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 h2VLAMM17310; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:10:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:10:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000001c2f7c9$b1fefb00$6401a8c0@lisa> 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: "Lisa Bernstein" <lisa.expect@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3948] RE: Pediatric Literacy Initiatives X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2358 Lines: 68 Lora- We have a prenatal health and literacy program, called the BABY BASICS program that provides appropriate prenatal educational materials for mothers who read at as low as a 3rd grade reading level. --The program has an integrated curriculum and support materials that allows doctors, nurses, administrators, WIC educators, labor and delivery educators and fatherhood inititative leaders to all be "on the same page." --Our training in prenatal health literacy and BABY BASIC's materials helps everyone from receptionists to doctors understand and overcome the barriers to care presented by low-literacy. --Adult literacy providers are networked with the prenatal care sites to provide adult literacy training and ESL using the prenatal materials. What better way to teach a pregnant mother to read? --Lastly, there are always bored older siblings in waiting rooms for mom's apointment. So we're putting children's books in the waiting rooms of prenatal clinics and giving mothers a children's book at delivery. We've just created our first model sites in Newark, NJ and are helping to develop BABY BASICS model programs nationwide starting this summer. For more information visit our website and call me. We, by the way, are the same people who created What To Expect When You're Expecting...the nation's bestselling pregnancy guide. Lisa Bernstein Executive Director The What To Expect Foundation 212-712-9764 lisab@whattoexpect.org www.whattoexpect.org -----Original Message----- From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lora Taylor Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3947] Pediatric Literacy Initiatives Hi, I am wondering if any of you are aware of pediatric literacy models, similar to Reach Out and Read, that have been implemented in City Health Departments, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) clinics, and any other non-traditional sites where families seek out health related information and/or support. Any feedback would be valuable for an initiative the Health Literacy Council of Milwaukee is developing. Thanks. Lora Taylor MBA, MPH, RD Director Partnerships for Healthy Milwaukee University Wisconsin - Milwaukee College of Health Sciences P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Ph: 414.229.2961 Mobile: 414.430.3071 ltaylor@uwm.edu
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