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Editorial
. 2017 Feb;94(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1007/s11524-016-0118-x.

"Our Doors Are Open to Everybody": Public Libraries as Common Ground for Public Health

Anna Uma Morgan  1 , Roxanne Dupuis  2 , Eliza Davenport Whiteman  3 , Bernadette D'Alonzo  2 , Carolyn C Cannuscio  4
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"Our Doors Are Open to Everybody": Public Libraries as Common Ground for Public Health

Anna Uma Morgan et al. J Urban Health. 2017 Feb.
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Fig. 1
Philadelphia is among the poorest and most segregated big cities in the country [2]. Recognizing these community divisions, residents of South Philadelphia expressed a desire for programming to encourage individuals from different groups to meet in a neutral space and engage with one another, with the goal of improving intercultural communication and relationships. Photograph credit to Nema Etebar
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
At the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Culinary Literacy Center welcomes refugees from many nations to join the Edible Alphabet class, an ESL and life skills program. Here, the lead chef teaches students how to make pasta primavera. For many of the students, this class is a first introduction to the USA, with some students joining the class as soon as 2 weeks after arriving in the USA. Photograph credit to Nema Etebar
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