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 i75IS6113728; Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:28:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:28:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <410-22004845185731375@earthlink.net> 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: "Debbie Yoho" <dwyoho@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4510] health literacy curricula X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: EarthLink MailBox 2004.0.129.0 (Windows) Status: O Content-Length: 1860 Lines: 41 My name is Aman Nakagawa. I am in the proposal-drafting phase of applying for a grant to fund a Health Literacy project at the agency I work for, Housing Works, Inc. Housing Works, inc. is the largest non-profit AIDS Service organization in the United States (New York City) with an operating budget of $30 million and target the most hard-to-reach populations including homeless, transgender, substance abusers and mentally ill. The populations we mostly serve are African- and Latino/a-American. The proposal of interest will link our Job Training Program to Health Literacy outcomes for our client population. Clients are required to pass an exam at the six grade reading level to qualify. The pre-vocational reading and writing component is geared toward improving their ability to read and write. All clients are linked with primary care through three satellite medical clinics and are linked to psychosocial services such as day treatment and case management. The majority of my challenge at this juncture is to produce a structured curriculum dedicated to improving Health Literacy outcomes and comparing against a control group. I have obtained a number of sources on Health Literacy from the literature in addition to Dr. Rudd's ETS publication and through Federal Government websites. I wonder if anyone has encountered any valid manualized programs geared toward improving Health Literacy? Also, there is clearly a foundation for research but many of the recommendations in Dr. Rudd's paper hint at phenomena that probably link closely to the literature on decision-making, planning and other critical neurocognitive processes. With best regards, Aman Nakagawa, M.S. Vice President of Research Housing Works, Inc. 594 Broadway, Suite 700 New York, New York 10012 Tel: 212-966-0466 x1314 Fax: 212-966-5369 Email: nakagawa@housingworks.org
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