Reading Rural book: Out in the Rural
The club will be discussing historian Thomas J. Ward Jr.'s book on the first rural community health center in the U.S. in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Out in the Rural is "a story of both community health and of a stranger's kindness and determination to bring health care to areas out of reach."
The Reading Rural Book Club focuses on a books centering on the intersection between rural life/work and public health. All are welcome to join, whether you've completed the reading or not. All meetings are held virtually.
Related LibGuide: Public Health Book Clubs (PHBC)
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Audience:
- Alumni Faculty General Public Students
- Categories:
- Book Club