Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
What’s Out There?
An Annotated List of Health Literacy Resources on the Web
--Judy Trupin, Queens Library Adult Learner Program
Teacher Resources for Healthhttp://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/data/data.shtml
Here you can find specific health information statistics about New York City as well as your own community. . Truly a “must explore” for creating health related lessons!
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml
On the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, you can find fact sheets about many topics including colon cancer screening, asthma, domestic partner violence (intimate partner violence) and a wonderful series of posters about calories. (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/calories/Calorie-Posters.pdf)
www.choosemyplate.gov/
A multitude of resources about nutrition, exercise and preventive health. There are many interactive activities suitable for learners, as well as background information for teachers. Downloadable charts of the healthy plate as well as links to other resources, including farmers’ markets and guidelines for older adults.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/
You can find copyright-free examples of many nutrition labels. These can be printed out to develop classroom activities about reading labels. There are also interactive activities suitable for students.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/lep_booklet.pdf
Here you will find information – geared to health care providers but worth looking at – about translation services that are available for non- English speaking individuals.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
A good source of background information on food and nutrition and diseases and health conditions.
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/culture/
A list of resources for teaching Health Literacy . Links to curricula, websites and other resources. Compiled in 2000.
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/ME2/Default.asp
An excellent resource for information about documented alternative treatments, written by a team of medical doctors.
Sources for Printable materialshttp://utility2.realage.com/media/pdfs/SP_HealthJournal.pdf
This health journal can be printed out and used to record an individual’s health information.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbpwallet.pdf
This is a printable wallet-sized card for tracking one’s blood pressure.
http://www.litworks.org/health_literacy.html
Organized by topic, this site links you to literacy-level brochures from a number of organizations.
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/home.aspx?js=1
.Note: the easy read and multi-lingual publications no longer appear on the NIH site.
http://www.npsf.org/askme3/
Ask Me 3 offers a downloadable brochure available in 6 languages, that presents 3 questions for patients to ask their doctor..
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/easytoread_a.html
MedlinePlus Easy-to-Read documents. Developed by the National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine, a wide array of information on health topics; some are interactive tutorials.
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/informationforhealthcareprofessionals/easyreadinghealthinformation/index
Each of these easy-to-read brochures depicts the story of an individual deciding to improve his/her health. One story is about quitting smoking, the other three are each about getting screened for prostate, colon and breast cancer respectively. In English and 14 other languages.
Interactive sites to use in class
Basic Computer Literacy
For teaching basic computer skills, you may find this site useful:
http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_ft&catid=18102&recno=2465%20
If your learners need basic mouse practice try:
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html or
http://www.mouseprogram.com/
Online Health topics
http://www.reepworld.org/englishpractice/index.htm
This site has six complete lessons on health written at the beginning ESOL level. Learners can work independently and check their own work. Each topic includes vocabulary, reading and listening activities.
Parts of the Body
If you have access to computers, you can play Hangman or a Match Game at this website: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/.. Choose Match Game or Hangman. Select the Human Body Parts category.
This website is also for children, but some may enjoy the humor: www.uk.knowledgebox.com/index.phtml?d=17175. It presents only very basic words such as head, foot, leg, arm and eye.
Word search Puzzles
http://literacynet.org/vtd/puzzle1.html
Symptoms word search
http://literacynet.org/vtd/puzzle2.html
Flu shots
https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/FluPublic/mainView.do;jsessionid=CD8106F408A08B6FC82773FAC862DE7F
Ask learners to look at the website and write down the nearest place for a flu shot.
Reading Prescriptions
http://www.mcedservices.com/medex/medex.htm
These activities are designed for literacy students, but may also be used with ESOL Learners. Prescription Labels quizzes one and two are suitable for ESOL beginners (not the lessons, as the rate of speech may be too challenging).
BMI charts
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bmi-calculator/NU00597
Daily caloric need calculator
www.mayoclinic.com/health/calorie-calculator/NU00598#resulttext.
Online Health Assessments
http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTools/
Nutrition
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/.
Has several food matching games
www.umass.edu/nibble/director.html
Try the practice quizzes on specific food groups or nutrients, and ALL the assessments are very good.
www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue1/veg/menandvegetables-pw.html
(Men Don’t Eat Enough Vegetables) This is a fairly simple text, and it is read out loud.
www.mcedservices.com/medex2/medex2.htm.
