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What did we learn from our action research?

Adult literacy programs a good place to learn about health
Students saw information as useful and meaningful
Students listened to and trusted student teachers
Students saw health as an important topic
Leadership vehicle for students
Social space opened to talk about health
Health topics facilitated and motivated literacy learning
Students understood information
Students took action:

shared information
went for tests
used community resources
supported each other

This learning process forever shifts a person's knowledge and skills for dealing with health issues in their lives.

(This is an html description of the graphic "What did we learn from our action research?" 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)