[GLC] October is Health Literacy Month

[Nell Eckersley]

Hi All,

Here's something to plan for your adult literacy classes in the fall.

 

October is Health Literacy Month 

Join with health literacy advocates around the world as, together, we
promote the importance of understandable health information. 

Health Literacy Month is a grassroots campaign. This means that individuals,
organizations, and communities can participate in whatever ways make sense
for them. You can become a part of Health Literacy Month 2005. 

Here are some ways to get started: 

1.	Think about your message. This may include introducing health
literacy or demonstrating ways to improve understanding. To learn more about
health literacy, go to health literacy
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/fact.html>  fact sheets. To read
articles about ways you can make a difference, go to articles
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/articles.html> . 
2.	Find partners to work with. Seek out others in your organization or
community who share your commitment to understandable health information. To
find like-minded folks in your local area, go to map
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/map.html> . To learn more about
Health Literacy Month sponsors and partners, go to sponsors and
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/partner.html>  partners. 
3.	Plan and run a Health Literacy Month event. This October, help
promote the need for awareness about health literacy. Your event can be
small, large, or somewhere in-between. To read what others are doing, go to
FAQs <http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/faq.html> . To download the
Health Literacy Month logo or order posters and postcards, go to poster and
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/poster.html>  postcards. 
4.	Put yourself on the Health Literacy Month map. Let the world know
how you are making a difference. To put your Health Literacy Month event on
the map, go to put <http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/getonmap.html>
your event on the map. To contact Helen Osborne, the founding director of
Health Literacy Month, go to contact us
<http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/contact.html> . 

Health Literacy Month was founded in 1999 by Helen Osborne. Working with
health professionals, literacy specialists, professional associations, and
healthcare organizations around the world, Helen continues to lead this
international campaign to raise awareness about the importance of
understandable health information. 

Helen Osborne is widely recognized for her expertise in health literacy and
patient education. As a speaker, writer, and consultant, Helen helps
healthcare organizations communicate in ways patients and families can
understand. She is president of Health Literacy Consulting in Natick, MA. To
learn more about Helen and Health Literacy Consulting, go to
www.healthliteracy.com. You can also contact Helen by e-mail at
Helen at healthliteracy.com. 

http://www.healthliteracy.com/hlmonth/ 

 

Nell Eckersley

ESOL Program Director

Edith and Carl Marks

Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst

7802 Bay Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11214

718.331.6800 ex 20

fax 718.232.8461

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