A review in the latest issue of Contemporary Sociology praises RSF's book Epidemic City, an engaging historical account of public health issues in New York City in the 20th century:

Epidemic City clearly documents in detail how the New York public heath system has in the last fifty years dealt with outpatient care for the poor, lead paint poisoning, abortion, heroin addiction, childhood immunizations, infant mortality, AIDS, homelessness, drug-resistant tuberculosis, West Nile Virus, bioterrorism, tobacco use, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Each issue brought to the fore different players and a different set of issues for the department. From the story told, no issues were easy to resolve and with all the contests, most of the issues were at least partially resolved, even those problems related to poverty and costly in human lives.

[...]This book should be of great interest to anyone interested in public health and health care, but also should be read by those concerned with local politics and how we make decisions that work to balance individual rights and the public good.

You can read the full review here. To learn more about Epidemic City, click here.