[NIFL-HEALTH:3826] Re: Message from the Moderator

From: Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi (sabrina_kurtz-rossi@jsi.com)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 11:08:26 EST


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From: "Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi" <sabrina_kurtz-rossi@jsi.com>
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Dear NIFL-HEALTH,

I have been busy web-publishing products from the Health Education and
Adult Literacy: Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (HEAL:BCC).  Five
years (with support from CDC), World Education set out to develop a
program designed to meet the health information and skills development
needs of adults with limited literacy skills.  HEAL:BCC staff worked
with 26 adult basic education programs in eight states to pilot and
evaluate HEAL:BCC materials and activities. The HEAL:BCC Curriculum and
student materials are now available free of charge on the HEAL:BCC
website at:  <http://www.worlded.org/us/health/heal> .  If you'd like
hard copies of any of these materials, please contact me via email.  

If you'd like to see other health and literacy resources, please visit
the Health & Literary Special Collection at:
<http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs>.  I am always looking for
new resources to add to this site.  If you know of any health and
literacy curriculum; low-literacy health materials/websites; or
easy-to-read materials in languages other than English (not already on
the site), please contact me (see my contact info below).  

I hope you find these resources useful.  Thanks.  

- Sabrina

*****************
Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi
Health and Literacy Initiative
World Education
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA  02210
617-482-9485
skurtz@worlded.org

>>> dwyoho@earthlink.net 12/12/02 12:17PM >>>
Dear HealthLit members,

I am feeling downright guilty about the fact that the list has been so
quiet for so long, as I have done nothing to stimulate it.  On the
other
hand, there is nothing wrong with a quiet period if that's just the way
the
members like it for the time being.

I'll have some more time than usual in the next few weeks, and I could
arrange for a guest speaker, or offer any one of a number of other
things,
to liven up our quiet spell.

On the other hand, I don't want to do this if there will be little
response.  

So I need some encouragement.  This is a reality check.  Please post
comments about how you feel the list is doing lately.  I need your
guidance.  If there isn't much response, I'll leave the list alone. 
Many
thanks.

Deborah W. Yoho
Co-moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv
President, SC Adult Literacy Educators
Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council
2728 Devine Street,  Columbia, SC  29205
803-765-2555   Fax  803-779-8417   dwyoho@earthlink.net 


> [Original Message]
> From: Helen Osborne <helen@healthliteracy.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov>
> Date: 12/10/2002 1:19:47 PM
> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3815] Upcoming Health Literacy TeleClass
>
> To NIFL-Health,
>
> Some of you, especially those relatively new to the concept of
health
> literacy, might be interested in this upcoming Health Literacy
TeleClass
to
> be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 from 3PM - 4PM (EST).
>
> In this TeleClass, "Treating Patients Who Have Limited Reading
Skills," I
> will use a case example to illustrate strategies you can use when
treating
> patients who have limited reading skills. As a participant, you will
have
an
> opportunity to learn about and discuss:
> * Informal ways to recognize when patients have trouble reading
> * Practical strategies to communicate more effectively
> * Effective methods to assess understanding
>
> To learn more about and register for this TeleClass, please go to
the
Health
> Literacy Consulting Website at www.healthliteracy.com and click on
> "TeleClasses" or contact me directly by e-mail at
helen@healthliteracy.com 
> or by phone at 508-653-1199.
>
> As always, thanks for your interest,
> ~Helen
>
> Helen Osborne M.Ed., OTR/L
> Health Literacy Consulting
> helen@healthliteracy.com 
> www.healthliteracy.com 
> www.healthliteracymonth.com 
>



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