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Health & literacy

Health & literacy. Literacy Council of Wood County. Literacy Council of Wood County. The Literacy Council of Wood County works with adult learners in the Wood County area to help them improve their reading, math, and English language skills.

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Health & literacy

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  1. Health & literacy Literacy Council of Wood County

  2. Literacy Council of Wood County • The Literacy Council of Wood County works with adult learners in the Wood County area to help them improve their reading, math, and English language skills. • We offer individualized programs with one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring, and computer-based learning.

  3. Integrating health into adult education • Poor health interferes with the success of adult learners. • Low literacy and poor health are interrelated in a number of ways. • Health information and practical skills can be applied directly to adults’ lives and incorporated into daily decision-making.

  4. Integrating health into adult education • Adult learners say learning about health is important and improves their literacy skills. • Students find ABE and ESL programs to be good places to learn about health. • Literacy and health goals have a better chance for success when pursued together.

  5. Health Literacy Curriculum • Design a health literacy curriculum that can be used in various settings and formats, with learners of various educational levels and cultures. • Develop modules to incorporate into Adult Secondary Credit (ASC) classes, GED/HSED preparation, and individual literacy tutoring.

  6. Health Literacy Curriculum • Target Populations: • Adult learners with low literacy • English language learners • Senior Citizens

  7. Health Literacy Curriculum • Program Partners • Ministry Health Care & Ministry Foundation • Literacy Council of Wood County • Mid-State Technical College • Wood County Health Department • Marathon County Health Department • Riverview Hospital

  8. Health Literacy Curriculum • Program Partners • Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin • Lowell Senior Center • North Central Community Action Project • Alliance for Hispanic/Latino Outreach and Regional Awareness (A.H.O.R.A) • UW-Marshfield / Wood County

  9. Health Literacy Curriculum • Green Unit • Section One: What do health care providers do This section explains the role of common health care providers • Section Two: Where to go for health care This section explains the function of various health care facilities

  10. Health Literacy Curriculum • Blue Unit • Section One: How to talk to health care professionalsThis section introduces participants to the background information needed to better communicate with their health care providers • Section Two: Creating a family health history This section introduces participants to the concept of a family health history and provides them with the tools to record, chart, and catalog their own family health history

  11. Health Literacy Curriculum • Yellow Unit • Section One: Understanding medications This section explores the differences between name brand medication, generic medications, over the counter medications, and homeopathic medications. • Section Two: Understanding prescriptions This section is a nuts and bolts, hands- on workshop for understanding prescription warnings and how to chart and keeping track of medication use.

  12. Health Literacy Curriculum • The curriculum is designed to be used in a one-to-one setting or in a group/classroom setting. • Portions of the curriculum can also be presented as workshops within the community at health care events, employer sites, community-based organizations and other outreach sites.

  13. Health Literacy Curriculum • Available on CD and flash drive from Mid-State Technical College (training provided) • Literacy Council of Wood CountyTrey Turner, Executive Director woodcountyliteracy@gmail.com 715-387-6622

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