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51. I Call It The Curse! (1985)
Series: The New Start Reading Series
Authors: East End Literacy Press
Collection: Learning Materials
Story from The New Start Reading Series A simple and often humorous handbook on reproductive health, developed
from a conversation between a Public Health Nurse and a group of women recalling common anxieties about first periods, pregnancy and menopause.
Reading level - Grade 3
Added: 1990-01-01
52. If You Can't See It, How Can You Read It? Good Vision and Literacy -- There`s a Clear Connection (1990)
Collection: Research Materials
Children will not learn to read if they cannot focus on the chalkboard or on the words in a book, since at least 80% of all learning is visual. This article discusses the connections between literacy and good vision, and provides information on the symptoms and statistics of poor vision.
Added: 1990-01-01
53. In from the margins: Promising practices and possibilities for health and learning (2009)
From a working forum for health, literacy, and early childhood practitioners
Series: In from the margins
Authors: Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, The Adult Working Group, The Health Human Resource Capacity Building for Health Literacy
Collection: Research Materials
This report includes more than 30 promising practices submitted and approved by the delegates attending a two-day forum entitled “In from the Margins: Promising Practices and Possibilities for Health and Learning,” held in Richmond, B.C., in March 2009.
The authors note that the promising practices appear as they were submitted and have not been evaluated by the working groups that organized the forum.
This report is a companion piece to the document entitled “In From the Margins: Forum Reflections Report.”
Added: 2010-11-01
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54. Keep Your Teeth for Life (1998)
Authors: Karen Farmer, Joel Rosenbloom
Collection: Learning Materials
Central Toronto Community Health Centres have issued this straightforward guide to family dental care.
For more information:
Exchange Toronto Community Health Centers
168, Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5V 2R4 Canada
Telephone: (416) 703-8481
Fax: (416) 703-8479
Email: jrosen@ctchc.com
Added: 1998-01-01
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55. Language, Literacy & Healthy Development: The Work of CAPC and CPNP Projects (2004)
Authors: Pamela Nuttall Nason, Pamela Ainsley Whitty
Collection: Learning Materials
Literacy is related in multiple ways to healthy development. Consequently, it has become a serious concern for Health Canada. The effects of literacy on health are both direct and indirect; whether the health issue is the safe administration of medications and infant formulas or the ability to secure food and housing, literacy is involved.
A great deal of literacy education and support is ongoing in Health Canada's Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) projects. This resource communicates how CAPC and CPNP projects make connections between language, literacy and healthy development and provides relevant support to CAPC and CPNP managers and staff.
Added: 2005-05-25
56. Literacy and Health Environmental Scan Summary (2004)
Examining the Level of Awareness, Programs and Policies in Nova Scotia's Health Care Sector
Authors: Sherry McNeil-Mulak
Collection: Research Materials
This summary report is based on a 2003 report titled, Literacy and Health: Exploring the Connection and Examining the Level of Awareness, Programs and Policies in Nova Scotia's Health Care Sector.
The purpose of the 2003 environmental scan was to provide a starting point in determining the level of awareness, programs and policies regarding the connection between literacy and health in Nova Scotia's health care sector. Knowing where the health care sector stands regarding literacy and health will help researchers, health planners and policy makers identify to what extent they need to call attention to the problem. It will help them develop appropriate and effective strategies to foster change in key intervention points throughout the system.
Added: 2005-04-25
57. Literacy and Health in Canada: What We Have Learned and What Can Help in the Future? (Clear Language Edition) (2004)
A Research Report
Authors: Elsie Petch, Irving Rootman, Barbara Ronson
Collection: Research Materials
Health and Literacy are linked. We have learned that people with reading problems have more health problems. We need to learn how to make it easier for people who don't read well to be healthy.
This research report was done for an international conference. The conference was about how to improve the health of people who are most at risk for health problems. The people who planned the conference wanted to know about health and literacy research in Canada.
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Added: 2005-04-14
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58. Literacy and Health Promotion: Four Case Studies (2001)
Collection: Research Materials
This is the report of a 36-week project designed to examine the nature of the relationship between literacy levels and the ability to engage in health promotion strategies. For the project, two learners at Level 1 and two learners at Level 2 were matched individually with tutors. Each pair then chose a health issue to research and a method to share their experience with Learners, learning networks, and others in their communities. The project was designed to help Learners gain a better understanding of their own health, which over time may lead to an increase in their abilities to assume greater control over their health. It also provided an opportunity for literacy staff and other project partners to enhance their health promotion capacity.
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Added: 2002-05-09
59. Literacy and Health Research in Canada: Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go? (2005)
Authors: Irving Rootman, Barbara Ronson
Collection: Research Materials
This article reviews current literature and research on literacy and health and identifies priorities for research on this topic in Canada. The review found that low literacy has direct and indirect impacts on health. Families are at risk due to difficulty reading medication prescriptions, baby formula instructions and health and safety education materials. People with lower levels of literacy tend to live and work in less healthy environments. They have more difficulties obtaining employment and income security. Action is needed to improve literacy and health through a combination of health communication, education and training, community development, organizational development, and policy development.
Added: 2005-08-19
60. Literacy and Health Research Workshop: (2003)
Setting Priorities in Canada
Authors: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), National Literacy and Health Program (NLHP)
Collection: Research Materials
The National Literacy and Health Research workshop, held October 27-28, 2000 in Ottawa, provided 32 leaders in research, policy and practice with an opportunity to share information about current and past work and research in literacy and health and then to identify priorities for future research in this area in Canada.
Added: 2003-04-28
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