January Acquisitions

 

To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

n      Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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New Acquisitions

January 2002

 

 

African Americans

 

 

Asians

Anti-Asian Violence in North America .   Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2001, 197 p.   MH02D4817

Copies of this publication are available from AltaMira Press, 1630 North Main St, # 367, Walnut Creek, CA  94596.  925-938-7243.   ISBN: 0-7425-0459-X.  $22.95 (paperback); $62.00 (cloth)

 

Healing Powers and Modernity:  Traditional Medicine, Shamanism and Science in Asian Societies .   Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, 283 p.   MH02D4785

Copies of this publication are available from the Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT  06881, http://www.greenwood.com  $69.95 per copy plus S&H.   ISBN 0-89789-715-3

 

Cancer

A Cancer Survivor’s Almanac:  Charting Your Journey (1st edition) .   Minneapolis, MN:  Chronimed Publishing, 1996; 325 p.   MH02D4834

Copies of the 2nd edition of this publication are available from amazon.com Books, 549 South Dawson, PO Box 81410, Seattle, WA  98108-1310.  1-800-201-7575.  Website: http://www.amazon.com.  ISBN: 0471346691.  $13.26 per copy plus S & H.

 

Cancer Survival Toolbox.  Building Skills that Work for You.  Finding Ways to Pay for Care .   Silver Spring, MD:  National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), 1999; 1 audiocassette   MH02A4833

The Cancer Survival Toolbox™ is available free to anyone affected by cancer. To obtain a copy, visit our on-line order form or call 1-877-TOOLS-4U (1-877-866-5748). The Cancer Survival Toolbox™ is available as a set of compact discs or audiocassettes. It is also available in Spanish  (audiocassettes only) and Chinese (print only).

 

Cancer Survival Toolbox.  Building Skills that Work for You.  Topics for Older People .   Silver Spring, MD:  National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), 1999; 1 audiocassette   MH02A4832

The Cancer Survival Toolbox™ is available free to anyone affected by cancer. To obtain a copy, visit our on-line order form or call 1-877-TOOLS-4U (1-877-866-5748). The Cancer Survival Toolbox™ is available as a set of compact discs or audiocassettes. It is also available in Spanish (audiocassettes only) and Chinese (print only).

 

Children

All Kids Count!  Assessing the Well-Being of African-American, American Indian, Asian, and Latino Children .   St. Paul, MN:  Children's Defense Fund of MN, 2002; iv, 48 p., ill.   MH02D4805

Available online at http://www.cdf-mn.org/PDF/Publications/AllKidsCount.pdf.  For additional copies, contact Congregations Concerned for Children-Child Advocacy Network; Joint Religious Legislative Coalition; 122 West Franklin Ave; Minneapolis, MN  55404; (phone) 612-870-3670 or 888-870-1402.

 

Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs:  Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) .   Washington, DC: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1 pamphlet   MH02D4806

Copies of this publication are available from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 31 Center Dr, Rm 2A-32, Bethesda, MD 20892-2425.  301-496-5133.  Publication Code 0164

 

Child Custody and Access:  the Experiences of Abused Immigrant and Refugee Women .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 2001; 67 p.   MH02D4826

The report is available for $12.00 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com

 

Targeting Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):  a Strategic Plan .   Washington, DC: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2001; 39 p., ill.   MH02D4808

Copies of this publication are available from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 31 Center Dr, Rm 2A-32, Bethesda, MD 20892-2425.  301-496-5133.  Publication Code 0191

 

Cultural Competence

Cultural Competence in Health Care:  a Guide for Trainers, 2nd Edition .   Washington, DC:  National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI), 1999; 1 v.   MH02D4788

Copies of this publication are available from amazon.com Books, 549 South Dawson, PO Box 81410, Seattle, WA  98108-1310.  1-800-201-7575.  Website: http://www.amazon.com.  ISBN: 1-885011-61-0.  $149.95 per copy plus S & H.

 

Multicultural Marketing:  Selling to the New America .   Chicago, IL:  NTC Business Books, 2001; 300 p., includes index   MH02D4786

Available from Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.  301 South Geneva Street, Suite 109; Ithaca, NY  14850; 607-275-8100 (tel); 607-275-8101 (fax); http://www.paramountbooks.com.  $34.95 per copy plus $6.00 S&H.  Item #2322

 

A Provider's Handbook on Culturally Competent Care: Latino Population .   Oakland, CA:  Kaiser Permanente National Diversity Council, 2000, 55 p.   MH02D4811

Copies of this publication are available from the Kaiser Permanente National Diversity Council; 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612. 510-271-5970

 

Diabetes

Control Your Diabetes.  For Life Campaign Videotape (1999 edition) .   Bethesda, MD:  National Diabetes Education Program, NIDDK, NIH, 1999; 1 videocassette (4 min.)   MH02A4830

Available from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; 1 Diabetes Way; Bethesda, MD 20892-3600; (phone) (800) 438-5383; (fax) 301-907-8906.  $10 per copy plus S&H

 

Foot Assessment of the Adult Diabetic Patient .   Washington, DC:  HRSA, 1 videocassette (5:14 min.)   MH02A4828

Copies of the video may be obtained from the HRSA Information Center on 1-888-ASK-HRSA (1-888-275-4772).  Request item #PC496.  Also available electronically at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/videos/leapassessmenthi.ram (Must have Real Audio installed.)

