A new eBook, Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional, has been added to our collection. This resource aims to build on the racial health equity work of public health advocates. Major themes and concepts include health inequities stemming from racism, the public health field’s anti-racism struggle, scientific literacy and the engagement of communities in color in health research, addressing racism in cancer care, and minority group-specific experiences with healthcare.

The authors note that this book is intended for use “in a wide range of settings including health departments, schools, and in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors where public health professionals work. It will also benefit students still in training and will also serve as a practical reference text for courses and workshops.”

The Library has purchased a new electronic book, entitled Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach. This is a comprehensive textbook that “illustrates existing conditions of health disparities across a range of populations in the United States, positions those disparities within the broader sociopolitical framework that leads to their existence, and most importantly, presents specific ways in which health equity solutions can be designed and implemented.”

Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach details current theoretical foundations, cultural context, evidence-based models and interventions, and the central role that health equity initiatives must play in public health research and practice.