Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h08LR7P23601; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:27:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:27:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <se1c5140.061@mail.coastalahec.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Sandy Diehl" <Sandy.Diehl@coastalahec.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3861] Re: library resources X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.4 Status: O Content-Length: 3474 Lines: 83 Charles, What a wonderful project! I agree that health and literacy partnerships are powerful. I wanted to share with the group a project called 'Expecting the Best' which is a health/adult education partnership. Expecting the Best is designed to teach adults about health and wellness through ESL classes administered by our Community College system. Classes focus on health care, nutrition, and exercise/fitness, and are intended to improve health literacy, functional literacy, and communication skills. We are currently developing and piloting lessons, and plan to offer the curriculum statewide by 2004. Expecting the Best is a collaborative effort between the North Carolina Community College System, the Division of Public Health in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Coastal AHEC, and the March of Dimes. Feel free to email me at sandy.diehl@coastalahec.org if you have questions or would like more information. Sandy Diehl, MPH Project Director Coastal Area Health Education Center Wilmington, NC 28402-9025 >>> cmoody@nald.ca 01/07/03 10:42PM >>> I too am interested in "classic health literacy resources". I am reading these responses with great interest. Please share any comments with us all. I am the manager and consultant for a literacy and health project in Manitoba, Canada, which will bring literacy and health people together in a series of 15 training sessions across our province. In preparation for this project, I am reading everything I can find, and I'm convinced that establishing partnerships between health institutions and literacy programs is the way to go. I'm particularly impressed with the Participatory Action Research model. I would welcome any comments and resources. If you're interested, you can read about our project at www.health.mb.literacy.ca Charles Moody, Literacy Partners of Manitoba At 06:09 PM 1/7/03 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Lisa, > Thought that I would respond directly to you instead of the whole > list. The Institute for Healthcare Advancement publishes a wonderful > series for Health Literacy and they are available in multiple languages. > The series is entitled "What to do for Health." You can find out more > about their series by going to their website. www.iha4health.org Hope > this helps! > >Paula Miller > > >Lisa Pierce wrote: > >>Hello. The email [NIFL-HEALTH:3847] Oral Communication with Low-Literate >>patients prompted me to ask, what are the "classic" health literacy >>resources? We recently received a small donation for books and I would >>like to purchase a few in the area of health literacy, as we have so few >>in our collection. Most of our students are ESL, but we have some basic >>readers as well. >>Thank you. >>Lisa >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: RJ2817@aol.com [SMTP:RJ2817@aol.com] >>Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:39 PM >>To: Multiple recipients of list >>Subject: >> >>Can anyone refer me to books, web sites or other resources specifically >>related to teaching oral communication skills to health care >>professionals who work with low literate populations? >> >>I've got Doak & Doak and most of the "classic" health literacy resources. >>I'm wondering what else might be available. >> >>You can reply directly to me at RJ2817@aol.com >> >>Thanks! >> >>Rebecca Jacobson, MPH >>Health Education Consultant >>Columbia, SC >> >> > http://www.gordano.com - Messaging for educators.
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