Tagged Health and Fitness
CPR Training with The Mobile CPR Project
Join us for a free non-certified CPR training with The Mobile CPR Project . Whether you are new to CPR or just want to practice your skills, this class is for you! Coffee and bagels will be provided. This 45-minute class will…
Kids Can Cook! with Keisha Prosser
Kids and Teens are invited to join us for the final in our series of Kids Can Cook! classes at the Fishtown Library! All classes are supervised by ServSafe certified chef Keisha Prosser, aka the Mobile Cooking Teacher. This program is…
Kids Can Cook! with Keisha Prosser
Kids and Teens are invited to join us at the Fishtown Library one Monday each month at 4:00pm (7/15 & 8/12) to help prepare and enjoy a meal! All classes are supervised by ServSafe certified chef Keisha Prosser, aka the Mobile…
CPR Training with The Mobile CPR Project
Join us for a free non-certified CPR training with The Mobile CPR Project . Whether you are new to CPR or just want to practice your skills, this class is for you! Coffee and bagels will be provided. This 45-minute class will…
Chair Yoga
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 12 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome.…
Walking Group
Come join us! Whether you are continuing down your path or taking your first steps on your journey towards being healthier and happier, all are welcome! Walk at your own pace, weather permitting.
Walking Wednesdays
Put on your walking shoes as you join us every Wednesday for Walking Group. We meet at Whitman Library, walk up to Washington Ave and walk back to Whitman Library. No need to be a speed walker, this group is a walk at your own pace,…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga that uses a chair as the main prop versus a traditional mat. This makes the practice more accessible to those that have trouble putting pressure on the knees and wrists, and is suitable for all levels and…
Chair Yoga
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 12 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome.…
Walking Group
Come join us! Whether you are continuing down your path or taking your first steps on your journey towards being healthier and happier, all are welcome! Walk at your own pace, weather permitting.
Walking Wednesdays
Put on your walking shoes as you join us every Wednesday for Walking Group. We meet at Whitman Library, walk up to Washington Ave and walk back to Whitman Library. No need to be a speed walker, this group is a walk at your own pace,…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga that uses a chair as the main prop versus a traditional mat. This makes the practice more accessible to those that have trouble putting pressure on the knees and wrists, and is suitable for all levels and…
Chair Yoga
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 12 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome.…
Walking Group
Come join us! Whether you are continuing down your path or taking your first steps on your journey towards being healthier and happier, all are welcome! Walk at your own pace, weather permitting.
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga allows you to perform yoga poses while seated, or using a chair for balance. Chair-based or adaptive yoga offers the same benefits of traditional yoga, like boosting strength, flexibility and relaxation. For…
Walking Wednesdays
Put on your walking shoes as you join us every Wednesday for Walking Group. We meet at Whitman Library, walk up to Washington Ave and walk back to Whitman Library. No need to be a speed walker, this group is a walk at your own pace,…
CPR Training with The Mobile CPR Project
Join us for a free non-certified CPR training with The Mobile CPR Project . Whether you are new to CPR or just want to practice your skills, this class is for you! Coffee and bagels will be provided. This 45-minute class will…
Chair Yoga with Lindsey
Chair Yoga is a form of yoga that uses a chair as the main prop versus a traditional mat. This makes the practice more accessible to those that have trouble putting pressure on the knees and wrists, and is suitable for all levels and…
Kids Can Cook! with Keisha Prosser
Kids and Teens are invited to join us at the Fishtown Library one Monday each month at 4:00pm (6/10, 7/15 & 8/12) to help prepare and enjoy a meal! All classes are supervised by ServSafe certified chef Keisha Prosser, aka the…
Children’s Yoga
Join Ms. Yogini B for a fun and interactive kids yoga class! Through playful movements and games, children will learn yoga poses that help improve flexibility, strength, and focus. This class is designed to promote mindfulness and…
Electronic Health Literacy Resources
Check out these electronic sources to learn more about health literacy and how it can affect you!
Health Literacy 2016
Check out these resources to learn more about health literacy and how to best communicate health information!
