Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e78HZOP03256; Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:35:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:35:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s9900afb.005@140.254.139.64> 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: Susan Scritchfield <scritchfield-1@medctr.osu.EDU> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2504] Re: A Health (not literacy) learning Center X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Status: OR Hello, This is my first note to this Listserv. I became interested after talking with Helen Osborne and attending the Cancer and Literacy conference this May in Florida. About Learning Resource Centers - LRC's in hospital lingo. I am one of the coordinators for our "Center for Health Information" here at Ohio State Univ. Medical Center. Many hospitals now have wonderful Health Learning Resource Centers, used for the purposes Debbie wrote in her note. They are so helpful and popular, especially since the role of the health care consumer has so drastically changed from passive to active and responsible over the past few years. I am not aware of any that have a primary focus on literacy or health literacy. Yes, ours and others' may have a collection of low literacy materials, and may have some items translated into different languages. And also, a comment about the patient self-assessment idea. When hospital staff teach patients, they often have patients "return demonstration" by words and or action to show that they in fact have understood the instruction they have been given. Often this learning doesn't translate well to their home setting. The learning needs reinforced by more teaching - often unavailable as people are being instructed when they are sicker, since they are being sent home quicker. Enjoying the discussions, Susan Scritchfield LISW Coordinator, Consumer Health Education, NSD/PE Room 004, Arthur James Cancer Hospital Ohio State University Medical Center 300 W. 10th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Ph: 614-293-3259 Fax: 614-293-2333 Email: scritchfield-1@medctr.osu.edu >>> jwandel@caregroup.harvard.edu 08/08 11:22 AM >>> Debbie - I'll refer you to our web site...In a nutshell, we have been open for 4 years. Our library is a walk-in service, located in our ambulatory care center. We have 1200 books, computer resources, videos. Some of our other services are by referral - - such as our health skills teaching lab (Learning Lab). Initially we were supported primarily by hospital operations; we are now actively seeking other sources of funding, though still with support from the organization. We also have a paper in the Feb. 1998 issue of Journal of Professional Nursing that describes our start-up phase. Our web site is: www.bidmc.caregroup.org/learningcenter <www.bidmc.caregroup.org/learningcenter> Jane Wandel -----Original Message----- From: Dwyoho@aol.com [mailto:Dwyoho@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 11:05 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2500] Re: A Health Literacy learning Center Jane, I'm interested in learning more about the learning Center. Where is it located? How do patients get sent to it? What resources are used, i.e. are there computers? How is it staffed? What is the funding source? How long has it been in operation? thanks, Debbie Deborah W. Yoho Co-moderator, NIFL Health Literacy Discussion Group Chief Executive Officer Greater Columbia Literacy Council 921 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 803/765-2555 dwyoho@aol.com
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