Take Nutrition Quiz 2. Skip the first quiz, unless your class is more advanced.
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/portion.cgi?action=question&number=1
This website provides an interactive quiz on portion size – very informative!
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/supertracker-tools/supertracker.html
The menu planner allows individuals to plan menus based on their individual needs – easy to-read charts accompany it that depict how the proposed daily menu plan adheres to Choose My Plate guidelines.
Risk Factors
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/
This site walks you through various diseases and allows you to estimate your risk of a particular disease.
https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/dohmhroot/dohroot/prjmhs/
A very short questionnaire from NYC dept. of Health to evaluate your overall health.
Internet Resources in Multiple Languages:
http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages/
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/
This Australian site has resources in many languages
You can find the list of languages here:
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/LanguageDoc/PresentLanguage?open
The categories are here:
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/CategoryDoc/PresentCategory?open
Emergency phrasebook
This site provides emergency phrases in multiple languages:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4073230
http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/index.php
This site translates health information into various languages. You can search by topic or language. There is also information about how to prepare and respond to disasters in a variety of languages, including such topics as Planning for Emergencies, Pandemic Flu, and Medicine Warnings
http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/disaster-preparedness.php
Health insurance
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/chplus/index.htm
Child Health Plus website
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fhplus/index.htm.
Family Health Plus website
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/access/hhc_options.shtml
This links you to HHC options, a program that provides affordable health care to low and moderate income New Yorkers. Individuals are assisted in applying for public health insurance, and if not qualified, pay reduced fees for health care. It is open to all New York City residents, without regard to immigration status.
https://a858-ihss.nyc.gov/ihss1/en_US/IHSS_homePage.do
Access New York City is a website that allows an individual to enter their information to receive information about benefits they may qualify for. Covers over 30 City, State, and Federal human service benefit programs. It can be used anonymously or by creating an account.
www.nyc.gov/hilink
The NYC Health Insurance Link website can assist individuals and families who are uninsured but do not qualify for public programs. It allows you to select your preferences such as inclusion of prescription drug coverage, high or low premium, and then selects all plans that meet your criteria. Those with incomes that may qualifiy them for public programs have the option to be directed to the ACCESS NYC website (mentioned above).
https://a069-webapps12.nyc.gov/phips/menu.cfm
This website walks you through eligibility for Public Health Insurance. By entering information, it is possible to see what programs one might qualify for.
Curricula and Lesson Plans
Queens Library Adult Learner Program
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_nm=ALP_for_Teachers
A. curriculum for ESOL beginners, including downloadable lesson plans, student worksheets and audio files. Some activities are also available as online quizzes.
Project Based Health Literacy (for Intermediate ESOL learners) http://www.slideshare.net/jtrupin/project-based-learning-for-esol-health-literacy This was a poster session I did at the TESOL convention in Boston, March 2010. It could be adapted to other levels as well.
Mayor’s Office of Adult Educationhttp://home2.nyc.gov/html/adulted/html/health/campaign.shtml
Downloadable lesson plans and student worksheets for all levels of ABE and ESOL learners. Lesson topics are: Prevention and Detection, Be Active, and Nutrition . This site also has a good list of links to other Health Literacy resources.
Literacy Assistance Center of New Yorkhttp://www.lacnyc.org/resources/links/health.htm
Lesson plans as well as multiple health resources are available here. Also, check the LAC’s professional development calendar frequently to find out aboute
http://clese.org/brightideas_eslcurric.htm
Coalition of Limited Speaking Elderly’s ESOL curriculum has an extensive section on health. You can also find a number of resources related to senior health issues.
http://www.expectingthebest.org/pages/curriculum/curriculum.htm
Expecting the Best from North Carolina focuses on Health Care and Nutrition. The site also has a list of health resources. Note: the entire curriculum is not online, only sample chapters.
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/heal/healBccHtml/
This curriculum focuses on Breast and Cervical Cancer.
http://www.toronto.ca/health/hearthealth/index.htm
Toronto has several Hearth Health Curricula online Including one for ESOL learners and one for families.
http://www.mnlincs.org/civics.html
Minnesota LINCS has a unit on health. (You need to scroll to the bottom of the page to find it!)
http://beta.healthfinder.gov/HealthTools/
There are a lot of lessons that could be developed from these tools. Some of the text is challenging and it might be best used accompanied by a teacher-written lesson plan.
http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/publications/ELCivics/health/index.htm
Virginia’s Fairfax county has an extensive health curriculum on line for high intermediate and advanced ESOL learners.
