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 g1QJDPu14829; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:13:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:13:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc7b6d62.037@gwmail.etr.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: "Nancy Gonzalez-Caro" <GONN@etr.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3587] Health and Numeracy skills X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.3 Status: O Content-Length: 865 Lines: 27 I'd like pose a question to the list related to numeracy and health issues. What are the implications and possible solutions when looking at the issues of numeracy. Let me pose an example. Perhaps you have more. For example, Using a nutrition facts label. The label offers a lot of information that may be confusing even to those of us with education and experience. It requires skills to be able to compare the food labels and choose the one lowest in fat, calories, or sodium. Comparing the serving sizes and all. So what are the pitfalls, where would adult learners have trouble understanding the nutrition facts label? And, what are some possible ways around the issues? Nancy Gonzalez Caro, MPH Patient Education Specialist ETR Associates P.O. Box 1830 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Phone (831) 438-4060 ex. 237 Fax (831) 438-4284 Email gonn@etr.org
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