 

LEAP - Caring for your Feet .   Washington, DC:  HRSA, 1 videocassette (1 hr 22 min.)   MH02A4829

Copies of the video may be obtained from the HRSA Information Center on 1-888-ASK-HRSA (1-888-275-4772).

 

Foreign Language Materials

Dengue Fever .   Honolulu, HI:  Hawaii State Department of Health, 2001; 1 pamphlet, ill.   MH02D4789

Available from the Hawaii State Department of Health, 1250 Punchbowl Street; Honolulu, HI  96813; (phone) 808-586-4442

 (Available in Chinese, Chuukese, Hawaiian, Ilocano, Japanese, Laotian, Marshallese,    Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, and Vietnamese)

 

Health Policy

Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health.  Recommendation and Reports, September 17, 1999.  MMWR 1999; 48 (No. RR-11) .   Atlanta, GA : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology Program Office (CDC), 1999, 40 p., ill.   MH02D4783

The MMWR series is available free of charge in electronic format and on a paid subscription basis for paper copy.  To subscribe for paper copy, contact Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402; telephone (202) 512-1800

 

The Growing Impact of Charitable Choice:  a Catalogue of New Collaborations between Government and Faith-Based Organizations in Nine States .   Washington, DC:  Center for Public Justice, 2000; 90 p.   MH02D4801

Available from the Center for Public Justice, PO Box 48368; Washington, DC  20002-0368; (phone) 410-571-6300; http://www.cpjustice.org; $10 per copy plus S & H

 

Healthy People 2000: Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States,1990-98.  Statistical Notes No.23, January 2002 .   Hyattsville, MD : National Center for Health Statistics (CDC), 16 p.   MH02D4819

To receive copies of this publication regularly, contact the National Center for Health Statistics at 301-458-4636. DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 2002-1237 2-0025 (1/2002)

 

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health:  Response to the President’s Initiative on Race by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  October 1998 .   Washington, DC:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998; v, 21 p., ill.   MH02D4803

Available from the OMHRC.  1-888-444-6472.

 

Hispanics

Health Status of Hispanics in Delaware .   Dover, DE:  Office of Minority Health, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health and Social Services, 2001; 45 p., col. ill.   MH02D4802

Available from the Delaware Office of Minority Health, PO Box 637; Dover, DE  19903; (phone) 302-739-4700; (fax) 302-739-6659

 

Hispanics Fathers and Family Literacy:  Strengthening Achievement in Hispanic Communities .   San Antonio, TX:  Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), 2000; 111 p., ill.   MH02D4831

Available free of charge from NPNFF Resource Center; 1003 K Street, NW, Suite 565; Washington, D.C. 2001; (phone) (800) 346-7633, ext. 204; 202-737-6680; 202-737-6683 (fax); Email: info@npnff.org; http://www.npnff.org/publications.htm.  The report is also available in sections in HTML at http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/hispanic01/

 

Working with Latino Youth:  Culture, Development, and Context .   San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 2001; 236 p.  Includes index.   MH02D4787

Copies of this publication are available from amazon.com Books, 549 South Dawson, PO Box 81410, Seattle, WA  98108-1310.  1-800-201-7575.  Website: http://www.amazon.com.  ISBN: 0-7879-4325-8.  $40.00 per copy plus S & H.

 

HIV/AIDS

Conveying Concerns:  Media Coverage of Women and HIV/AIDS .   Washington, DC:  Population Reference Bureau, 2001; 32 p., col. ill.   MH02D4810

To order copies, contact Population Reference Bureau; MEASURE Communication; 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW; Suite 520; Washington, DC 20009; (tel) 202-483-1100; (fax) 202-328-3937; measure@prb.org;  http://www.measurecommunication.org or http://www.prb.org

 

The Guide to Living with HIV Infection:  Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic, 5th Ed. .   Baltimore, MD:  Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, 428 p.   MH02D4818

Copies of this publication are available from Johns Hopkins University Press, P.O. Box 50370, Baltimore, MD  21211-4370.  410-516-6958. $37.60 per copy.  ISBN 0-8018-6743-6

 

How Does Mental Health Affect HIV Prevention? .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 2001, 2 p.   MH02D4813