NewsBank Hot Topics
Trending news and hot topics for your next assignment! Hot topics covers Current Events, Business & Economics, Civics, Government, & Politics, Social Issues, Science, Technology & Health, Sports, Arts & Literature, and People in the News.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth is more than just the facts about health. As part of The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth also provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical,…
HealthCare.Gov
Official guide to the health care, health insurance and the Affordable Care Act
Gale In Context: High School
"Thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio…
Gale in Context | Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits) *
Elementary students in kindergarten through grade five will find age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, etc. Kids…
Gale Health and Wellness (formerly Health and Wellness Resource Center)
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center…
Rabia Chaudry | Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Attorney, advocate, and podcaster Rabia Chaudry is the author of the New York Times bestseller Adnan's Story , a true-crime analysis into the 2000 conviction of a young Baltimorean for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Also the executive…
Marie Yovanovitch | Lessons From the Edge: A Memoir
In conversation with Mitchell Orenstein, Department Chair and Professor of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania In 2019, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was the focus of international interest when…
René Redzepi and David Zilber | The Noma Guide to Fermentation
René Redzepi is chef and co-owner of Copenhagen’s Michelin two-star restaurant Noma, recognized an astounding four times as the best in the world. He is one of Time ’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and the subject of two…
Sandeep Jauhar | Heart: A History
Exploring little-known, behind-the-scenes work in hospitals and the all-too-human lives of doctors, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar is a practicing cardiologist and author of two bestselling medical memoirs, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation and the…
Leslie Jamison | The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
In conversation with Marty Moss-Coane, host of Radio Times on WHYY Leslie Jamison is the author of the bestselling essay collection The Empathy Exams , a personal and probing look at pain and how we understand others’ suffering, praised…
Bob Roth | Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation
Counting Fortune 500 CEOs, veterans with PTSD, Michael J. Fox, inner-city youth, and Oprah Winfrey among his eclectic student body, Bob Roth is one of the world’s most respected teachers of Transcendental Meditation. For more than 45…
Caitlyn Jenner | The Secrets of My Life
Watch the video here . In conversation with Buzz Bissinger , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of four books, including The New York Times bestsellers 3 Nights in August and Friday Night Lights . Caitlyn Jenner, formerly…
Jessamyn Stanley | Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body
Watch the video here . An internationally acclaimed yoga teacher whose body-positive approach encourages students to ask “How do I feel?” rather than “How do I look?,” Jessamyn Stanley has been featured on Good Morning America, Shape,…
Misty Copeland | Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
Watch the video here . In conversation with Tracey Matisak The first African American principal dancer in the 75-year history of the elite American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is one of the world’s most accomplished and recognizable…
Dr. Willie Parker | Life’s Work: From the Trenches, a Moral Argument for Choice
Watch the video here . In conversation with Dr. James Peterson, Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. MSNBC Contributor An outspoken Christian reproductive justice advocate, Dr. Willie…
Leading Voices: Mo Gawdat | Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy*
Watch the video here . In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak The Vice President of Business Innovation Google’s [X], Mo Gawdat is a serial entrepreneur who has founded more than 20 businesses, started…
Melissa Clark | Dinner: Changing the Game
Watch the video here . In conversation with Maureen Fitzgerald, Food Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer One of America’s most beloved food writers, Melissa Clark writes the New York Times column “A Good Appetite” and hosts its weekly…
Simone Biles | Courage to Soar
In conversation with Tracey Matisak A member of the formidable U.S. female gymnastics team nicknamed the “Final Five” at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Simone Biles won a record-setting four gold and one bronze medals for…
Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby | V Street: 100 Globe-Hopping Plates on the Cutting Edge of Vegetable Cooking
“Leaders in a food revolution that sees mainstream chefs putting vegetables at the center of the plate” ( Associated Press ), Philly natives and husband-and-wife team Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby are co-owners of Vedge, a local mecca for…
Elizabeth Vargas | Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
In conversation with Tamala Edwards The co-anchor of ABC’s long-running flagship news show 20/20 , Elizabeth Vargas became an inspiration for others fighting addiction from the moment she told interviewer George Stephanopoulos, “I am an…
The American Presidency | Richard Levinson | The Hidden History of Presidential Health
Parkway Central librarian and presidential history buff Dick Levinson sheds light on desperately ill and dying presidents who deceived the public to remain in power. Join us to hear tales so wild they could only be true. Introduced by…
Catherine Price | Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food
An “absorbing and meticulously researched history of the beginnings and causes of our obsession with vitamins and nutrition” ( New York Times ), Catherine Price’s Vitamania tells the fascinating story of the 13 dietary chemicals…
Lesley Stahl | Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting
One of America’s most experienced and respected broadcast journalists, Lesley Stahl recently celebrated her 25th year as a correspondent for the venerable 60 Minutes . Prior to this she was CBS’s White House correspondent during the…
Barbara Bradley Hagerty | Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife
Journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty was an NPR reporter for nearly 20 years, first covering the Justice Department and later becoming the network’s religion correspondent. Mapping the intersections of faith, politics, law, science, and…
SEPA-READS
An initiative by the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) and Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals (TJUH) to address health literacy in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Regional Health Literacy Coalition
A website created by Pennsylvania's Health Literacy Coalition to improve understanding between providers and consumers of health care
PubMed Health
A service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) that provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions
Philly Food Finder
Use this tool to find food pantries, meals for seniors, soup kitchens, SHARE host sites, and farmer’s markets by typing in your address or zip code.
PA Forward: Healthy Literacy
See what efforts the Pennsylvania Library Association is putting forth to promote health literacy.
Medline Plus
A web resource that contains reliable health information from the National Library of Medicine to help answer health questions
Local Health Literacy Events
A list of local health literacy events across Pennsylvania that you can attend
HealthCare.gov
Official guide to the health care, health insurance and the Affordable Care Act
Health Literacy Month's Website
This website will provide more information on how you can help support Health Literacy Month's efforts
Health Literacy Basics
Definitions and answers to basic questions about health literacy provided by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Health Finder
Use this federally sponsored website tool to learn what you or a loved one can do to stay healthy.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
The Free Library's database where you can explore different health topics
Free Health Screenings
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health maintains a monthly list of free health screenings across the city. Scroll down to the “Free Health Screenings in Philadelphia” section for the link to this month’s list.
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are local, non-profit or city-run primary care providers serving low-income families. Find one using this search tool.
Fact Sheet: Health Literacy and Health Outcomes
This fact sheet summarizes key research findings on the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes.
Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities
This list of resources from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities includes help for alcohol, drugs, gambling, homeless supports, domestic violence, intellectual disAbility supports, crisis centers, and 24/7…
Coalition Against Hunger
The Coalition Against Hunger helps people connect to food pantries and soup kitchens in their neighborhood, including options for finding food that very day. They also help people to apply for SNAP (food stamp) benefits. Households can…
CDC on Health Literacy
Information and tools to improve health literacy and public health. Find health literacy activities by state, develop materials, learn about health literacy.
2-1-1 SEPA
Call 2-1-1 to get connected to important health and human services. You can also use their website to search.
Health
What are your health questions? The Free Library can connect you with resources to help you live a healthier lifestyle, including research tools, cooking classes, resources to help you quit smoking or increase your exercise, and…