I'm not sure how many "states" have awards for health literacy, but IHA's award is open to all: "Anyone working in the field of health literacy is eligible for an award. You may nominate another person for an award or you may nominate yourself."

The 2008 awards have already been decided, but the application forms are still on their web site. You can check out the eligibility criteria and perhaps start planning to submit an award nomination for next year. They have contact information on their website, so if you're interested, it might be a good idea to contact them directly and ask for more information about their award program.

http://www.iha4health.org/index.cfm/MenuItemID/269.htm (award page)

http://www.iha4health.org/index.cfm/MenuItemID/184/MenuGroup/%5FHealth%20Literacy%20Conference.htm (health literacy page)


Doug Seubert
Guideline Editor
Quality Improvement & Care Management
Marshfield Clinic
www.marshfieldclinic.org
1000 N Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5096 (1-800-782-8581 ext. 75096)


------Original Message------
From:	"David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net>
Date:	Thu May 08, 2008 -- 08:56:25 AM
To:	healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject:	[HealthLiteracy 1975] Health Publication Wins 2008 Institute forHealthcare Advan

Health Literacy Colleagues,

Here's an article that may be of interest. It begins:

"For its groundbreaking development of a guidebook for seniors and  
people with disabilities who have Medi-Cal, UC Berkeley’s Health  
Research for Action received the Institute for Healthcare  
Advancement’s outstanding achievement in health literacy award for  
published materials."

I wonder if other states have awards like this. Recognizing and  
rewarding clear writtten health information might encourage other  
organizations to make plain language a higher priority.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/health-publication-wins-2008- 
institute,381871.shtml

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net



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