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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Matthew --</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Both the National Institute for Literacy's website and LINCS should be able to help as you plan your presentation. I'm e-mailing this to the NLA list instead of you directly since there may be others who are not aware that general information on literacy and specific information about health and literacy are readily available. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>A fact sheet on the national literacy delivery system with information on both funding and structure is online at:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/DELIVERY.HTM" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/DELIVERY.HTM</A>. The data is from 1999 and is in the process of being updated.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Fast Facts on Literacy" has data and statistics related to literacy: <A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/FASTFACT.HTM" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/FASTFACT.HTM</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A fact sheet on literacy and health is available at:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/HEALTH.HTM" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nifl.gov/newworld/HEALTH.HTM</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Three NIFL fellowship reports related to health and literacy, including "Empowerment Health Education in Adult Literacy: A Guide for Public Health Education in Adult Literacy Practitioners, Policy Makers and Funders" are online at: <A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/nifl_pubs.htmlLINCS" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/nifl_pubs.htmlLINCS</A> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>LINCS has a special collection devoted to health and literacy issues -- including information about the link between literacy and health, links to organizations dedicated to health and literacy education, and resources that provide basic health information in simple language</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- at:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on NIFL's website (<A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/faqs.htmlhas" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/faqs.htmlhas</A>) answers basic questions about literacy, such as:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>What is literacy?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>How is adult literacy measured?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>How literate is the adult population?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Where can I find out about literacy rates in my area?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Good luck!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Alice Johnson </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Associate Director for State Policy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>National Institute for Literacy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Washington, DC 20006</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>202-233-2034 (tel)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>202-233-2050 (fax)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.nifl.gov </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Matthew Scelza [<A HREF="mailto:matthewscelza@caliteracy.org">mailto:matthewscelza@caliteracy.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 6:49 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: 'nla@lists.literacytent.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [NLA] Adult Education Presentation</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hello,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm scheduled to present for 15 minutes on adult education to an audience </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>of health care practitioners. Some of the practitioners don't know </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>anything about adult education. Has anyone developed a presentation </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(preferably on PowerPoint) that explains the national adult education </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>system to someone who doesn't know anything about it? The specific </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>questions I'm supposed to address are funding, structures, and how adult ed </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>is different from K-12.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thank you for any help you can offer.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Peace,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Matthew Scelza</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Programs and Advocacy Director</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>California Literacy, Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>2028 E. Villa Street</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Pasadena, CA 91107-2379</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>626-395-9989 xt. 20</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>FAX 626-395-9987</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.caliteracy.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"Moving Literacy to the Mainstream"</FONT>
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