Health Literacy A Prescription to End Confusion (2004) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods
Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods
Pages 243-254
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STUDY COMMITTEE An 11-member study committee was convened to assess available data and respond to the study charge. The committee included members with expertise in public health, primary medical care, health communication, sociology, anthropology, adult literacy education, and K-12 education.
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staff used in-house databases, including Academic Premier Search, Medline, ERIC,1 PsychInfo, Sociological Abstracts, and CINAHL2 to identify relevant peer-reviewed literature. Keyword searches include the following: "health literacy," "literacy and health," and "reading and health." Additional studies for consideration were identified through testimony to the committee by experts in the field.
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Foong, of the Pacific Asian Language Services for Health, highlighted the most critical health literacy issues facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders today, with an emphasis on issues of health and doctor patient communication in populations with limited English that represent native speakers of diverse languages. Rita Hargrave, M.D., of the University of CaliforniaDavis and Veterans Medical Center of Northern California, discussed mental health care, ethnicity, and health literacy, and the influence of physician and patient communication styles and preferences.
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Break challenges in Latin American populations based on their experiences as community health workers, emphasizing how the different experiences of patients and doctors affect the meaning in their communication, resulting in less effective health care. The agenda for this meeting is presented in Box A-2.
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Health Education Literacy Program: A Medicine Safety Program for Adult Learners Lauren Schwartz, M.P.H. Community Health Educator, New York City Poison Control Center 9:15 a.m.
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Health Literacy Concerns for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders: Challenges and Opportunities Susan M Shinagawa Patient Advocate and Founder, Asian and Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network Heng L
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Finally, Eduardo Crespi, R.N., from Centro Latino de Salud in Missouri, discussed health literacy needs of the Latin American population served by Centro Latino, and described some of the programs available to address those needs. The agenda for this workshop is presented in Box A-3.
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Approaches to Improving Health Literacy: Lessons from the Field The committee commissioned a project from Terry Davis, M.D., Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and Julie Gazmararian, Ph.D., Emory University, to look at approaches to improving health literacy that are currently being used and may not be reflected in the peer-reviewed literature. Findings from this project are discussed in Chapter 6.
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for activities; whether organizations pilot test materials for comprehension or cultural competence; evaluation of materials; which activities people associate with health literacy and lessons learned. The Internet service www.zoomerang.com was used to create the webbased survey because it provides low-cost, web-based survey implementation tools.
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Butler UniversityCollege of Pharmacy California HealthCare Foundation Cambridge Health Alliance California Literacy, Inc. Centers for Disease Control and Center for Medicare Education Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Center for Health Care Strategies Prevention CHOICE Regional Health Network Centro Latino de Salud Clear Language Group Food and Drug Administration Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Martinez VA Outpatient Clinic Eastern Massachusetts Literacy Council Mettger Communications EasyRead Copywriting National Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine/ National Program Office, Grady Hospital Hablamos Juntos En Memphis, Hablamos Juntos National Cancer Institute's Cancer Environmental Toxicology Program, Information Service of New York Maine Bureau of Health National Institute on Deafness and Other Family Health Research Communication Disorders (NIH)
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National Institutes of Health National Marrow Donor Program National Cancer Institute -- Office of Education and Special Initiatives Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Parma Adult Basic and Literacy Education Queens Library Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Saint Eugene Medical Center Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Section of Patient Education Mayo Clinic Rochester Southwest Washington Medical Center St.
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Results were then downloaded into Portfolio Management Application software developed by Department of Cancer Control and Population Science of the National Institutes of Health for identification and deletion of duplicate grants, and linkage to financial data. A total of 906 grants for the 10-year period were identified.
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