Health Literacy Month

October is Health Literacy Month. Delaware Libraries and their partners provide programs and information on a variety of medical, wellness, and behavioral health topics. Please visit https://guides.lib.de.us/healthready for more!

Updated October 2, 2023
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The wellness trap : break free from diet culture, disinformation, and dubious diagnoses and find your true well-being
Harrison, Christy (Nutritionist)
CD
From the paradigm-shifting author of Anti-Diet comes a deep dive into the underbelly of modern wellness culture and how it stands in the way of true well-being. "It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle." You've probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space....
Random acts of medicine : the hidden forces that sway doctors, impact patients, and shape our health
Jena, Anupam B.
Paper Book
Does timing, circumstance, or luck impact your health care? This groundbreaking book reveals the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected--but predictable--events can profoundly affect our health. * Is there ever a good time to have a heart attack? Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed...
The mindful body : creating chronic health in an age of possibility
Langer, Ellen J.
Paper Book
Learn how adjusting your thoughts can change your health--from the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard. "What matters more: mind or body? Filled with original research and thought-provoking insights, The Mindful Body shows...
The essential guide to intermittent fasting for women : balance your hormones to lose weight, lower stress, and optimize health
Ramos, Megan
Paper Book
From renowned experts Megan Ramos and Dr. Jason Fung: A transformative approach to women's health and well-being that gives readers the tools to reclaim their health sustainably. "Essential reading for any woman wanting to improve her metabolic health and make sense of...
Foreign Bodies : Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
Schama, Simon.
Paper Book
A vibrant cultural history investigating pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with...
Tyranny of the gene : personalized medicine and its threat to public health
Tabery, James
Paper Book
A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine at the center of American medicine The United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine-the tailoring of...
To dye for : how toxic fashion is making us sick--and how we can fight back
Wicker, Alden
Paper Book
Many of us are aware of the ethical minefield that is fast fashion: the dodgy labour practices, the lax environmental standards, and the mountains of waste piling up on the shores of developing countries. But have you stopped to consider the dangerous effects your clothes are having on your own...
Fragmented : a doctor's quest to piece together American health care
Yurkiewicz, Ilana
Paper Book
An award-winning physician-writer exposes how pervasive cracks in the health care system cost us time, energy, and lives--and how we can fix them. There's an unspoken assumption when we go to see a doctor: the doctor knows our medical story and is making decisions based on that story...

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