TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 30, Issue 3 (September 2009)

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Editorial

'The market does not solve social problems. Public health does.'

Anthony Robbins

J Public Health Pol 30: 257-259; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.25

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Original Articles

How to find nothing

It may be more difficult than we assume to reject the null hypothesis.

David Hemenway

J Public Health Pol 30: 260-268; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.26

Assessment of HIV/AIDS related risks among men having sex with men (MSM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This ethnographic study explores the role of men having sex with men in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus and Damen Haile Mariam

J Public Health Pol 30: 269-279; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.22

Commentary: Ethiopia's salvation: Pragmatism in public health policy-making

Dagmawi Iyasu

J Public Health Pol 30: 280-284; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.27

Factors associated with serum retinol, alpha-tocopherol, carotenoids, and selenium in Hispanics with problems of HIV, chronic hepatitis C, and drug use

This study examines the independent effects of hepatitis and drug use on the nutritional problems seen in people with HIV infection.

Janet E Forrester, Xiang D Wang, Tamsin A Knox, Carmia G Borek, Alice M Tang and Elizabeth J Johnson

J Public Health Pol 30: 285-299; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.20

Breast feeding: A time to craft new policies

The authors review recent studies and reinforce an emphasis on exclusive breastfeeding–no other food or fluids–during the first 6 months.

Zena Stein and Louise Kuhn

J Public Health Pol 30: 300-310; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.23

The impact of traumatic stressors in civilian occupational settings

A review of literature on prevalence and aetiology of post-traumatic stress disorders in first responders suggests more attention to prevention strategies.

Alexander C McFarlane, Penny Williamson and Christopher A Barton

J Public Health Pol 30: 311-327; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.21

Controlling infectious disease outbreaks: Lessons from mathematical modelling

For non-specialists, this article offers an overview of the main concepts of infectious disease epidemiology and how the characteristics of an emerging infection determines the effectiveness of public health control options.

T Déirdre Hollingsworth

J Public Health Pol 30: 328-341; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.13

Epidemiological characteristics of HIV-infected women in the Republic of Korea: A low HIV prevalence country

The authors examined the characteristics of heterosexual transmission and studied the dynamics of HIV infection in heterosexual couples in Korea, a low prevalence country.

Jin-Hee Lee, Eun-ju Lee, Sung Soon Kim, Jeong-Gu Nam, Jiyoung Whang and Mee-Kyung Kee

J Public Health Pol 30: 342-355; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.16

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The Federation's Pages

WFPHA: World Federation of Public Health Associations www.wfpha.org  FREE

J Public Health Pol 30: 356-361; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.28

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Book Review

The development of a discipline, volume one: From the age of Hippocrates to public health: The progressive era, edited by Dona Schneider and David E. Lilienfeid

Reviewed by Anthony Robbins

J Public Health Pol 30: 362-363; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.24

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Corrigendum

State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Snacks Sold through Grocery Stores and Vending Machines, 2007 FREE

Jamie F Chriqui, Shelby Smith Eidson, Hannalori Bates, Shelly Kowalczyk and Frank J Chaloupka

J Public Health Pol 30: 364; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.29

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Erratum

Social Inequalities in Health and Closing the Gap in a Generation FREE

Carme Borrell, Lucia Artazcoz, Maria I Pasarin and Elia Diez

J Public Health Pol 30: 365; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.42