I am new on this list serve and as all the rest learning a lot from it.
I am a pediatrician at Columbia and run a health literacy program. We 
worlk with the LAC mentioned in above email to improve our health 
literacy materials. Our focus in peds right now revolves around the flu, 
H1N1 and the common cold. We also have a curriculum that focuses on 
medication use. WE did focus groups to inform the content and then wrk 
with our community partners to improves the written material. I strongly 
suggest this community partnership model as a way to inform your program

Dodi Meyer,M.D.
Associate  Clinical Professor Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center


Julie McKinney wrote:

> Hi Jennifer,

>

> The folks at the Literacy Assistance Center have done a fantastic job

> with this type of work. Check out their website to see more about their

> work, and good luck with yours!

>

> http://www.lacnyc.org/

>

> Julie

>

> Julie McKinney

> Health Literacy List Moderator

> World Education

> jmckinney at worlded.org

>   

>>>> Jennifer Rho <rho.jennifer at gmail.com> 10/29/09 11:30 AM >>>

>>>>         

> Hello,

> I am a volunteer physician at a large adult and family literacy program.

> We

> are in the process of setting up a pilot with a local medical center to

> have

> our adult literacy teachers and learners field test patient ed materials

> and

> give feedback to their patient ed department.  I would be very

> interested in

> the details of how other hospitals have gone about this. I remember

> hearing

> about a group in NYC that was doing this when I attended a Wisconsin

> Literacy conference, but do not have any details.

>

> Thank you,

> Jennifer Rho, MD, MPH

>

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Dodi Meyer, MD
Associate Clinical Professor Pediatrics
Co Director Community Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center
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