FYI: As background for Lalitha's question -- The National Institute on
Aging  has a wide variety of free consumer-oriented publications,
especially on exercise for older people.  You can order these free
materials online, in bulk depending on inventory, at
www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation or via our toll-free 1-800-222-2225
phone.  The Institute's research findings, on a variety of areas
pertinent to exercise and cognitive issue, are also available online at
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/.  I hope these
resources are helpful

Freddi Karp
Chief, Health Information & Outreach Branch 
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute on Aging
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Rathbun, Ph.D. [mailto:a.rathbun at morehead-st.edu] 
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:48 PM
To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1493] Re: health impacting literacy

Lalitha,

Great questions!  I was just asked to work with a group of seniors to  
get them 'up to speed' on being better consumers of health education  
and health services.  I'll be interested in what the group has to say.

Ann

Quoting Lalitha Garapaty <lgarapaty at yahoo.com>:


> Think of Older adults, and retirees actively seeking

> education, for various reasons. Some learning for

> learning sake, others trying to improve their skills

> to continue in their present job or change to a new

> one.

>

> Declining cognitive and sensory process have a major

> impact on their learning.

>

> Some other questions -

>

> We hear a lot about supplementing with omega-fats,

> beta-carotene etc., for improving memory and cognitive

> processes. These are fats and fat soluble vitamins.

> What are the risks associated with such

> supplementation? Is there any research on safe doses?

>

> Similarly exercise of body and mind are also

> considered to improve cognitive processes. Are these

> claims just popular beliefs? Is there any existing

> research to support this?

>

> What other health related risks could be effecting the

> learning of these adults and how to navigate around

> these issues for a better learning experience? Any

> thoughts, research in this field?

>

> Lalitha

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>> The number of health issues that can have a direct

>> impact on literacy is

>> vast.  I'd like to add a few more to the ones

>> already named in the  discussion.

>> Some of them are, in fact, rather common!

>>     *   asthma/bronchitis/common cold - anything

>> that generates frequent

>> coughing

>>     *   pin worms and other parasitic diseases -

>> these not only cause sleep

>> deprivation, but daytime symptoms as well (not to

>> mention nutritional

>> aspects)

>>     *   dental and oral issues - pain,

>> embarrassment, speech and nutritional

>> considerations  (even 'normal' growth and

>> development events like  losing

>> primary teeth can be incredibly distracting)

>>     *   anything causing itching - poison ivy,

>> scabies/lice, eczema, etc.

>>     *   menstrual symptoms

>>     *   sleep deprivation

>>     *   bullying and interpersonal violence

>>     *   eating disorders

>> Anne Zettek-Sumner, RN., M.Ed.

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