Book Chapters

Below are some of the book chapters authored by Dr. Laar

  1. Amos Laar, Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Matilda Essandoh Laar, William K. Bosu, Silver Nanema, Gershim Asiki, Mark Spires et al. “Monitoring food environments and systems for sustainable diets in Africa: Lessons from Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa.” In Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Diets, pp. 673-691. Routledge, 2023. Available here 
  2. Laar AK, Ganle J, Owusu, A, Tenkorang E, Tuakli-Wosornu Y, Soyiri I, Okyerefo M, Senah K (2019). Representing health: an Afrocentric perspective. In: Practicing health geography: The Africa story Eds: Prestige Tatenda Makanga, PT. (Forthcoming).
  3. Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, Nida Naushad, Amos Laar, Christine Townsend, Emerald Lin (2029). 10 Medical Issues, Pharmacology and Nutrient Interactions. In: Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes, Eds Elizabeth Broad. DOI: 10.1201/9780429491955-12Taylor and Francis Group.
  4. Wentzel-Viljoen, E., Laar, A., & Umugwaneza, M. (2018). Ethics in Nutrition–An African Perspective. In African Perspectives on Ethics for Healthcare Professionals (pp. 73-89). Hoffmann, N., N, W.A. De Jongh, J-C, (Eds.); Springer, Cham.
  5. Laar AK, and Tandoh, A. (2016) Not Infected but Affected: The Burden of Aids-Induced Food Insecurity among HIV-Affected Households in Ghana. In: Rosalie Garner (Eds). Food Insecurity: Patterns, Prevalence and Risk Factors. Nova Science Pub Inc, New York, NY, USA.
  6. Laar AK, Andrews NAE, Amoah-Ampah E, Laar M. (2015) Coping and Hoping in HIV: The Struggles of the Ghanaian HIV-Positive. In:  Marcus Bachman (Eds). Coping Strategies and Health pp. 87-126. Nova Science Pub Inc, New York, NY, USA.
  7. Laar, A., Aryeetey, R. (2014). Nutrition of women and children: Focus on Ghana and HIV/AIDS. In: Public Health Nutrition:Principles and practice in community and global health. Eds: Natalie Stein Jones& Bartlett, Burlington MA, USA”

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