NNLM Book Discussion: At Home on an Unruly Planet

NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers interested in better understanding health issues faced by their communities an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.

Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can acquire the book in their preferred format and have 3 months to complete the requirements and earn 4 MLA CE by participating in either an online or live discussion

Requirements to earn CE.

• Complete the book in your preferred format
• Log into the Moodle
• Explore the shared resources
• Do ONE of the following
  • Answer the required discussion question in Moodle
  • Attend one of the two live discussion sessions and participate 

It is not necessary to engage in Moodle discussions for all three months, although you are welcome to do so.

Book 9: At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth by Madeline Ostrander, May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024

Book 10: “You Just Need to Lose Weight” And 19 Other Myths About Fat People By Aubrey Gordon, August 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024

Book 11: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, Nov 1, 2024 – Jan 31, 2025

Objectives

• Increase health equity by expanding librarians, health professionals, and public health workers’ awareness and understanding of health issues individuals and communities face.
• Improve information access by exploring health resources from NLM, NIH, and other organizations related to the topic, including MedlinePlus, PudMed, and ClinicalTrials.

The NNLM Book Discussion helps increase health information access and use for all audiences, including underrepresented populations, by raising awareness among librarians, health professionals, and public health workers of health issues their communities face and information resources they can share related to those issues. The titles selected are associated with NNLM, NLM, or NIH’s mission and goals.