July Acquisitions

 

To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

 
 

 


New Acquisitions

July 2001

 

 

African Americans

 

Achieving a Credible Health and Safety Approach to Increasing Seat Belt Use Among African Americans .   Nashville, TN: Meharry Medical College Department of Occupational and Preventive Medicine, 1999, pp.   MH01D4602

To order a copy of the report, send a check or money order for $35/copy to:  Seatbelt Safety Center c/o Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program, Occupational and Preventive Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208-3599.

 

Arthritis in African Americans .   Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, 1999, 8 panel brochure.   MH01D4637

Copies of this publication are available from the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 1616, Alpharetta, GA  30009-1616.    1-800-207-8633.

 

Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans, 2000-2001 .   Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2001, 13 p.   MH01D4604

Copies of this publication are available from the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA  30329-4251.  1-800-227-2345.

 

A Minute for Your Health .   Atlanta, GA: Association of Black Cardiologists, 1999, 65 p.   MH00D4113

Copies of this publication are available to church organizations from the Association of Black Cardiologists at 678-302-4222

 

Substance Abuse among English-Speaking Caribbean People of African Ancestry .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 3, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4618

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Substance Abuse in African American Communities .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 2, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4617

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

 

American Indians

 

Native Americans and Substance Abuse .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 4, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4619

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Trends in Indian Health, 1998-1999 .   Rockville, MD: Indian Health Service, 2000, 272 p.   MH01D4598

Copies of this publication are available from Indian Health Service, Program Statistics, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Ste 450, Rockville, MD  20852.  301-443-1180.  (Fax) 301-443-1522.  This publication is also available on the IHS Home Page on the Internet.  The address is: http://www.ihs.gov/

 

 

Asians

 

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:  A People Looking Forward.  Action for Access and Partnerships in the 21st Century.  Interim Report to the President and the Nation.  Executive Summary. .   Rockville, MD:  White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 29 p., col. ill.   MH01D4600

Copies of the Executive Summary may be obtained from the Whhite House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.  (301) 443-2492 Electronic copies are available online at http://www.aapi.gov/executivesummary1.pdf

 

Ethnocultural Background and Substance Abuse Treatment of Asian Indian Americans .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 18, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4626

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Ethnocultural Background and Substance Abuse Treatment of Chinese Americans .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 17, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4625

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Substance Abuse among Korean Americans:  A Sociocultural Perspective and Framework for Intervention .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 20, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4628

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Substance Abuse Interventions for Japanese and Japanese American Clients .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 19, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4627

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Substance Use Treatment Issues with Cambodian Americans .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 16, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4624

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

 

Bone Marrow

 

1999 Data & Scientific Report of the National Marrow Donor Program .   Rockville, MD:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 2000,  135 p.   MH01D4616

Available for free from Ask HRSA.  1-888-ASK-HRSA  Inventory code HRS00177

 

 

Children

 

America's Children:  Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2001 .   Washington, DC:  Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2001, 126 p., ill.   MH01D4647

Available online at http://www.childstats.gov/ac2001/pdf/ac01.pdf.  Single copies are available while supplies last through National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse.  2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450, Vienna, VA  22183, (888) 434-4624

 

 

Cultural Competence

 

Achieving Cultural Competence:  A Guidebook for Providers of Services to Older Americans and Their Families .   Washington, DC:  Administration on Aging, 2001, 45 p.   MH01D4645

Available online at http://www.aoa.gov/minorityaccess/guidbook2001/CC-guidebook.pdf

 

Developing Culturally Appropriate Medicare Education Materials .   Washington, DC:  Center for Medicare Education (CME), 2001, 8 p.   MH01D4635

Copies of this publication are available from the Center for Medicare Education.  2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20008.  Phone (202) 508-1210; Fax (202) 783-4266

 

Directory of Health Care Interpreter Training Programs in the United States and Canada .   Oakland, CA:  Asian Health Services, 1998, 50 p., ill.   Mh01D4629

Available online at http://www.ahschc.org/profiles5-98.pdf

 

Working with the Hmong .   St. Paul, MN:  Lao Family Community of Minnesota, 1997, 4 p.   MH01D4630

Available online at http://www.laofamily.org/culture/hmongculture5.htm

 

 

Diabetes

 

Focus on Glaucoma:  A Community Guide .   Bethesda, MD:  National Eye Institute (NEI), 2001,  pp., ill.   MH01D4612

Copies are available, free of charge, from the National Eye Institute.  2020 Vision Place, Bethesda, MD 20892-3655.  Phone:  (301) 496-5248; Fax (301) 402-1065.  http://www.nei.nih.gov.

