[NIFL-HEALTH:4475] Nutrition and Physical Activity

From: Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi (sabrina_kurtz-rossi@worlded.org)
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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 


 

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Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi
World Education
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