Lynn,
I'm so happy to hear that you are connecting this critical resource to
adult education centers! In some of my recent work, I surveyed adult
literacy teachers and students about their health interests, and one
that stands out is their need for resources related to health care
access, including insurance information. I am certain that you will find
a great need, and that this match will help all of you! Please keep us
posted! 

Here are two ways to connect with literacy programs in your area:

Department of Education - Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Phone: (800) 872-5327 
Direct Link: 
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html 
(Click on State Resources to find adult education contacts in your
state.) 
Home Page: www.ed.gov 

National Institute for Literacy - America's Literacy Directory
Phone: (800) 228-8813 
Direct Link: 
www.literacydirectory.org 
(Enter your zip code, city, or state to search for literacy programs
near you.) 
Home Page: 
www.nifl.gov 

For more ideas on collaborating between health and literacy programs,
try this chapter from "Family Health and Literacy:
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/family/started.html#collaborating

All the best,
Julie


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


>>> <Tcccay2001 at aol.com> 01/26/07 9:38 AM >>>

Hi all!!
This is my first time posting to the Health Literacy  site or any large
site 
for that matter. Here is a bit that I sent to Julie but  would like all
of you 
to see and hopefully to respond to. We would really like  to reach the 
largest population possible in our area so that more children can  have
health 
insurance and more families and parents can receive the help that  they
need. Thank 
you for any assistance that you can give us.
 
Previous Letter:   
I have really enjoyed the discussion about literacy and  health care. I
work 
for The Children's Center, Inc. but my main position for the  last 2
years has 
been as the Galveston County representative for CHIP/Children's 
Medicaid. We 
are about to expand that to most of the services the state of Texas 
offers 
to needy people and we are expanding into two other counties. I am 
interested 
in the Adult Literacy Educators and how we can be of assistance to  each

other. If we were to join with you in coming into your classes with 
information 
and application assistance on these services we would be able to  reach
a much 
wider segment of the needy population and we would be able to bring 
these 
services in to your population where they are most needed.
 
Together we could serve a segment of the population  which has been 
under-served. And you could help us to reach the people we have 
here-to-for had a very 
difficult time reaching. If there were any way to connect  adult
literacy 
people with CHIP/Medicaid people I know that it would be a  union made
in heaven. 
We have been trying to reach the population that our  services are meant
for 
but in some cases it is very difficult. Does anyone have  any
suggestions as 
to how we might get the two groups together?
 
Thank you, Julie, for the opportunity to interact  with so many people.
 
Lynn B  
 

Lynn E.  Bernhard, B.S.,C.M.
Director Galveston County CBO CHIP/Children's  Medicaid
Chair Galveston County Community Resource Coordination Group
4428  Ave N
Galveston Texas 77550
Phone: 409-763-6502
Cell(c)  936-402-2968
Tcccay2001 at aol.com