 

The National Diabetes Education Program:  A Diabetes Community Partnership Guide .   Bethesda, MD:  National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), NIDDK, 1999, 150 p., ill.   MH01D4613

Single copies are available for free from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.  (NDEP-21)  Each additional copy $3, limit 6 copies. 1 Diabetes Way, Bethesda, MD 20892-3600.  Tel: (301) 654-3327, Fax: (301) 907-8906

 

 

Health Policy

 

Access is Better for Racial/Ethnic Elderly in Medicare HMOs --But Disparities Exist .   UCLA Center for Health Policy Research   MH01D4631

Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2001, 4 p.

 

Addressing the Barriers to Covering Kids:  A Values-based Strategic Framework .   Columbia, SC:  Covering Kids, 2001, 67 p., ill.   MH01D4644

Available online in pdf format at http://www.coveringkids.org/infocenter/docs/WirthlinCKIrpt4-01.pdf

 

Cigarettes, Chewing Tobacco & Snuff:  STate Excise Tax Laws .   Bethesda, MD:  State Cancer Legislative Database Program (SCLDP); 2001, 2 p.   MH01D4633

Available online at http://www.scld-nci.net/EXCISETax%20Fact%20sheet%20401.pdf

 

Disparities Begin Here:  The Health and Well-being of Youth in Minnesota .   Washington, DC: The Urban Coalition, 2001, 61 p., ill.   MH01D4590

Copies of this publication are available from The Urban Coalition, 2610 University Ave., West, Ste 201, St. Paul, MN  55114.  612-348-8550.  $10 per copy.

 

Harvard Journal of Minority Public Health .   Boston, MA: Harvard School of Public Health, 1995, 24 p.   MH01D4585

Call to publisher on 7/3/2001: publication has ceased.

 

Harvard Journal of Minority Public Health .   Boston, MA: Harvard School of Public Health, 1996, 20 p.   MH01D4586

Call to publisher on 7/3/2001: publication has ceased.

 

Harvard Journal of Minority Public Health .   Boston, MA: Harvard School of Public Health, 1998, 28 p.   MH01D4587

Call to publisher on 7/3/2001: publication has ceased

 

Special Report.  The Health Care Safety Net:  Millions of Low-Income People Left Uninsured .   Washington, DC:  FamiliesUSA, 2001, 7 p.; ill.   MH01D4634

Electronic copies are available at http://www.familiesusa.org/media/pdf/holesreport.pdf

 

Tobacco Industry Sponsorship in the United States 1995-1999 .   Boston, MA:  Boston Unversity School of Public Health, 2000, 189 p.   MH01D4605

This report is available on the internet at http://dcc2.bumc.bu.edu/tobacco

 

 

Hepatitis

 

Hepatitis C .   Washington, DC:  National Council of La Raza, 2000, 4 p.   MH01D4611

Copies of this publication are available from the NCLR Distribution Center, PO Box 291, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. 301-604-7983

 

 

Hispanics

 

Substance Abuse:  A Real Situation that Places the Hispanic Community at Risk for HIV Infection and other Diseases .   Washington, DC:  National Council of La Raza, 2000, 5 p.   MH01D4609

Copies of this publication are available from the NCLR Distribution Center, PO Box 291, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. 301-604-7983

 

Substance Abuse among Cuban Americans .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 5, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4620

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Substance Abuse in the Mexican American Population .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 6, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4621

