Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Ensuring that people from diverse backgrounds are represented in health research is key to improving health research. Join the All of Us Research Program this Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and share your health story! Visit joinallofus.org/nlm to learn more and #JoinAllofUs
May 2023 NNLM Reading Club: Celebrating Earth Day and Health
One of the NNLM’s National Initiatives is Environmental Determinants of Health. Environmental factors can influence human health, including physical, chemical, and biological factors that are external to a person, and all related behaviors. Collectively, these are referred to as environmental determinants of health (EDHs). Threats to any one of the EDHs can have an adverse impact on the health and well-being of the population. These environmental threats can occur naturally, human-made, or because of social conditions and ways people live. Addressing these EDHs will directly improve the health of the population. This year, as we Celebrate Earth Day and Health, we highlight our previous book selections about Environmental Health, along with three new, exciting additions:
- Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez
- Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope through Healing the Planet by Kinari Webb
- Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret by Catherine Coleman Flowers
Learn more about the this month's theme on the newly launched Reading Club website.
Visit the All of Us Journey
Come aboard this traveling educational exhibit to learn how you can help shape the future of health for yourself, your family, your community, and generations to come.
The Journey features interactive activities, videos, games, quizzes, and more—all designed to demonstrate the power of your participation in health research. You can even enroll in the All of Us Research Program during your visit.
You can visit the All of Us Journey at the following locations and dates:
- May 10-12: Stanford Medicine 500 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305; 9AM-3PM
- May 17: North Valleys Family Resource Center 5000 Silver Lake Road Reno, NV 89506; 1:45PM-6PM
- May 17-19: Benjamin L. Hooks Central Public Library 3030 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38113; 10AM-4PM
- May 17-19: Mary's Center 344 University Boulevard West Silver Spring, MD 20901; 10AM-4PM
- May 18: Bethel AME Church 2655 N. Rock Boulevard Sparks, NV 89431; 5PM-8PM
- May 19: Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada 500 E. Fourth Street Reno, NV 89512; 9AM-4PM
- May 20: Neil Road Recreation Center 3925 Neil Road Reno, NV 89502; 10AM-5PM
- May 21: Wat Buddhapradeep of Reno 1100 12th Street Sparks, NV 89431; 10AM-4PM
- May 22-25: Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library 315 W Oak Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401; 10AM-4PM
- May 30-June 2: George Mason University 4400 University Dr Fairfax, VA 22030; 10AM-4PM
- May 30-June 2: FiftyForward Donelson Station 108 Donelson Pike Nashville, TN 37214; 10AM-4PM
- May 31-June 1: Boys and Girls Club Truckee Meadows 2680 East 9th Street Reno, NV 89512; 4PM-8:30PM
Keep up to date with all NNLM All of Us Program Center Digests and Special Bulletins. Newsletters are published bimonthly. View the complete issue listing for content that you may have initially missed.