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 eBBHfZ915732; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:41:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:41:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.A41.4.21.0012110937380.213990-100000@aagaard03.u.washington.edu> 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: Kristina Anderson <keander@u.washington.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2761] Re: theory o f health literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Sandra, I've tried to find this article in Medline, etc., and haven't been able to. Where did you find it? Kristina >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kristina Anderson Literacy Coordinator Harborview Medical Center 325 9th Avenue, Box 359710 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone (206) 731-6621 Pager (206) 994-7227 Fax (206) 731-2023 On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Sandra Smith wrote: > Chrys: > See Nutbeam, Don (2000) Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge > for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st > century. Health Promotion International (Australia)(15):259-267. > > Health literacy is a relatively new concept without much in the way of > theoretical grounding --please share whatever you find re HL theory. You > might have to propose a theory. SS > Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES > Health Education Specialist > University of Washington > Center for Health Education & Research > Clinical Instructor, Health Services Dept > Editor, Beginnings: A Practical Guide through Pregnancy > Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com > > Mailing Address: > 2821 2nd Ave #1601 > Seattle WA 98121 > 206-441-7046 > sandras@u.washington.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chrys Silvestre and Brent Atkins [mailto:chrysbrent@sympatico.ca] > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 8:15 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2754] Re: theory > > > > --------------9705802D7EF45B413D0631F9 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hello Pat, > > Thanks for the quick reply. This is my situation. I am interested in > health literacy and plan to do a thesis around the issue, although i > haven't yet framed my question. For the time being i need to write a > theory paper based on a practice problem, for one of my courses. I have > chosen to address health literacy. I am not as yet able to find any > theories about literacy - there are several about adult education and > learning, however those don't address the issue of literacy very well. > In fact the concept of literacy hasn't been well explored in the > literature - in the readings i've done. > > As a nurse clinician i have definitely encountered patients/ clients who > have problems reading. I believe that nurses should be more aware of > the extent of the problem and those working in public and community > health do much more then providing plain language information. > > So any direction, in terms of web sites of authors or articles on > related theory would be greatly appreciated. > > Chrys. > > NURSEPAT43@aol.com wrote: > > > Chrys; > > What kind of information are you looking for?? I am a nurse that > > learned to > > read better when I was in my 40's and have worked in PCU for 9.5 years > > now. > > Are you wanting to have a work shop about health and literacy? or talk > > to an > > adult that has reading problems and had medical problems? If you do > > pt. care > > I am sure you have met people who have reading and writing problems! > > I will > > help if I can. Pat Blackwell, Indiana My e-mail is Nursepat43@aol.com. > > --------------9705802D7EF45B413D0631F9 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > <html> > <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> > Hello Pat, > <p>Thanks for the quick reply. This is my situation. I am > interested > in health literacy and plan to do a thesis around the issue, although i > haven't yet framed my question. For the time being i need to write > a theory paper based on a practice problem, for one of my courses. > I have chosen to address health literacy. I am not as yet able to > find any theories about literacy - there are several about adult > education > and learning, however those don't address the issue of literacy very > well. > In fact the concept of literacy hasn't been well explored in the > literature > - in the readings i've done. > <p>As a nurse clinician i have definitely encountered patients/ clients > who have problems reading. I believe that nurses should be more > aware > of the extent of the problem and those working in public and community > health do much more then providing plain language information. > <p>So any direction, in terms of web sites of authors or articles on > related > theory would be greatly appreciated. > <p>Chrys. > <p>NURSEPAT43@aol.com wrote: > <blockquote TYPE=CITE><font face="Times New Roman"><font > size=+0>Chrys;</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>What kind of information > are you looking for?? I am a nurse that learned to</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>read better when I was in > my 40's and have worked in PCU for 9.5 years now.</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>Are you wanting to have > a work shop about health and literacy? or talk to an</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>adult that has reading > problems > and had medical problems? If you do pt. care</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>I am sure you have met > people > who have reading and writing problems! I will</font></font> > <br><font face="Times New Roman"><font size=+0>help if I can. Pat > Blackwell, > Indiana My e-mail is Nursepat43@aol.com.</font></font></blockquote> > > </body> > </html> > > --------------9705802D7EF45B413D0631F9-- > >
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