[NIFL-HEALTH:2133] Re: plain language survey info

From: Vicki Trottier (628091@ican.net)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 09:50:03 EST


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Kathryn A Finnie wrote:

> A potential funder has asked us to to gather information about barriers
> to accessing health care for people with little or no literacy skills.
> Has anyone done a "plain language" survey of people with low literacy
> skills that might include questions about barriers to accessing health
> care?
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>

A study was done in the Province of Ontario a couple of years ago.  I
don't have the information at hand, but perhaps someone else out there
does.  Or e-mail me directly at 628091@ican.net and I'll see what I can
dig up.

Vicki Trottier
Literacy Council of South Temiskaming

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