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

Toward an Understanding of Puerto Rican Ethnicity and Substance Abuse .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 7, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4622

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

 

HIV/AIDS

 

AIDS.  No Time to Spare:  The Final Report to the President of the United States .   Washington, DC:  Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, 2000, 180 p.   MH01D4643

Copies of this publication are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Prevention Information Network, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD; 20849-6003. (800) 458-5231

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  HIV Prevention Strategic Plan Through 2005.  January 2001 .   Atlanta, GA:  CDC, National Center for HIV,STD and TB Prevention, 2001, 93 p.   MH01D4592

Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/hiv_plan/Table%20of%20Contents.htm

 

Drink Too Much, Risk Too Much - Alcohol Abuse, HIV, and Latinos .   Washington, DC:  National Council of La Raza, 2000, 4 p.   MH01D4610

Copies of this publication are available from the NCLR Distribution Center, PO Box 291, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. 301-604-7983

 

Healthy Living Pocket Guide 3rd ed. (Booklet) .   Hastings on Hudson, NY: Cothran Publications, Inc., 2000, 110 p.   MH01D4591

Copies of this publication are available through Cothran Publications, 1-800-642-7535; Email: CothranPub@aol.com

 

HIV/AIDS in Urban and Nonurban Areas of the United States .   Atlanta, GA:  CDC, National Center for HIV,STD and TB Prevention, 2000, 16 p.; ill.   MH01D4640

Copies of this publication are available in pdf format online at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrsupp.htm

 

HIV Prevention Saves Lives .   Atlanta, GA:  CDC, National Center for HIV,STD and TB Prevention, 2000, 20 p.; ill.   MH01D4594

Copies of this publication are available in pdf format online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html

 

PanAfrica Conference.  The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic:  A Crisis of Economic Resources.  Recommendations to President George W. Bush .   Atlanta, GA:  PanAfrica Conference, 2000, 8 p.   MH01D4593

Unabridged recommendations available online at http://www.panafricaconference.com/RECSunabridged.pdf

 

What Are Homeless People's HIV Prevention Needs? .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 1996, 2 p.   MH01D4641

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/homelesstext.html

 

What Are Rural HIV Prevention Needs? .   San Francisco, CA:  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco, 1997, 2 p.   MH01D4642

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/rural.html

 

 

Nutrition

 

The New American Plate:  One Pot Meals .   Washington, DC: AICR, 2001, 40 p.   MH01D4608

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

 

Encyclopedia of Associations. 35th edition. Vol. 1 (National Organizations of the U.S.) Part 2 (Sections 7-18) .   Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 3 v.; 2001   MH01D4596

Orders may be placed with the Gale Group via phone, fax, mail, e-mail or online.  The Gale Group, P.O. Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187, Phone: 1-800-877-GALE (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST), Fax: 1-800-414-5043, Internet: galeord@galegroup.com  $545.00 per set.  ISSN 0071-0202.

 

Encyclopedia of Associations. 37th edition. Vol. 1 (National Organizations of the U.S.) Part 1 (Sections 1-6) .   Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 3 v.; 2001   MH01D4595

Orders may be placed with the Gale Group via phone, fax, mail, e-mail or online.  The Gale Group, P.O. Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187, Phone: 1-800-877-GALE (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST), Fax: 1-800-414-5043, Internet: galeord@galegroup.com  $545.00 per set.  ISSN 0071-0202.

 

Encyclopedia of Associations. 37th edition. Vol. 1 (National Organizations of the U.S.) Part 3 (Name and Keyword Index) .   Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 3 v.; 2001   MH01D4597

Orders may be placed with the Gale Group via phone, fax, mail, e-mail or online.  The Gale Group, P.O. Box 9187, Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187, Phone: 1-800-877-GALE (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST), Fax: 1-800-414-5043, Internet: galeord@galegroup.com  $545.00 per set.  ISSN 0071-0202.

