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 SAA12059; Tue, 30 May 2000 18:37:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 18:37:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <008701bfca86$f7a0c440$ea58f7ce@amc.org> 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: "Mondi Mason" <masonm@amc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2411] Re: New program info request X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: OR Dear Drue, I would recommend that you refer to the book Birth in Four Cultures by anthropologist Brigette Jordan (1993). Much of her book is about working with Mayan women in the Yucatan around family planning/birthing issues. She shares some great insights related to educating these women about these issues - mainly what not to do. She recommends staying away from a pedagogical stance and focus on how to involve the women as the "experts". Primarily because they have been the educators and the family planners in their communities for years. Good luck, Mondi Mason ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter S. Houts <psh2@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:29 PM Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2402] Re: New program info request > Drue: > I read your message on the HealthLiteracy web site. I think that pictographs > may be helpful. If you think of pictographs as cues to facilitate recall of > spoken information, then you could speak to the women in their language about > health issues and use pictographs to help them remember what you said. If this > interests you, take a look at the following article: Houts PS, Bachrach R, > Witmer JT, Tringali CA, Bucher JA, Localio RA Using pictographs to enhance > recall of spoken medical instructions. Pt Educ and Couns 1998; 35: 83-88. We > have done additional research since then and I will be happy to fill you in, if > you are interested. > Peter > > At 12:59 PM 5/25/00 -0400, you wrote: > > Hello, I direct an education and outreach program for a Planned > > Parenthood affiliate in central rural New York. Through our > > connections with a local college, I have been asked to assist a > > project that works with Mayan women in Mexico. The women for the most > > part do not speak Spanish nor can they read. The project will be > > training local women to help encourage education and discussion on > > reproductive and sexual health issues. I am looking for any thoughts, > > resources etc. that could help. Sources for appropriate visual > > teaching aids would be very helpful. Thank You. > > > > Drue Brenner > > Director of Education > > 37 Dietz Street > > Oneonta, NY 13806 > >
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