If someone does have the original source for the report on the study
that showed people learn faster when studying health materials, please
post it to the entire list! I'd love to make a case for that kind of
collaboration here in Arkansas. We need all the help we can get in
improving literacy, health and health literacy.
Also, our former governors keep running for president but I suppose
nothing can be done about that...
Janet Sorensen
Web Writer
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
501-212-8644


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[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrew Pleasant
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:21 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1581] Re: Ideas for collaboration between adult
literacy and health communities

Hi Cindy et al. (geez, I was trying to stay off the list for a bit
...sorry)

Agreed  ... very nice meeting indeed. One unfortunate observation is
that so few people (1-2 at most I think) attended both this and the
American College of Physicians health literacy conference held just down
the street a week earlier. I hope that will change in the future.

It wasn't Lynn Nielsen, but Paul Smith of Wisconsin who as part of his
quite interesting talk delivered the report from a study (not his
own) that folks learned faster when using health materials. Does anyone
happen to know the original source of that data?

And regarding the curricula (replying to Barbara's et al. last questions
in particular) ... do send them still. Many emails on the topic, but
only a couple with curricula attached.

Best,

Andrew




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>Last week I attended the National Coalition for Literacy's policy 

>forum, "Health Literacy: Dual Problem, Dual Solution."

>Unfortunately, I had to leave before the breakout groups that 

>brainstormed ideas for collaboration between the adult literacy and 

>health communities met. I thought I would use this listserv to profile 

>a couple of examples of successful collaboration.

>

>In Iowa there is a four-year collaboration between the Iowa Health 

>System and the New Readers of Iowa. I had the privilege to attend their



>joint conference last spring 

>(<http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/The_Iowa_New_Readers_of_Iowa_C

oalition_Conference:_Building_Health_Literacy_Leaders>http://wiki.litera
cytent.org/index.php/The_Iowa_New_Readers_of_Iowa_Coalition_Conference:_
Building_Health_Literacy_Leaders).

>New Readers shared experiences about what it was like for them when 

>they accessed the health system. New Readers also reported the ease of 

>way-finding when they conducted a facility walk-through. Health 

>professionals participating in a Health Literacy Collaborative 

>described getting input from New Readers when simplifying their 

>informed consent forms. Pharmacy students conducted brown bag 

>medication reviews for New Readers. Health Professionals practiced 

>health communication skills with New Readers in role playing exercises 

>(e.g., giving patient discharge instructions). Mary Ann Abrams (Iowa 

>Health System) and Archie Willard (New Readers of Iowa) deserve a huge 

>amount of credit for their joint undertakings.

>

>In New York City community-based literacy programs and health providers



>have created health literacy partnerships. Elyse Barbell Rudolph, of 

>NY's Literacy Assistance Center, is one of the powerful forces behind 

>this collaboration. The literacy programs implemented Rima Rudd's 

>Health Literacy Study Circles 

>(<file://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/curricula.html>www.hsph.ha

>rvard.edu/healthliteracy/curricula.html),

>resulting in 20% of class time being devoted to health literacy topics.



>Health educators and administrators visited classes, and hosted field 

>trips to facilities. Health providers also educated their staff about 

>health literacy. A speaker at the NCL policy forum (was it Dr. Lynn 

>Nielsen??) mentioned research indicating that adult learners who study 

>health topics learn faster than those studying other topics.

>

>I hope those working on the local level will take inspiration from 

>these examples and share some of their own.

>

>Cindy Brach

>Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets Agency for Healthcare 

>Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD  20850

>phone: 301-427-1444

>fax: (301) 427-1430

>Cindy.Brach at ahrq.hhs.gov

>

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