Carol,

It's been about 7 years since I worked with this educator who designed the
placemat. I'll need to do some digging in my memory to remember her name,
the details, etc., but I'll see what I can come up with.

Kristina

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EasyRead Copywriting, LLC
Office: 505-345-3258
Cell: 505-715-1070




> From: Carol Jones <cjones at alclv.org>

> Reply-To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:10:18 -0500

> To: 'The Health and Literacy Discussion List' <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1646] Re: Looking for different approaches to

> teaching low literacy diabetes classes

> 

> I am extremely interested in this idea.  Do you have the ordering

> information?

> 

> Carol T. Jones, Ph.D.

> Executive Director

> Adult Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley

> 801 Hamilton Street, Suite 201

> Allentown, PA 18101

> Phone:  610-435-0680, ext. 114

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>  

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov

> [mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Kristina Anderson

> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:55 PM

> To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List

> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1636] Re: Looking for different approaches to

> teaching low literacy diabetes classes

> 

> Regarding the plate method, I worked with a diabetes educator in Seattle

> a

> few years ago who developed a really neat placemat that had visuals with

> a

> plate, suggested portions, and a list of suggested foods to eat. She had

> it

> laminated, and she also created a version in Spanish. If anyone is

> interested, I can try to find her contact information. At the time, she

> was

> creating a website with ordering information.

> 

> Kristina

> 

> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> Kristina Anderson

> EasyRead Copywriting, LLC

> Office: 505-345-3258

> Cell: 505-715-1070

> 

> 

> 

>> From: Jan Potter <jpotter at gha.org>

>> Reply-To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List

> <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:34:05 -0500

>> To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

>> Conversation: [HealthLiteracy 1624] Re: Looking for different

> approaches to

>> teaching low literacy diabetes classes

>> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1634] Re: Looking for different approaches to

>> teaching low literacy diabetes classes

>> 

>> I believe, to give credit where it is due, that the plate method

>> originated in Idaho:

>> 

> http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/impacts/Pdf_02/12-02raidl-fcs-diabetes.p

>> df 

>> 

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov

>> [mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Joan Medlen

>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 1:46 PM

>> To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List

>> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1624] Re: Looking for different approaches to

>> teaching low literacy diabetes classes

>> 

>> Have you seen the ADA "Plate Method" for teaching balanced eating?

>> 

>> The order code for their publication (2005) is 5996-11  It's in a

>> september 

>> 2005 Diabetes Advisor publication.  It is very visual.

>> 

>> Joan

>> 

>> Joan E Guthrie Medlen, R.D., L.D.

>> Clinical Advisor, Health Literacy & Communications

>> Special Olympics Health Promotion

>> 

>> 

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