[NIFL-HEALTH:2139] Re: plain language survey info

From: Kathryn A Finnie (kfinnie@juno.com)
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 14:58:24 EST


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Joanne, thanks for your help.  How can I get in touch with Ruth Parker
and David Baker to get the data on the questionnaire?  The health
literacy field is new to me, and I'm unfamiliar with these folks.   Many
thanks!

Kathryn Finnie
Development Director
Vermont Adult Learning
kfinnie@juno.com
802-872-9757

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:16:52 -0500 (EST) "Joanne Schwartzberg"
<Joanne_Schwartzberg@ama-assn.org> writes:
> The TOFLA questionnaire has questions written at a 4th grade level 
> (or so) about preparing for an Xray exam and Ruth Parker, David 
> Baker et al have data on how many could not answer these questions.  
> This is an access issues as well as a clinical one in that these 
> patients could not have  prepared  properly for a medical exam.
> 
> >>> Kathryn A Finnie <kfinnie@juno.com> 01/21 2:26 PM >>>
> 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?
> 
> Any help you might provide would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Kathy Finnie
> Development Director
> Vermont Adult Learning
> kfinnie@juno.com 
> #802-872-9757
> 
>  
> 

Kathy



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