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HPH Weekly: 10 summer reads on public health to pack in your luggage
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10 summer reads on public health to pack in your luggage

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.
Environ-mental shift
An editorial cartoon by Jenna Luecke

Jenna Luecke draws a witty tribute to environmental health advocates.
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.”
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.
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
Mobile integrated health helps fill gaps in Indiana’s healthcare system →
Limestone Post