Pack these public health books for summer break
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Summer is a great time to step away from the daily grind and find new ideas and inspiration in a book. We’ve got you covered with this list of summer reads on a wide variety of topics from anxiety to ultra-processed foods.
10 summer reads on public health | by Amy Roeder and HPH staff
Environ-mental shift: an editorial cartoon
Jenna Luecke draws a witty tribute to environmental health advocates.
Environ-mental shift | Jenna Luecke
Is the future of nutrition actually in space?
Climate change has brought on heat waves, droughts, floods, erratic rainfall, and worsening pest and disease outbreaks—all of which create disastrous agricultural conditions. The UN’s solution to the problem: A program called “Seeds in Space.”
Is the future of nutrition actually in space? | Diana Kruzman
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Snapshot: Dengue goes to Florida
In April, the World Health Organization reported a record high of more than 6.5 million cases of people infected with dengue—mostly outside of the U.S. When an outbreak occurred in Florida two years ago, researchers took a closer look.
Snapshot: Dengue goes to Florida | Leah Samuel
What we’re reading this week
Amsterdam’s struggle to improve sex worker health | Global Health NOW
How 3M executives convinced a scientist the forever chemicals she found in human blood were safe | ProPublica
Michigan needs more youth mental health professionals. A new program aims to help. | Chalkbeat Detroit
E-waste generation is accelerating five times faster than recycling rates. What to do about it? | Ensia
If you like Jenna Luecke’s cartoon above, check out Natasha Loder’s work on climate change, COVID-19, and artificial intelligence.
—Jo Zhou
These books will be catalysts for conversation.