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 i7MLdRc25961; Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:39:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:39:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <412910D0.2030701@goldfieldaccess.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: Archie Willard <millard@goldfieldaccess.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4521] Health and literacy working together X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2486 Lines: 52 I feel if adult literacy is going to move forward and be understood, it will have to go a different route than it has in the past. I feel that in Iowa we have done some good things for adult learners. We have created a good balance between improving our reading skills and our social skills. This balance is what makes a difference in our lives. The New Readers of Iowa have done many things in the past 15 years and we are going to have a great conference next month called, Health and Literacy Working Together . At this time there is a lot of interest in health literacy in our country and there is interest in our conference. We are pleased to have all these organizations and speakers at our conference: the Iowa Health System and the Harvard School of Public Health will be giving presentations and there will be a panel of health professionals (doctor, pharmacist, nutritionist, nurse practitioner, and nurse); VALUE and World Education will be having sessions on leadership and health education; speakers will be Pat Blackwell, adult learner/ nurse; Marsha Tait, Senior Vice President from ProLiteracy; Ed Castor, adult learner; and Marty Finsterbush, Executive Director of VALUE. Also at this conference, the adult learners will be discussing their problems navigating the health care system and they will be making a health literacy statement. We will release the statement sometime after the conference is over. There will also be health care professionals and adult literacy professionals at the conference. We will be trying to build better communications between these groups. The unique thing about this conference is that it is organized by The New Readers of Iowa. This may be a first where people with literacy problems are working with health professionals to make health care better. The New Readers of Iowa and The Iowa Health System have now become partners. I encourage you to take a second look at the outcomes of this conference. There is a lot of room for all of us to grow, to learn to work together, and to build partnerships. If you are interested in this conference, it will be held September 10-11, 2004, in Des Moines, Iowa. We would like to see adult learners, health professionals, and educators. If you want to come to the conference, you can email me for information at: millard@goldfieldaccess.net Archie Willard, Adult Learner Conference Chair -- Archie Willard URL - http://www.readiowa.org/archiew.html
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