Hi Sabrina,
See Chapter 11 in the report "Learning a Living: First Results of the
Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey." It will give you more recent
health and literacy information. It can be downloaded at
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/89-603-XIE/2005001/pdf.htm.
Regards,
Julie
 
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Julie K. Eastland
Program Administrator
Center for Global Assessment
Educational Testing Service
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Princeton, NJ 08541 


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[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Sabrina
Kurtz-Rossi
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 3:02 PM
To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject: Re: [HealthLiteracy] International health literacy


Dear All,
 
I am somewhat familiar with the International Adult Literacy Survey
(IALS, 2000?) which looked at functional literacy in 22 industrialized
nations.   My understanding is that US literacy rates are about average.
Finland, Norway, and Sweden had higher literacy rates than the US while
and Italy, Poland, and Hungry had lower rates.   Are there data that
also looked health status?  
 
Still looking for information on the relationship between health status
and literacy rates from an international perspective.  
 
- Sabrina


>>> sabrina_kurtz-rossi at worlded.org 02/08 12:02 PM >>>


Diane and others,
 
On the topic of international health literacy, I'm looking for a review
article on the relationship between literacy levels and health status in
developing countries.  
 
I have the early article by Grosse, R.N, & Auffrey, C (1989) Literacy
and Health Status in Developing Countries.  Annu. Rev. Public Health
10:281-97, which is great, but I'm looking for something more recent.
Any suggestions?
 
- Sabrina 
 
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World Education
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