Talk:Health Literacy
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Discussion on the Health Literacy Discussion List
June 19-23: Using the Health Literacy Study Circles+
The Health Literacy Study Circles+ is a series of
facilitator guides published by the National Center for the
Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). They introduce teachers to a skills-based approach to Health Literacy, and are designed to give teachers a framework for exploring three important health literacy areas with adult literacy learners. The areas of focus are:
- health care access and navigation
- chronic disease management, and
- disease prevention and screening
- health care access and navigation
Our guest speakers will be:
Winston Lawrence, senior professional development associate with the Literacy Assistance Center in New York City, and
Lisa Soricone, a research associate and former fellow at the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy NCSALL).
Together they piloted these study circles with adult learners in New
York City, and wrote about their experience through an interview in
"Focus on Basics" (FOB). Please see this article for more information
about the study circles, and to prepare for this discussion:
A Conversation with FOB: Learning How to Teach Health Literacy
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=995
Find the PDF of the Health Literacy Study Circles+ at: http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/teach/nav_ch1.pdf
We look forward to our first formal discussion on the Health Literacy
List! Please pass on this information to any colleagues who may be
interested, they can join the list (and then unsubscribe afterwards if
they wish) at the following link:
http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy
Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
jmckinney@worlded.org
