Beautifully said Helen!
Louise Cunningham
OESI/NCI

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From: Helen Osborne [mailto:helen at healthliteracy.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:04 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 275] Re: Communicationns


Hi all,
 
Yes, health miscommunication is an ever-present problem for us as
patients -- regardless of our training (I worked for many years as an
occupational therapist), life experiences, or reading skills. Here is
what I wrote to Archie Willard in response to his recent NIFL-Health
posting:
 
"Like you, I have many stories of health communication not going well.
In fact, sometimes I wonder if any of the work I'm doing really makes a
difference. But then other people say to me, 'If you don't do this, who
will?' So I keep on going. 
 
"In the larger view, you and I and all the other health literacy
advocates are making a difference. It's just hard to see our progress at
times." 
 
The need continues, and so must we. 
~Helen   
 
Helen Osborne M.Ed., OTR/L
Health Literacy Consulting
31 Highland Street, Natick, MA 01760
www.healthliteracy.com <http://www.healthliteracy.com> 
helen at healthliteracy.com <mailto:helen at healthliteracy.com> 
508-653-1199
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