Further information on selected books:

Public Health Leaders Tell Their Stories

In this book, drawn from a two-part issue from the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, public health practitioners write about their experience as leaders. Through real-life case histories, each of the authors explores the dynamics, conflict and politics of actual events, and the strategy and process that won the desired outcome.

Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care Medicine

Dr. Eric Cassell offers valuable insights into how primary care physicians can be better trained to meet the needs of their patients, both well and sick, and to keep these patients as the focus of their practice.

Home-Based Care for a New Century

The home-care market is becoming more diverse and competitive, and for-profit agencies are multiplying. Many hospitals as well as for-profit agencies are moving beyond their institutional walls to provide an array of home- and community-based services. This book reveals how individuals, families, and other third-party payers are aggressively shopping among home-care providers, seeking the best value. The articles comprising this book were commissioned by the Milbank Memorial Fund and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Educated Guesses

Medical economist Louise Russell examines three routinely administered tests--for detecting cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and high levels of cholesterol--and demonstrates that medical experts' recommendations are often far simpler and more solid-looking than the evidence behind them. Three case studies are presented that raise serious questions about how tests are evaluated, recommendations formed, and medical resources allocated.

The Americans with Disabilities Act:
From Policy to Practice

This book provides the essentials for those concerned about the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It presents a description and analysis of the law's requirements, as well as a synthesis of research and experience that will promote its effective implementation. Experts in the social sciences and the law discuss the history of the ADA and how to make it work, including how assistive technology and provisions of the tax code can help to achieve the goals of the ADA.