Greetings,

I am a new member to the listserv.  My name is David Young and I am a 
Health Educator/Researcher at Montana State University.  I am a 
member of a research team working on a grant designed to enhance the 
health and well-being of rural elderly so that they can stay in their 
homes and local communities as long as possible.  A major component 
our grant is to improve the level of health literacy of rural 
elderly.  We have searched the literature for possible survey 
instruments to use and are familiar with the TOFHLA and S-TOFHLA 
which measures primarily reading fluency and we are more interested 
in measuring and individual's ability to obtain, process, understand 
and use basic health information and services.

Thanks in advance - my e-mail address is dyoung at montana.edu

Dave


David M. Young, Professor
Community Resource Specialist
Extension Service & College of Nursing

"Cultivating Healthier Rural Communities and Reducing Poverty"