At 12:42 PM 3/26/2008, you wrote:

>Today's question is: what advice would you give to those who are just

>starting to build a health literacy coalition in their community? What are

>the biggest challenges, and what helped you to get through them?


HI All,

I would LOVE To hear these answers!

After a lot of negotiating, Health LIteracy is now a firm piece of Special 
Olympics Healthy Athletes. So I am just starting cross-discipline 
collaborations to improve our communication - particularly in effective 
messaging that leads to behavior change - with the 6 disciplines: Opening 
Eyes, Special Smiles, Heathy Hearing, Fit Feet, Fun Fitness, Health 
Promtion. It has been a part of health promotion. However, after some time 
and demonstration, everyone has acknowledged that it is pervasive to all 
disciplines.

So start up information is really helpful here!

Thanks!
joan

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Joan E Guthrie Medlen, R.D., L.D.
Clinical Advisor, Health Literacy & Communications
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes
joan at DownSyndromeNutrition.com
503.246.3849