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 i5GF05928862; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:00:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:00:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s0d02775.061@mail.jsi.com> 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: "Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi" <sabrina_kurtz-rossi@worlded.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4475] Nutrition and Physical Activity X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1734 Lines: 48 Below are a few relevant resources I found on the LINCS Health & Literacy Special Collection website. There may be more on the site so you may want to view and search the Special Collection yourself at: http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs The El Paso Collaborative Health Literacy Curriculum This curriculum contains lessons on diabetes, nutrition, breast health, menopause, lead poisoning, and household hazards. Included is information on creating community collaborations to support health education in literacy settings. http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/elpaso/index.htm U.S. FDA Easy-to-Read Publications This site has a collection of easy-to-read brochures in English and Spanish on a variety of health topics, including nutrition and physical activity. You can print them or order free copies. http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/englow.html Planning a Healthy Menu Using the Food Pyramid A detailed lesson plan for planning a complete and healthy meal. Look for more goodies in this ERIC treasury. http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Health/Nutrition.html NIH Consumer Health Publications (Almost All Health Topics/Medium to High Reading Level) This site is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a large group of government health organizations. It has a huge collection of short articles about many different kinds of health problems. You can find almost any topic, but they are not all easy-to-read. Click here for Information in Spanish. (search under the health topic "Nutrition")http://health.nih.gov ------------------------------------------------- Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi World Education 44 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 02210 617-482-9485 skurtz@worlded.org
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