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December 14, 2001Volume 30, Number 14Five-Week Issue



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Yale Books in Brief

While the focus of this column is to highlight new publications, the following are books published in 2000 that have only recently come to our attention. Descriptions are based on material provided by publishers.

To submit information about new books for future columns, send e-mail to opa@yale.edu.


International Public Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies
Dr. Michael Merson, Chair and the Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, with Robert E. Black and Anne J. Mills
(Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2000)

This book reflects both the scope and depth of challenges in global health and the dynamic nature of the field. By emphasizing diseases, programs, health systems and health policies, "International Public Health" helps readers understand the wide range of global public health issues and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them.


Handbook of Children and the Media
Dorothy G. Singer, Senior Research Scientist/Scholar of Psychology and at the Child Study Center, and Jerome L. Singer, Professor of Psychology and at the Child Study Center, and Co-Director of the Family Television Research Center
(Sage Publications, 2000)

"The Handbook of Children and the Media" brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from around the world to summarize the current scope of research on children and the media, suggest directions for future research, and underscore policy and practical implications. In addition to the "traditional" media of television, film and advertising, "new media" such as the Internet and video games are also included.


Make-Believe: Games and Activities for Imaginative Play
Dorothy G. Singer, Senior Research Scientist/Scholar of Psychology and at the Child Study Center, and Jerome L. Singer, Professor of Psychology and at the Child Study Center, and Co-Director of the Family Television Research Center
(American Psychological Association, 2000)

This how-to guide contains more than 100 activities and games that parents, teachers and other adults can use to stimulate the imagination and sense of play in children between the ages of 2 and 5. Along with these games, the authors describe the importance of imaginative play during the early years, including its contribution to happiness and self-confidence, and its vital role in the development of cognitive, emotional, social, creative and physical skills.


T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale boasts five new Rhodes, Marshall Scholars

Internationally renowned journalist examines causes of terrorists' rage

Former U.S. ambassador discusses role of leaders in Israel-Palestine clash

Sternberg to focus on students' rights as head of APA

DeVane Lectures to look at love, law in Cervantes' works

Famed architect Maya Lin discusses how her works are inspired . . .

In Focus: International Spouses & Partners at Yale

Scholar urges expansion of efforts to save giant pandas


MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS

Piano performance piece to open Yale Rep series

Yale Rep announces spring line-up of plays

Happy Holidays! Season's Greetings from the Staff . . .

Ethics of health care will be explored in ISPS talk

Yale athletes to offer free basketball clinic to neighborhood youths

A window to treasure

'Blood and Race' in the U.S. is topic of talk

Yale Books in Brief

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