<DIV>We have just written an initial proposal for a grant to do just that. If we eventually receive funding we will be working on a two year time frame to put together a curriculum that will align with Missouri Adult Education Content Standards and fit into the Missouri model of delivering ESL and GED/Basic skills/Literacy to adults ages 16 and over who are no longer enrolled in school. While providers focus on <STRONG>Health</STRONG> literacy, adult education programs can focus on health <STRONG>Literacy</STRONG>. Given the estimate that $160-283 billion a year in US health care costs are directly attributable to low level literacy I propose adopting the idea that "All Literacy is Health Literacy". If we secure our grant, we will begin working on a program to do just that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sally Sandy</DIV> <DIV>Director</DIV> <DIV>Parkway Adult Education and Literacy</DIV> <DIV>13157 North Olive Spur Road</DIV> <DIV>St. Louis, Mo. 63141</DIV>
<DIV>314-415-4943<BR><BR><B><I>MSkewes@ria.buffalo.edu</I></B> wrote: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hello all,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>In reading the literature on literacy and health, I have noticed that interventions seem to be mostly provider-focused. Meaning, there is a lot of research on strategies for reaching clients with low literacy skills and communicating differently with these people. Does anyone know of interventions aimed at improving health literacy skills among patients themselves? Please let me know (back-channel at mskewes@ria.buffalo.edu) if you run across or know of any interventions designed to improve health literacy in <I>clients,</I> instead of just improving the way health professionals communicate with patients/clients who have inadequate health literacy skills (not to say that's not important
too!).</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Monica</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><BR>Monica C. Skewes, Ph.D.<BR>Postdoctoral Associate<BR>Research Institute on Addictions<BR>University at Buffalo<BR>The State University of New York<BR>1021 Main Street<BR>Buffalo, New York 14203<BR>716-887-2242 (phone)<BR>716-887-2510 (fax)<BR></FONT>----------------------------------------------------<BR>National Institute for Literacy<BR>Health and Literacy mailing list<BR>HealthLiteracy@nifl.gov<BR>To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy<BR>Email delivered to sallysandy@yahoo.com</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>