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 fA2G79022171; Fri, 2 Nov 2001 11:07:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 11:07:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <018e01c163b7$5a092bc0$4906f7a5@l1d9f0> 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: "Helen Osborne" <helen@healthliteracy.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3445] Health Literacy Month X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2484 Lines: 55 To NIFL-Health, By all accounts, Health Literacy Month 2001 was a great success! The goal was for health literacy advocates everywhere to raise awareness in their own communities about the need for understandable health information. Apparently this is happening, for many people visited the new Health Literacy Month Web site, www.healthliteracymonth.com and shared ways they participated in Health Literacy Month 2000 and 2001. We heard from individuals and organizations in the United States from Arizona, California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. In Canada, we heard from British Columbia, Montreal, Toronto, and Saskatchewan. And we even heard how Health Literacy Month is being recognized in Israel! Here are just a few of the many ways people participated: * Organized national and regional health literacy conferences and symposia * Contacted local media and political representatives * Created new health literacy task forces or joined existing partnerships * Developed courses on health literacy for professional training programs * Wrote articles about health literacy for in-house newsletters and local newspapers * Organized information fairs for the general public I commend everyone who participated in Health Literacy Month this year and encourage all of you to think about how to get involved next year. To learn more about what works and what doesn't, feel free to contact those people who generously listed their e-mail address or phone numbers on the "Success Stories" section of the Health Literacy Month Web site. I also want to publicly thank Helaine Bader (hbader@hdwebworks.com) for her many efforts on behalf of Health Literacy Month. Not only did Helaine co-coordinate Health Literacy Month 2001 with me, she also created the Health Literacy Month poster and designed and managed the magnificent new Health Literacy Month Web site. Thank you, Helaine! To learn more or brainstorm ways you can get involved in Health Literacy Month 2002, feel free to contact me by e-mail at helen@healthliteracy.com or by phone at 508-653-1199. Working together, we ARE making a difference! Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L Co-coordinator, Health Literacy Month & President, Health Literacy Consulting Author, "Overcoming Communication Barriers in Patient Education" Phone: 508-653-1199 * Fax: 508-650-9492 mailto:Helen@healthliteracy.com http://www.healthliteracy.com
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