National Adult Literacy Database

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This document grew out of a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation organized by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2005.

The meeting saw the establishment of working groups to concentrate on health-related issues for identified priority groups, including adults with low literacy skills; immigrants and refugees; adults affected by HIV/AIDS; and communities that fall well below national or regional health standards.

This report is based on consultations with adults living in three rural and remote areas: Fort Liard in the Northwest Territories; Seaforth, Ontario; and Inverness, Nova Scotia. The authors explain the consultation methodology; list the outcomes of the consultations; provide recommendations from participants on overcoming barriers and filling gaps in health and learning; and list the working group’s suggestions for promoting a knowledge agenda.

Added: 2013-02-26

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Series: Adult Working Group's Cross-National Consultations on Health and Learning

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This document grew out of a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation organized by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2005. The meeting saw the establishment of working groups to concentrate on health-related issues for identified priority groups, including adults with low literacy skills and immigrants and refugees.

This report is based on consultations carried out in Vancouver, British Columbia; Regina, Saskatchewan; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and three communities in Nova Scotia. In Montreal, the focus was solely on immigrants and refugees, while in Nova Scotia, the consultations focused on adults with literacy challenges. In the three other sites, there were separate consultations for each of the two groups.

The authors explain the methodology; report the consultation outcomes; list participants’ recommendations for overcoming barriers and filling gaps; and outline the working group’s suggestions for promoting a knowledge agenda.

Added: 2013-03-04

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Series: Adult Working Group's Cross-National Consultations on Health and Learning

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This document grew out of a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation organized by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2005. The meeting saw the establishment of working groups to concentrate on health-related issues for identified priority groups, including adults with low literacy skills and immigrants and refugees.

This report summarizes the information gained from consultations with the two target groups in communities in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

The authors provide an overview of the consultation process; describe the limitations of the process; and outline recommendations for overcoming barriers to learning and health.

Added: 2011-01-04

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• Rapport final avec des adultes ayant un faible niveau de littératie et avec des immigrants et des réfugiés : Sommaire

Fact Sheet

Series: Health and Learning At a Glance

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This fact sheet provides a quick summary of the consultations carried out by the Adult Working Group (AWG) of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre to identify themes, gaps and needs for adults living in rural and remote areas of Canada. Participants included adults and service providers from Inverness, Nova Scotia; Seaforth, Ontario; and Fort Liard, Northwest Territories.

The fact sheet highlights the barriers faced by these individuals and provides some recommendations to better support their health. Some of these recommendations are directed to policy-makers while others are aimed at health-care and service providers.

Added: 2012-06-01

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• Rapport de consultation avec des adultes vivant en milieu rural et régions éloignées

Full Report

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This document grew out of a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation organized by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2005. The meeting saw the establishment of working groups to concentrate on health-related issues for identified priority groups, including adults living with HIV/AIDS.

This report is based on consultations held in Montreal (QC); Edmonton (AB); and Truro (NS).

The authors explain the consultation methodology; describe the outcomes of the consultations; provide recommendations from participants on overcoming barriers and filling gaps in health and learning; and list the working group’s suggestions for promoting a knowledge agenda.

Added: 2012-05-03

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• Résumé du rapport sur les consultations avec des adultes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA

Fact Sheet

Series: Health and Learning At a Glance

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This fact sheet offers a quick summary of the consultations carried out by the Adult Working Group (AWG) of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) to identify themes, gaps and needs for adult living with HIV/AIDS.

Participants included adults living with HIV/AIDS and service-providers from Edmonton (AB), Montreal (QC) and different parts of Nova Scotia.

The fact sheet explains the study’s methodology; lists key findings; and provides recommendations for action.

Added: 2012-05-10

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• Rapport sur les consultations avec des adultes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA

Fact Sheet

Series: Health and Learning At a Glance

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This fact sheet provides a quick summary of the consultations carried out by the Adult Working Group (AWG) of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) to identify themes, gaps and needs for Canadian adults with literacy challenges.

Participants included both adults with literacy challenges and service providers from Vancouver, British Columbia; Regina, Saskatchewan; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Lunenburg, Cumberland, and Truro, Nova Scotia.

The report highlights the barriers faced by these people and provides some recommendations to better support their health. Some of these recommendations are directed to policy-makers and others to health-care and service providers.

Added: 2012-05-22

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• Rapport de consultations avec des adultes ayant un faible niveau de littératie

Fact Sheet

Series: Health and Learning At a Glance

Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire

Collection: Research Materials

This fact sheet offers a quick summary of the consultations carried out by the Adult Working Group (AWG) of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) to identify themes, gaps and needs for adult immigrants and refugees living in Canada.

Participants included adult immigrants, refugees and service providers from Vancouver, British Columbia; Regina, Saskatchewan; Toronto, Ontario; and Montreal, Quebec.

The fact sheet highlights the barriers faced by these individuals and provides some recommendations to better support the health of this group. Some of these are directed to policy makers and others to health-care and service providers.

Added: 2012-05-18

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• Rapport de consultations avec des immigrants et des réfugiés