 

Race Initiative Summary Report .   Washington, DC:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Initiative, Cardiovascular Disease Work Group, 1999, 51 p., ill.   MH01D4589

Available from the OMHRC.  1-888-444-6472.  Also available online at http://www.raceandhealth.omhrc.gov/3rdpgblue/cardio/cvdrep122.pdf

 

Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian (9th edition) .   Nyack, NY:  Todd Publications, 2000, 708 p.   MH01D4603

Available from Todd Publications.  (914) 358-6213 http://www.toddpublications.com.  $125 (hardcover)  0-915344-89-0

 

 

Sickle Cell Disease

 

Consensus Statement:  Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies .   Bethesda, MD:NHLBI, 1987, 14 p.   MH01D4648

Available online at http://text.nlm.nih.gov/nih/cdc/www/61txt.html#Head0

 

 

Spanish Language Materials

 

50 Cosas que Hay que Saber sobre las Violaciones entre Conocidos [=50 Things Everyone Should Know about Date and Acquaintance Rape] .   Santa Cruz, CA: Journeyworks Publishing, 2000, 6 panel brochure.   MH01D4615

Copies of this pamphlet are available from Journeyworks Publishing, PO Box 8466, Santa Cruz, CA  95061.  1-800-775-1998.  $15 for 50 copies.  Item #5230.  http://www.journeyworks.com

 

 

Statistics

 

CDC Fact Book 2000/2001 .   Atlanta, GA:  CDC, , 2000, 138 p.; ill.   MH01D4636

Copies of this publication are available in pdf format online at http://www.cdc.gov/maso/factbook/Fact%20Book.pdf

 

Facts and Figures:  Statistics on Minority Aging in the U.S. .   Washington, DC:  Administration on Aging, 2001, 11 p.   MH01D4646

Available online at http://www.aoa.gov/minorityaccess/stats.html

 

Minority Graduates of U.S. Medical Schools:  Trends, 1950-1998 .   Washington, DC: AAMC, 2000, 89 p.   MH01D4601

Copies of this publication are available from the Association of American Medical Colleges, Willa Owens, Washington, DC  20055.  202-828-0572.  (Fax) 202-828-1125.

 

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey : 1999 Outpatient Department Summary. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics; no. 321. .   Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2001, 28 p.   MH01D4599

To receive this publication regularly, contact the National Center for Health Statistics by calling (301) 458-4636.

 

Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin:  Census 2000 Brief .   Washington, DC:  U.S. Census Bureau, 2001, 11 p., ill.   MH01D4639

Available online at http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf

 

 

Substance Abuse

 

Substance Use among Arabs and Arab Americans .   New York, NY: Guilford Publications, 2001, chapter 14, "Ethnocultural Factors in Substance Abuse Treatment"   MH01D4623

Copies of this publication are available from Guilford Publications, 1-800-365-7006. The cost is $40.50.

 

 

Women’s Health

 

50 Things Everyone Should Know about Date and Acquaintance Rape .   Santa Cruz, CA: Journeyworks Publishing, 2000, 6 panel brochure.   MH01D4614

Copies of this pamphlet are available from Journeyworks Publishing, PO Box 8466, Santa Cruz, CA  95061.  1-800-775-1998.  $15 for 50 copies.  Item #5170.  http://www.journeyworks.com

 

Bibliography on Alcohol and Pregnancy from ETOH, the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database .   Bethesda, MD:  Office of Scientific Affairs, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2000, 65 p.   MH01D4606

Available from the Office of Scientific Affairs (301) 443-3860.  Also available online at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov under Publications

 

Breast Cancer Coverage by Private Health Insurers .   Bethesda, MD:  State Cancer Legislative Database Program (SCLDP); 2001, 2 p.   MH01D4632

Available online at http://www.scld-nci.net/BrstCan%20FS%20401.pdf

 

Identification of At-Risk Drinking and Intervention with Women of Childbearing Age:  A Guide for Primary-Care Providers .   Bethesda, MD:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 1999 50 p.   MH01D4607

To order this publication, identify NIH publication no. 99-4368, and write to NIAAA, Publication Distribution Center, P.O. Box 10686, Rockville, MD  20849-0686, or fax your request to (202) 842-0418