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What do we need to do about the problem? Adult Literacy Student Response

• Use peer teaching whenever possible
• Address difficult issues directly
• Talk culture
• Teach about health in adult literacy classrooms
• Health educators do not know audience
• Use a participatory approach
• Let students choose the health topics to study
• Provide safe and respectful atmosphere
• Use varied teaching approaches such as drama, art, and storytelling

(This is an html description of the graphic "What do we need to do about the problem? Adult Literacy Student Response" from the document "Empowerment Health Education in Adult Literacy: A Guide for Public Health and Adult Literacy Practitioners, Policy Makers and Funders" by Marcia Drew Hohn)