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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Libraries are becoming hubs for public health across the U.S.
Description: The mobile clinic is one of several health programs offered by libraries across the U.S.—from tiny rural town libraries to large urban systems. They offer fitness classes, food pantries, cooking classes, conversations about loneliness and mental health, and even blood pressure monitors that can be checked out just like books.
The public health programs leverage libraries’ reputation as sources of reliable information and their ability to reach people beyond formal healthcare settings. No money, insurance, language skills, or ID required, no limits on age. All are welcome.
Libraries are “the last true public institution,” said Jaime Placht, a health a...