Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i7OCGoc08293; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040824.081924.-2057281.1.Lori-VLC@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Lori Dawson <lori-vlc@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2807] Re: Health and Literacy Conference X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 Status: O Content-Length: 3531 Lines: 102 Dear Archie; I would be very interested in knowing the outcome of your conference planned for September. It sounds absolutely fantastic and am amazed at the New Readers participation. That is wonderful. Sincerely, Lori Dawson Administrative Director Volusia Literacy Council Daytona Beach, Florida 386-255-8723 On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:11:56 -0400 (EDT) MWPotts2001@aol.com writes: > Colleagues, > > As a volunteer, I am helping to write grant proposals for a Women > and > Children's Free Clinic in a rural area of our state. Of the 18,000 > in the area, > approximately 25% lack basic literacy skills. In agreement with and > support for > the student organization, VALUE, and its quest to learn more about > the > connection between literacy and health, I am posting this message, > which describes > their fall conference. These are the words of Archie Willard. > > I feel if adult literacy is going to move forward and be understood, > it > will have to go a different route than it has in the past. I feel > that > in Iowa we have done some good things for adult learners. We have > created a good balance between improving our reading skills and our > > social skills. This balance is what makes a difference in our lives. > The > New Readers of Iowa have done many things in the past 15 years and > we > are going to have a great conference next month called, Health and > > Literacy Working Together . > > At this time there is a lot of interest in health-literacy in our > country and there is interest in our conference. We are pleased to > have > all these organizations and speakers at our conference: the Iowa > Health > System and the Harvard School of Public Health will be giving > presentations and there will be a panel of health professionals > (doctor, > pharmacist, nutritionist, nurse practitioner, and nurse); VALUE and > > World Education will be having sessions on leadership and health > education; speakers will be Pat Blackwell, adult learner/ nurse; > Marsha > Tait, Senior Vice President from ProLiteracy; Ed Castor, adult > learner; > and Marty Finsterbush, Executive Director of VALUE. > > Also at this conference, the adult learners will be discussing their > > problems navigating the health care system and they will be making a > > health literacy statement. We will release the statement sometime > after > the conference is over. There will also be health care professionals > and > adult literacy professionals at the conference. We will be trying to > > build better communications between these groups. The unique thing > about > this conference is that it is organized by The New Readers of Iowa. > This > may be a first where people with literacy problems are working with > > health professionals to make health care better. The New Readers of > Iowa > and The Iowa Health System have now become partners. > > I encourage you to take a second look at the outcomes of this > conference. There is a lot of room for all of us to grow, to learn > to > work together, and to build partnerships. > > If you are interested in this conference, it will be held September > > 10-11, 2004, in Des Moines, Iowa. We would like to see adult > learners, > health professionals, and educators. If you want to come to the > conference, you can email me for information at: > millard@goldfieldaccess.net > > Archie Willard, Adult Learner > Conference Chair > > Lori Dawson Administrative Director Volusia Literacy Council
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