For Health Literacy Month in October, we are sharing a list of titles that focus on education about health information and making information about personal and public health easier to understand.
Books for Health Literacy Month
By Coll Rowe | September 27 2024 | Health
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Emergency Medical Services > Emergency Medical Responder
- Healthcare Professions > Emergency Medical Services > Emergency Medical Technician
- Healthcare Professions > Healthcare Administration > Healthcare Policies and Politics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
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- History > U.S. History > History of Medicine
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Healthcare Administration > Healthcare Policies and Politics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > History of Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Environmental Science > Environmental Health
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World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength.
- English > Comparative Literature > Feminist Theory and Literary Criticism
- English > Comparative Literature: American > African American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Change
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Personal Health
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Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Basic > Anatomy and Physiology
- Healthcare Professions > Respiratory Care
- Biology > Anatomy and Physiology > Anatomy and Physiology
- Biology > Anatomy and Physiology > Human Physiology
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Human Biology
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Personal Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Stress Management
- Health and Kinesiology > Kinesiology > Fitness and Wellness
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- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Medical Anthropology
- History > Topical History > History of Medicine
- History > U.S. History > History of Medicine
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Basic > Epidemiology
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
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In this eye-opening book, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, a neuroscientist and integrative nutritionist, explains why the dietary needs of the brain are different from those of other organs.
- Psychology > Physiological Psychology > Specialized Courses
- Culinary, Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism > Culinary Arts > Culinary Nutrition
- Culinary, Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism > Food Science > Introduction to Dietetics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Nutrition
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Nutrition and Diet Therapy
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Personal Health
- Nutrition > Special Topics
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- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Alternative / Complementary Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Alternative Therapies / Healing
- Healthcare Professions > Special Topics
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Introductory Botany
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science > Environmental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Specialized Courses
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- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Health
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Specialized Courses
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Allergy and Immunology
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Community Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Women's Health
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- Philosophy > Special Topics
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Addiction Counseling
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Adult Psychopathology
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Child Psychopathology
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Trauma Counseling
- Psychology > Physiological Psychology > Biological / Physiological Psychology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Health > Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Community Medicine / Public Health
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Community Nursing / Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Mental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Stress Management
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