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/literacy_resources__teacher_tutor__health_literacy.html
This is primarily a reading-focused curriculum. The website says it is designed for ESOL learners with about a 4-5 grade reading level. It has excellent photos and it attractively laid out. There are not many interactive activities, but the information is clearly presented. The Florida website also contains many resources and links to other sites.
Picture Stories
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html
Kate Singleton’s picture stories are probably one of the most well-known resources. Not a curriculum per se, but a series of picture stories on a number of health topics, including Emergencies, Stress, and Obesity. Contains guidelines for how to develop lessons from the picture stories.
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/index.htm.
This website from New South Wales has handouts, audio, and multimedia presentations in English and some other languages, including French, Arabic, Spanish, Korean, Russian and Somali.. Topics include: Abuse, Asthma, Cancer, Infants/Children, Dental, Diabetes, Diseases/Conditions, Emergencies, Heart, Housing, Immunization, Jobs, Medicines, Mental Health, Nutrition, Smoking, Smoking, Staying Healthy, Tuberculosis and Women’s Health.
Some, such as the Emergency Handout, are fairly simple. Others, such as dental are more complex. But the transcript can be read while listening to the audio, and might be suitable for ABE and higher level ESOL learners.
Health Literacy Assessments
Currently, there are only three standardized assessments to test for Health Literacy. The first is the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM). The REALM is asked to pronounce each of 66 medical terms and scored on their ability to pronounce them. The test is validated, but some concerns remain. Many ESOL learners do know the words (and recognize them when spoken or read) but could not pronounce them adequately to score while others might be able to pronounce correctly but still be unable to define them. You can find a sample of the REALM at http://pharmacyhealthliteracy.ahrq.gov/sites/pharmhealthliteracy/Gallery/REALM-R.pdf
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA). Columbia University School of Nursing. The TOFHLA measures the health literacy level of patients, using contexts individuals might experience in a health care setting. However, some of the test examples seem to test grammatical points (choosing the right verb form) and, critical for ESOL learners, it is strictly a test of written English. The TOFHLA can be purchased from Peppercorn Books http://www.peppercornbooks.com/catalog/
You can read about these two tests at http://www.nursing.columbia.edu/ebp/HealthLitRes/assessTool.html
Available in English and Spanish, The Newest Vital Signs is administered orally, by asking the examinee to answer questions about an ice cream label. http://www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/physicians-providers/newest-vital-sign.html
It’s not validated for ESOL learners, but is worth looking at.
Florida Literacy Coaltion has a sample pre-knowledge assessment of health literacy:
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/FLCHLP/files/SE%20Files/FLAStudentPreSurvey.pdf
Physical Activity
http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/
The basics of physical activity and tests for each fitness component that you can take to determine your fitness level.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters
Membership at the city’s centers is free for children,$10 for those over 55, and $50 per year for those between 18 and 55. $25 more annually for pool membership.
http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/documents/TalkTime/spring_09/TT_Topics_Spring09_wk02.pdf http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/documents/TalkTime/fall_09/TT_Topics_Fall09_wk01.pdf
East side literacy has a number of lessons designed for volunteer tutors. These could be adapted to ESOL classes and ABE classes. You can find more of the topics here: http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/ESL/ESLTalkTimeTopics.htm
http://www.network-toolbox.net/en/BeActive.asp
From the California Department of Public Health, a series of downloadable handouts and lesson plans about physical activity. Includes a great handout of a “physical activity pyramid.”
http://aom2.americaonthemove.org/home.aspx
A site for tips on walking more – and signing up a group to walk together.
An Annotated List of Health Literacy Resources on the Web
--Judy Trupin, Queens Library Adult Learner Program
Teacher Resources for Healthhttp://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/data/data.shtml
Here you can find specific health information statistics about New York City as well as your own community. . Truly a “must explore” for creating health related lessons!
