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 f0HK2k923044; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:02:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:02:46 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10101171438290.15419-100000@hsph.harvard.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: Susan Koch-Weser <skochwes@hsph.harvard.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2795] RE: new health literacy web site and a video X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 3254 Lines: 74 Hi all, I just want to be sure that the recent technical problems have not kept too many people from finding the link to the new health literacy website Dr. Rudd has launched. The address is: www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy I have a personal interest in your visiting the site - I worked on the video "In Plain Langauge" described there and hope that it gets a wide audience. I included the original message below in case you didn't get a chance to see it: Dear Colleagues, I'm happy to announce that a new web page on Health Literacy is being launched this week. The web site has been developed as part of our work with the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. We still have more to 'load up' but our web master informed me that a web site, unlike print materials, is a work in process. www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy This site includes/will include an introduction to health literacy studies at the Harvard School of Public Health/NCSALL, a power point overview, an annotated bibliography and literature review [coming soon], innovative materials for low literacy audiences, key reports and abstracts, curricula [coming soon], and an annotated link page to other related sites. In addition, the site offers a preview of our new video, In Plain Language. A note about the video: We produced In Plain Language to promote increased awareness of health literacy issues among medical and public health practitioners, staff in departments of public health, adult education teachers, and key health policy activists and planners. This 15 min. video brings attention to the importance of literacy to health and expands the current notion of health literacy from a 'medical' definition to a broader public health definition - highlighting the importance of health literacy at home, at work, and in the community. We would like this video to be considered a companion piece to two very powerful videos. The first, developed by Terry Davis, offers profoundly moving stories of people's experiences in health care settings and the barriers they encountered because of limited literacy skills. The second, developed by Terry Davis, Ruth Parker, and Mark Williams, focuses on specific health related tasks and difficulties faced by people with low literacy skills. This second video is available from the AMA foundation. We are using the video to support an on-going diffusion effort that we are all involved in: getting the message out. On Thursday Jan 18th, NCASALL will be mailing In Plain Language to every state director of public health and every state director of adult education, as well as to key policy makers in adult education and health. Thereafter, the video will be available from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy [NCSALL] for a small mailing fee [Contact: ncsall@worlded.org]. The video can also be previewed on line on our web site. Rima Rudd Rima E. Rudd, Sc.D. Department of Health and Social Behavior Harvard School of Public Health fax: 617-432-3123 ******************************************** Susan Koch-Weser, doctoral candidate Department of Health and Social Behavior Harvard School of Public Health ********************************************
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