One Book, One Community Read-Along

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

Pitt Public Health’s One Book, One Community (OBOC) program is a school-wide “communal read” of a single book focused on a topic affecting the field of public health. Alumni, families, and friends are invited to sign up below and read along with students and faculty. You’ll also be invited to participate in a variety of programming during the year, including live and virtual discussions and events.

Selecting this Year’s Book

"Evicted by Matthew Desmond describes the plight of poor families who, for want of a few dollars, are forced to move from their homes, apartments, or trailers. An ethnographer, Desmond shares the intimate vicissitudes of his subject / friends as they struggle to make ends meet while negotiating a bewildering system of slumlords, public agencies, law enforcement, and courts, a system that seems almost designed to reinforce a downward spiral of poverty. The consequences of eviction are especially felt by mothers with young children, whose development is jeopardized by substandard housing, low quality neighborhoods, and poor nutrition. 

"Social factors are well known to be paramount determinants of health and well-being, and Evicted heartbreakingly illuminates how poverty and lack of housing affect families and communities. America’s health compares poorly to other economically developed counties. Everyone interested in improving public health should read Evicted to better understand poverty, housing, and health.”

The book has been a New York Times best seller, won a Pulitzer Prize, and was on Bill Gates’s summer reading list in 2017

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CPH-CE Credits

CPH-CE credits can be earned by participating in discussions.
(1 CPH-CE credit per hour)

Questions?

Contact Jennifer Sciullo and the school's alumni relations team for details or questions about the read-along program.

OBOC 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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