Health Literacy Pilot Project
The NN/LM Southeastern/Atlantic (SE/A), as part of its outreach program, is accepting proposal applications for Health Literacy Pilot Projects to be conducted by network members in support of the NN/LM mission and goals. Funding will be provided for two projects in 2011-12. Note, that a full proposal will be required for those project applications selected for funding.
The goal of the health literacy pilot project award is to provide health literacy training and reliable health information resources for racial minorities, rural populations, speakers of ESOL (English as a Second Language) populations, caretakers of children, senior citizens, and other underserved populations.
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Funded Projects May 2011-Present
Community Impact, INC - NMRHC Health Literacy Project
1. Promote health literacy in the Delta and Delta Hills Region of the state of Mississippi. - develop health literacy public service announcements to be aired on local and regional radio station for - develop health literacy posters families to read food labels; medication directions; talk and tell their children's about the role of health literacy in life’s lessons. 2. Develop culturally relevant resources to support family health literacy initiatives for all communities of color in the Delta and Delta Hills region of the State of Mississippi. - develop three Books in the Home Kits - develop and distribute an annotated list of People of Color literature for children. 3. Provide on-going training to health literacy facilitators in the Delta and Delta Hills Regions to help them expand their health literacy initiatives. - develop and deliver a Health Literacy Learning Symposium for 30 - 40 participants from the Delta and Delta Hills Regions. - deliver a Health Education workshop in two communities.
September 14, 2011 - April 30, 2012
Reading Connections, Inc.
The objective of this project is to improve health literacy skills for 400 immigrant and refugee adults with low English proficiency in Guilford County, NC.
September 14, 2011 - April 30, 2012
St. Luke Housing Ministry
The project plan will allow the resident(s) trained by the librarian, Marilyn Teolis, to train seniors with no computer experience. This will be a two-tiered project with certificates awarded at each level of compentency. Final graduation will involve proficiency in navigating the web sites and links found on the National Network of Libraries and Medicine.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Someone Cares, Inc. of Atlanta - R.E.A.C.H.
Project Objectives: 1. To provide a medical educational literacy program for 100 HIV positive Transgender 2. To provide access to medical research on the long term effects of HIV treatment and taking hormone medication to 100 HIV positive Transgender individuals 3. To build a medical library for HIV Positive Transgender.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
University of Alabama - Health Literacy Interventions: Training Healthcare
Health Literacy Interventions: Training Healthcare Professionals to Improve Caring for Older Adults (complete title) 1. To assess the Health Literacy competency of healthcare professionals working in geriatric clinical settings. 2. To implement a training program to improve health literacy competence. 3. To provide healthcare professionals with the tools necessary to effectively work with older adults. 4. To assess patient satisfaction of health information received using selected questions from the Interpersonal Processes of Care in Diverse Populations Questionnaire (IPC)
September 14, 2011 - April 30, 2012
Virgin Islands Medical Society
The current project targets the two lower-levels of health literacy to increase ability to understand and follow instructions especially discharge instructions compliance and medication self-management. Handouts, medical screening schedules, immunization logs, and other hardcopy materials will be customized to reflect the unique cultural needs of the USVI using real life documents for real life learning. Most of the educational materials are readily available from the various health literacy organizations appearing over the past decade. VIMS recognizes the extraordinary efforts specialists have made in preparing these health literacy materials. For example, Success Kits, newsletters, books, articles, and prepared workshops are all available at Health Literacy Consulting, a linked website from NNLM. VIMS’s goal is to make these into a curriculum that is culturally relevant and easily understandable.
May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
