National Adult Literacy Database

Reflections on a four-year project conducted under the auspices of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre and the Canadian Council on Learning

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

This is the final report of the Adult Working Group established under the auspices of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre.

The authors note that the purpose of the report is to reflect on what they learned throughout the four-year project, not only in terms of the outcomes but also in terms of the process itself. They discuss what went well and what could have been done differently with the goal of helping others who might embark on similar projects in the future.

The authors have included sections describing the environmental scan carried out in the second year of the project and the public consultations that were conducted during the project’s third and fourth years.

They have also included an appendix that lists the group’s dissemination activities.

Funders:

• Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

Added: 2011-04-19

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Series: Adult Working Group

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

The Adult Working Group is one of fifteen working groups within the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC). The mandate of each working group is to build a knowledge agenda related to health and learning for the Canadian Council on Learning under whose auspices the HLKC was established. The Adult Working Group has focused its research on the health and learning of several different adult groups. This report addresses the health and learning of adults living with HIV / AIDS.

In its discussions with adults living with HIV / AIDS, the Working Group sought to identify themes, gaps, and needs related to health and learning as experienced by these adults. Ultimately, the group hopes their findings will lead to a greater understanding of the relationship between health and learning, and to initiatives to improve the health status of adults living with HIV/AIDS across Canada.

This report is organized into the following chapters:
- Introduction
- Consultation methodology
- Consultation outcomes
- Participants’ recommendations for strategies to address identified barriers
- Adult working group recommendations for setting a knowledge agenda
- Summary statement

Added: 2008-11-26

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

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

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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Fact Sheet

Series: Health and Learning At a Glance

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

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

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

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

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

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