(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6)
The latest episode of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, “Canary in the Coal Mine: A Story from Region 6”, is now available. On this episode of the NNLM Discovery podcast, NNLM’s Region 6 Community Engagement Coordinator, Darlene Kaskie, shares how NNLM is sponsoring a series of talks at public libraries with Dr. William Cooke, a physician and author in rural Austin, Indiana. Dr. Cooke wrote a book called Canary in the Coal Mine about being the only doctor in a small town facing twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV. This story examines the social determinants of health that contribute to poor healthcare and offers hope that communities can come together to ensure that every child born has access, resources, and choices that they need to be healthy and prosperous.
Listen now here! An accompanying video featuring the Canary in the Coal Mine project can be found here.