Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id OAA02273; Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:58:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:58:24 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20000125.144334.-244811.5.kfinnie@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Kathryn A Finnie <kfinnie@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2139] Re: plain language survey info X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Juno 3.0.13 Status: OR 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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