Hello Julie and list members,

This is Lynn.  I work on projects with the Canadian Public Health 
Association (CPHA) through our National Literacy and Health Program 
(NLHP).  Since 1994, we have worked with a partnership of 27 national 
health organizations.  We aim to raise awareness about the impact of 
low literacy on health and access to health services, to explore 
issues, develop resource materials, and build partnerships in this 
field.

Last year, we worked with partners in the fields of literacy and 
health to host a national conference.  We discussed new developments 
in practice, policy and research to improve the health of Canadians 
with low literacy skills.  Since then, we have been working on new 
project ideas and seeking funds to carry out the work.  We hope to 
announce two new projects in the New Year designed to improve health 
professional training and to improve the knowledge base in Canada 
about literacy and health (what is being done, what needs to be done, 
and what this means for setting policy and planning health programs).

I find the NIFL-health list a useful place to learn about new 
resources and developments in the field.  Thanks for your efforts to 
set up this new moderated format.  I look forward to exchanging 
information and ideas.

Lynn Chiarelli
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Lynn Chiarelli
Project Coordinator/Coordonnatrice de projet
Canadian Public Health Association/Association canadienne de santé publique
400-1565 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 8R1

Telephone: 613-725-3769 x112
Fax/Télécopieur:  613-725-9826
Web: www.cpha.ca/literacyandhealth