As the previous comment mentions we do spend a great deal of time
focusing on the written word but what about people who are illiterate in
their own language or who speak a language in which we don't have many
resources. I was thinking mainly of someone on the listserv who was
working with Mennonites who speak Low German. How would we help people
in that situation.


Regards,

Caroline


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-----Original Message-----
From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Hebert, Pam NCP
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:36 AM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2398] Re: Wednesday Question: What do you want
inyourtoolkit?

While we spend a lot of time dealing with the written word, the way that
health care providers interact with patients can also increase the
demand for literacy.  Plus when one is ill, not oxygenating well, facing
life and death situations, attention span and ability to comprehend is
further hindered.  
It would be great if your tool kit could have tips for health care
providers to use when they interact with patients.  
Can't wait to hear more about it.

-----Original Message-----
From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Julie McKinney
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:46 PM
To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2396] Wednesday Question: What do you want in
yourtoolkit?

Hi Everyone,

I am working on a new Health Literacy Toolkit and am looking for ideas
on what resources you all would like to see in it. It will be online,
and include practical resources for these kinds of activities:
    * addressing health literacy in adult literacy programs and classes
    * forming collaborations between health systems and adult literacy
programs
    * jumpstarting a health literacy initiative 

It will be mostly for adult literacy professional development, but the
resources will also be useful to health care/health education agencies.

Examples of what it will include are:
    * curricula
    * stories of promising practices in ABE/Health Care collaboration
    * research articles
    * funding ideas

Please send me your ideas so I can make sure this will fill some real
needs!

Thanks all,
Julie

Julie McKinney
Health Literacy List Moderator
World Education
jmckinney at worlded.org
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