I ran a ROAR program at the public hospital in Seattle in the late 90¹s. As
an extension of that program, we received funding to expand my time and
efforts to start a health literacy program that helped connect adults to the
resources they needed. My office at the time was in the patient and family
resource center, so I could work one-on-one with patients to search the
Internet and find classes and other resources that helped them with a number
of issues.

Kristina

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From: Joyce Huffer <jehuffer at cinci.rr.com>
Reply-To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:44:01 -0400
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1849] Re: Wed. Question: referring patients to
literacyprograms

This sounds similar to what the Reach Out and Read program does.  They too
have had amazing results.  See their web site.  www.reachoutandread.org
On Mar 13, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Sarah Beaman-Jones wrote:


> 

> 

> Many years ago, I was a parent educator with Parents As Teachers. LIFT,

> Missouri's literacy resource center, hired several of the parent educators

> to go into health clinics and WIC offices.  We provided educational

> activities for the children in the waiting rooms and then spoke with the

> parents about the family literacy and adult education programs available to

> them in their area.  I don't know how many referrals resulted from these

> visits, but we sure changed the atmosphere in the waiting rooms to a more

> positive and friendly one.

> 

> Sarah Beaman-Jones 

> Literacy Program Director

> 

> LIFT-Missouri

> 815 Olive Street, Suite 22

> St. Louis, Missouri  63101

> 

> 1-800-729-4443 ext. 206

> www.lift-missouri.org

> 

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