One Book, One Community

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Shared Experiences Draw People Together.
Share a Book.
Share an Experience.

Shared experiences draw people together. That is why we are continuing the One Book, One Community (OBOC) program for its 14th year. Everyone in the school is invited to join together in reading and discussing a shared book.

What Should We Read Next?

We're working on the the 2022-23 selection. Suggest a book and read about previous programs in the meantime! 

OBOC book stack

Have ideas for our next book?
This year's theme is mental health awareness
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The 2021-22 OBOC book:

The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
by Hope Jahren

“Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist, a brilliant writer, a passionate teacher, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. In The Story of More, she illuminates the link between human habits and our imperiled planet. In concise, highly readable chapters, she takes us through the science behind the key inventions—from electric power to large-scale farming to automobiles—that, even as they help us, release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere like never before. She explains the current and projected consequences of global warming—from superstorms to rising sea levels—and the actions that we all can take to fight back. At once an explainer on the mechanisms of global change and a lively, personal narrative given to us in Jahren’s inimitable voice, The Story of More is the essential pocket primer on climate change that will leave an indelible impact on everyone who reads it.”

(text from the back cover of the book

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Maximize Dean Lichtveld on why she recommended this book

Minimize OUR RESEARCH AND PARTNERSHIPS ON THE TOPIC

Stay tuned for profiles on Pitt Public Health researchers and friends of the school who are involved in climate change-focused projects and research.

In The News

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Lichtveld touts equity in climate change science at NAM annual meeting 

Lichtveld touts equity in climate change science at NAM annual meeting

“The absolute bottom line for us in the area of science is that we are responsible for making climate and health science work for those most vulnerable. Across all presentations, every single presenter talked about issues of equity and issues of vulnerability,” Lichtveld said. “A climate focus must... (11/22/2021)
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Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam 

Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam

NEW YORK TIMES - Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence. For the first time at a major United Nations climate conference, human health is emerging as a leading issue, a refram... (11/16/2021)
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A Move to Rein In Cancer-Causing 'Forever Chemicals'  

A Move to Rein In Cancer-Causing 'Forever Chemicals'

NEW YORK TIMES - Michael Regan, the EPA administrator, wants to limit a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and is found in everything from drinking water to furniture. The Biden administration said it would require chemical manufacturers to test and pubilcly report the amount of a fa... (11/14/2021)
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Why heat waves are a growing risk for pregnant women 

Why heat waves are a growing risk for pregnant women

NPR - With extreme heat waves on the rise in a changing climate, doctors are finding that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable. Heat waves increase the chances of going into labor early, having a stillbirth, or having a baby with low birthweight.The risk is even greater for women of color, es... (10/18/2021)
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We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change 

We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change

NPR - Americans love their gas stoves. It's a romance fueled by a decades-old "cooking with gas" campaign from utilities. The details have changed over time, but the message is the same: Using a gas stove makes you a better cook. But the beloved gas stove has become a focal point in a fight over wh... (10/18/2021)
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APHA is building understanding and awareness of the public health implications of climate change. Those include worsened air quality, changes in the spread of vector-borne diseases and devastation to communities due to extreme weather events like floods and coastal storms. We need strong climate change strategies and interventions that protect people's health.

A World Health Organization overview of climate-sensitive health risks, their exposure pathways and vulnerability factors. Climate change impacts health both directly and indirectly, and is strongly mediated by environmental, social and public health determinants.