For copies, please call the National Prevention Information Network at (800) 458-5231 or visit the CAPS site at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu or HIV InSite at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention.  Also available electronically at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pdfs/mentalFS.pdf

 

What Are the HIV Prevention Needs of Male-to-Female Transgender Persons (MTFs)? .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 2001, 2 p.   MH02D4812

For copies, please call the National Prevention Information Network at (800) 458-5231 or visit the CAPS site at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu or HIV InSite at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention.  Also available electronically at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pdfs/MTFFS.pdf

 

Nutrition

The New American Plate:  Veggies .   Washington, DC: AICR, 2001; 44 p., col. ill.   MH02D4804

Single copies of this publication are available for free from American Institute for Cancer Research, P.O. Box 97167, 1759 R St, NW, Washington, DC  20009.  (800) 843-8114

 

Reference

Resource Directory for Older People (2001 edition) .   Washington, DC:  National Institute on Aging, 2001; xi, 111 p.   MH02D4809

Available from NIAIC by calling toll-free 800-222-2225.  Also available online at http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/directory/default.htm

 

Resource List for Native Communities in Ontario .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 2000; 17 p.   MH02D4825

The directory is available for $3.50 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com

 

Sources of Operating Grants, 4th Edition .   Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 2002, 384 p.   MH02D4784

Copies of this book are available from Aspen Publishers, 1-800-638-8437.  The cost is US$155 plus shipping.  ISBN 0-8342-1999-9

 

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Disease:  Information for School Personnel .   Trenton, NJ:  Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Services, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, 1999; 28 p.   MH02D4821

For copies of this guide contact:  Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Services; New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services; PO Box 364; Trenton, NJ  08625-0364; (phone) 609-984-1343; (fax) 609-292-3580; http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs

 

Spanish Language Materials

¿Cómo Pueden Colaborar los Proveedores de Servicio y los Investigadores? [=How Can Service Providers and Researchers Collaborate in HIV Prevention?] .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 2001, 2 p.   MH02D4816

For copies, please call the National Prevention Information Network at (800) 458-5231 or visit the CAPS site at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu or HIV InSite at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention.  Also available electronically at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pdfs/colaboracionFS.pdf

 

La Mujer Latinoamericana y el Abuso:  un Manual de Capacitacion y Recursos para Voluntarios y Trabajadores [=Latin American Women and Abuse:  a Manual of Qualification and Resources for Volunteers and Workers] .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 1999; 105 p.   MH02D4827

The manual is available for $13.00 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com

 

Proteja a su Bebe del Sindrome de Muerte Infantil Subita (SMIS) [=Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome] .   Washington, DC: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1 pamphlet   MH02D4807

Copies of this publication are available from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 31 Center Dr, Rm 2A-32, Bethesda, MD 20892-2425.  301-496-5133.  Publication Code 0048

 

Que Necesitan los Hombres Jovenes que Tienen Sexo con Hombres para la Prevencion del VIH? [=What Are the HIV Prevention Needs of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men?] .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 2001, 2 p.   MH02D4814

For copies, please call the National Prevention Information Network at (800) 458-5231 or visit the CAPS site at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu or HIV InSite at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention.  Also available electronically at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pdfs/HJSHFS.pdf

 

¿Qué Necesita el Hombre Heterosexual en la Prevención del VIH? [=What Are Heterosexual Men's HIV Prevention Needs?] .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 2001, 2 p.   MH02D4815

For copies, please call the National Prevention Information Network at (800) 458-5231 or visit the CAPS site at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu or HIV InSite at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/prevention.  Also available electronically at http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pdfs/hetspanFS.pdf

 

Statistical Information

Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths:  Provisional Data for April-June 2001.  National Vital  Statistics Reports (NVSS) Volume 50, No. 2, December 28, 2001. .   Hyattsville, MD : National Center for Health Statistics (CDC), 4 p.   MH02D4820

To receive this publication regularly, contact the National Center for Health Statistics at 301-458-4636. DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 2002-1120 02-0118 (12/2001)

 

Violence

My Husband Is Hurting Me...I Want Him to Stop .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 2001; 1 pamphlet, ill.   MH02D4822

Each pamphlet is available for $.50 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com

 

Sexual Assault:  What it Means .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 2001; 1 pamphlet, col. ill.   MH02D4823

Each pamphlet is available for $.20 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com

 

Women’s Health

Face Values:  Women, Body Image and Facial Differences .   Toronto, Canada:  Education Wife Assault, 1999; 26 p., ill.   MH02D4824

The booklet is available for $3.00 per copy from Education Wife Assault; 427 Bloor St. W.; Box 7; Toronto, ON; Canada  M5S 1X7; (phone) 416-968-3422; (fax) 416-968-2026; info@womanabuseprevention.com; http://www.womanabuseprevention.com