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Nov
04
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genetics, genomics, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
Your health is the product of three factors: lifestyle, environment and genetics. In November, NNLM Reading Club is taking a closer look at human genetics. Featured are three books that translate the complexities of genetics into understandable terms. Pulitzer Prize-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of genetics from its beginnings in the 19th-century experiments of… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Sep
30
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, diversity, Equity & Inclusion, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
“For I know that diversity is important, not based just on gender, or your race or ethnicity, but your unique experiences, your perspectives and solutions that you bring to the table. … Don’t shy away from your experiences, your challenges, your joys. Yes, they are wonderfully complicated, but they shape who you are.” ~Valerie Montgomery… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Sep
01
0 comments Tags: All of Us, citizen science, consumer health, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library
Your health is a product of your genetics, lifestyle and environment. This month the NNLM Reading Club examines the third component of that critical trio. Environmental health plays a role in a host of social issues facing our society, from how to ensure drinking water is safe, to what kinds of risks we should take… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Citizen Science, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Libraries
Aug
05
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, disease outbreak, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
Diving into fiction can help us understand more about the realities we face. As day-to- day life continues to be shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, NNLM Reading Club calls your attention to three literary works focusing on the impact of pandemics or infectious disease. The NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network is pleased to… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Libraries
Jul
06
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, Maternal Health, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library, Racism and Health
Bring your book-discussion group into one of the central conversations impacting our nation as the NNLM Reading Club focuses on Racism and Health for its July reading selections, with special attention to Black maternal health. The three selections explore motherhood through the experiences of Black women in different ways. NNLM encourages you to use one… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Health, Public Libraries