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'The Atlas Of Health' Wins The BMA Board Of Science Award For The Public Understanding Of Science

10 September 2008 Earthscan

'The Atlas of Health: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease' by Diarmuid O’Donovan won two awards at the 2008 British Medical Book Competition last night.

Not only did 'The Atlas of Health' win the BMA Medical Book Award for Public Health (chosen from a shortlist of Highly Commended Public Health books), it also went on to win the BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science (chosen from the winners of all the shortlisted books in all of the awards categories).

The judging panel, chaired by the Chairman of the BMA Board of Science Sir Charles George, said of the book:

“This is a superbly accessible, beautifully produced, highly informative and well-written compendium of world health statistics. It will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and students in many areas. It is excellent value for money and should grace the book shelf of everyone who cares about human health.”

The success of 'The Atlas of Health' last night marks another significant highlight in the multi-award winning Atlas series. Previous recipients of awards include 'The Atlas of Food', winner of the André Simon Memorial Fund Book award in 2003, 'The Atlas of Women', winner of the American Association of Geographers Media Achievement Award in 2005, 'The Atlas of Climate Change', winner of the Planeta Environment Book of the Year Award 2006 and 'The State of the Middle East', winner of The American Library Association BEST OF THE BEST Books You Should Know About award in 2007.

Further information about the awards ceremony can be found at http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/LIB2008WinnersBookCompetition, and further information about The Atlas of Health can be found at http://www.earthscan.co.uk.

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