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<DIV>Let's not forget that it is not only the immigrant youth who need to learn health literacy skills. English-dominant youth are also lacking in these skills.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1>Cheryl Pasternack, CHES<BR>Director, Grants Management<BR>Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center<BR>234 E. 149th Street, Room 4C-162<BR>Bronx, NY 10451<BR>Phone: (718) 579-5697<BR>Fax: (718) 579-4602<BR>Email:</FONT> <FONT size=1>Cheryl.Pasternack@nychhc.org <BR></FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR>>>> Jen Kimbrough JBKIMBRO <jbkimbro@uncg.edu> 2/4/2008 12:17 PM >>><BR>I am very interested in this topic too. We have done some work with<BR>immigrant youth and health literacy through ESOL classes with interesting<BR>results. The kids we worked with were very insightful and had a lot to say<BR>about how health literacy impacted their families and their lives. I think<BR>this agenda needs to be pushed, especially in light of NCLB legislation and<BR>the continued marginalization of health education in schools...<BR><BR>Jen Kimbrough, PhD<BR>Associate Director<BR>Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships<BR>University of North Carolina at Greensboro<BR>336.217.9737<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----healthliteracy-bounces@nifl.gov wrote: -----<BR><BR><BR>To: <healthliteracy@nifl.gov><BR>From: lisa jones <lisamjones44@hotmail.com><BR>Sent by: healthliteracy-bounces@nifl.gov<BR>Date: 02/02/2008 08:41AM<BR>Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1735] health literacy in the schools?<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>We spend a lot of time discussing work being done on health literacy with<BR>adults. But wouldn't it be nice if people learned necessary health<BR>literacy skills BEFORE they were adults? So, I was wondering if anyone was<BR>working on health literacy among elementary, junior high or high school<BR>students? How are you approaching health literacy? Through existing<BR>health classes or by integrating health literacy education into math or<BR>english curriculum?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Lisa<BR><BR>Lisa Jones, MD<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------<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<BR><A href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy</A><BR>Email delivered to jbkimbro@uncg.edu<BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------<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 <A href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy</A><BR>Email delivered to cheryl.pasternack@nychhc.org<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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