The following is posted  on behalf of Julie McKinney, Moderator of  
the Health & Literacy Discussion List. Next week  (January 8-12,  
2007)  on that list there will be a discussion on the topic of  using  
pictures in low literacy health education materials.  For more  
information, please see Julie's note below.


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I am pleased to announce a guest speaker discussion next week on the
Health & Literacy Discussion List!

What: Using pictures in low literacy health education materials.

When: January 8-12, 2007

Who: Guest speakers are Len and Ceci Doak and Dr. Peter Houts, health
literacy researchers and advocates.

Where: Online on the Health & Literacy Discussion List

Why: Members on this list have shown much interest in creating health
education materials appropriate for patients with low literacy skills,
and in the use of pictures to enhance these materials.

Len and Ceci Doak and Dr. Peter Houts have just published an article
called "The role of pictures in improving health communication: A review
of research on attention, comprehension, recall, and adherence." in the
journal "Patient Education and Counseling", and the Doaks are authors of
"Teaching Patients With Low Literacy Skills", which describes some of
the earliest health literacy research, along with practical   techniques
for communicating clearly with patients.


Recommended reading:

Teaching Patients With Low Literacy Skills

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/doak.html

"The role of pictures in improving health communication: A review of
research on attention, comprehension, recall, and adherence." Peter S.
Houts, Cecilia C. Doak, Leonard G. Doak, Matthew J. Loscalzo.
Patient Education and Counseling.

This is a peer reviewed article assessing the effects of pictures on
health communications. The article presents summarized findings from
reviews of more than 500 journal articles and other publications on this
subject. Unfortunately, it is not available online but can be found in
the journal. The results of this article will be shared during the
discussion.

Please pass on this announcement to any colleagues who may be interested
in this discussion. Anyone can subscribe for free at
www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy

All the best,
Julie



Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
World Education/NCSALL
jmckinney at worlded.org






Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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