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 i2GKtRI12688; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:55:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:55:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05210605bc7cfb0c1e28@[10.10.10.14]> 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: Andrew Pleasant <afp5@cornell.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4356] RE: The NALS X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 1860 Lines: 58 Hello, just curious .. an off the list question ... did you ever receive a reply? best, andrew pleasant >what is the point of the secrecy? > >-----Original Message----- >From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of >Debbie Yoho >Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:49 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4351] The NALS > > >Posted by request. Debbie Yoho > >From: Baur, Cynthia >> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:02 PM >> To: 'nifl-health@nifl.gov' >> Subject: 2003 NALS >> >> >> I am the lead at HHS on the health literacy component of the 2003 NAAL and >> am aware of the interest in seeing the materials and questions. I am >> replying to the list because this question has come up before on the list >> and other meetings and conversations. The position of the National Center >> for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education, which is >the >> agency that administers the 2003 NAAL (FYI, NALS is the acronym for the >1992 >> assessment), is that it has not in the past and does not intend for the >2003 >> survey to release the materials and questions used in the survey. Many >> people have questioned this position because it is a federally funded >> survey. HHS, which is a partner with ED on the survey, specifically the >> health literacy component, has not been permitted to release the health >> literacy questions. The NAAL project officer is Sheida White. Contact >> information is on the NAAL web site. >> >> >> Cynthia Baur, Ph.D. >> Health Communication and e-Health Advisor >> Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion >> U.S. Department of Health and Human Services >> 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Rm. 738G >> Washington, D.C. 20201 > > (202) 205-2311 (voice) > > cbaur@osophs.dhhs.gov > >Deborah W. Yoho >Co-moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv
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