forces influencing the spread of

disease. Accompanying text describes and contextualizes the photos. Also

comments on the disparities among different countries and depicts many of the

current solutions to the global health epidemic. US $30. Contact National

Geographic, P.O. Box 98199, Washington, D.C. 20090-8199; phone (800) 647-5643;

email askngs; Web site http://www.nationalgeographic.com.

 

*The Uterine Crisis, 2003* Ilya Sandra Perlingieri. Recounts the author’s own

experiences battling endometriosis and presents other health threats posed to

women through exposure to toxic chemicals. Discusses less-invasive, holistic

treatments for these ailments and calls for policy to improve the women’s public

health. 384 pages. US $21.75. Contact 1st Books, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200,

Bloomington, IN 47403; phone (800) 839-8640; fax (812) 339-6654; Web site

http://www.1stbooks.com/.

 

*Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, 2002* Laurie Garrett.

Examines health threats and disease around the globe, from lifestyle and nuclear

hazards in Russia to biowar threats in the Unites States. Demonstrates the

decline in world health is a global issue by illustrating the interconnectedness

of health threats through globalization, trade and travel. 768 pages. US $17.95.

Contact Hyperion Books, c/o Time Warner Book Group, 135 West 50th Street, 4th

Floor, New York, NY 10020-1393; phone (800) 222-6747; fax (800) 477-5925; email

eleni.caminis; Web site http://www.hyperionbooks.com/.

 

*WTO Agreements and Public Health, 2002* World Health Organization (WTO) and

World Trade Organization (WHO). Provides an overview of the WTO agreements

related to public health including Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Trade

Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). Also addresses specific health

issues such as food safety and security, tobacco control, environment, access to

drugs, vaccines, health services, and nutrition. 171 pages. US $27. Contact WHO,

Marketing and Dissemination, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; phone (41 22)

791-2476; fax (41 22) 791-4857; email bookorders; Web site

http://www.who.int/bookorders/anglais/home1.jsp?sesslan=1.

 

*Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues, 2001* Paul Farmer. Presents

the notion of health inequality and uses case studies to demonstrate how

infectious diseases are more prevalent in poor and poverty-stricken populations.

Investigates the causes of this phenomenon and argues for a worldwide program to

address the increasingly important issue of infectious disease. 375 pages. US

$19.95. Contact University of California Press, California-Princeton Fulfillment

Services, 1445 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08618; phone (800) 777-4726; fax

(800) 999-1958; email orders; Web site

http://www.ucpress.edu/.

 

We encourage those interested in having resources listed in the PANUPS Resource

Pointer to send review copies of publications, videos or other resources to our

office.

 

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pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the mainstream media. It's

produced by Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-profit and

non-governmental organization working to advance sustainable alternatives to

pesticides worldwide.

 

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