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml
On the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, you can find fact sheets about many topics including colon cancer screening, asthma, domestic partner violence (intimate partner violence) and a wonderful series of posters about calories. (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/calories/Calorie-Posters.pdf)
www.choosemyplate.gov/
A multitude of resources about nutrition, exercise and preventive health. There are many interactive activities suitable for learners, as well as background information for teachers. Downloadable charts of the healthy plate as well as links to other resources, including farmers’ markets and guidelines for older adults.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/
You can find copyright-free examples of many nutrition labels. These can be printed out to develop classroom activities about reading labels. There are also interactive activities suitable for students.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/lep_booklet.pdf
Here you will find information – geared to health care providers but worth looking at – about translation services that are available for non- English speaking individuals.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
A good source of background information on food and nutrition and diseases and health conditions.
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/culture/
A list of resources for teaching Health Literacy . Links to curricula, websites and other resources. Compiled in 2000.
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/ME2/Default.asp
An excellent resource for information about documented alternative treatments, written by a team of medical doctors.
Sources for Printable materialshttp://utility2.realage.com/media/pdfs/SP_HealthJournal.pdf
This health journal can be printed out and used to record an individual’s health information.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/hbpwallet.pdf
This is a printable wallet-sized card for tracking one’s blood pressure.
http://www.litworks.org/health_literacy.html
Organized by topic, this site links you to literacy-level brochures from a number of organizations.
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/home.aspx?js=1
.Note: the easy read and multi-lingual publications no longer appear on the NIH site.
http://www.npsf.org/askme3/
Ask Me 3 offers a downloadable brochure available in 6 languages, that presents 3 questions for patients to ask their doctor..
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/easytoread_a.html
MedlinePlus Easy-to-Read documents. Developed by the National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine, a wide array of information on health topics; some are interactive tutorials.
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/informationforhealthcareprofessionals/easyreadinghealthinformation/index
Each of these easy-to-read brochures depicts the story of an individual deciding to improve his/her health. One story is about quitting smoking, the other three are each about getting screened for prostate, colon and breast cancer respectively. In English and 14 other languages.
Interactive sites to use in class
Basic Computer Literacy
For teaching basic computer skills, you may find this site useful:
http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_ft&catid=18102&recno=2465%20
If your learners need basic mouse practice try:
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html or
http://www.mouseprogram.com/
Online Health topics
http://www.reepworld.org/englishpractice/index.htm
This site has six complete lessons on health written at the beginning ESOL level. Learners can work independently and check their own work. Each topic includes vocabulary, reading and listening activities.
Parts of the Body
If you have access to computers, you can play Hangman or a Match Game at this website: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/.. Choose Match Game or Hangman. Select the Human Body Parts category.
This website is also for children, but some may enjoy the humor: www.uk.knowledgebox.com/index.phtml?d=17175. It presents only very basic words such as head, foot, leg, arm and eye.
Word search Puzzles
http://literacynet.org/vtd/puzzle1.html
Symptoms word search
http://literacynet.org/vtd/puzzle2.html
Flu shots
https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/FluPublic/mainView.do;jsessionid=CD8106F408A08B6FC82773FAC862DE7F
Ask learners to look at the website and write down the nearest place for a flu shot.
Reading Prescriptions
http://www.mcedservices.com/medex/medex.htm
These activities are designed for literacy students, but may also be used with ESOL Learners. Prescription Labels quizzes one and two are suitable for ESOL beginners (not the lessons, as the rate of speech may be too challenging).
BMI charts
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bmi-calculator/NU00597
Daily caloric need calculator
www.mayoclinic.com/health/calorie-calculator/NU00598#resulttext.
Online Health Assessments
http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTools/
Nutrition
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/.
Has several food matching games
www.umass.edu/nibble/director.html
Try the practice quizzes on specific food groups or nutrients, and ALL the assessments are very good.
www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue1/veg/menandvegetables-pw.html
(Men Don’t Eat Enough Vegetables) This is a fairly simple text, and it is read out loud.
www.mcedservices.com/medex2/medex2.htm.
Take Nutrition Quiz 2. Skip the first quiz, unless your class is more advanced.
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/portion.cgi?action=question&number=1
This website provides an interactive quiz on portion size – very informative!
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/supertracker-tools/supertracker.html
The menu planner allows individuals to plan menus based on their individual needs – easy to-read charts accompany it that depict how the proposed daily menu plan adheres to Choose My Plate guidelines.
Risk Factors
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/
This site walks you through various diseases and allows you to estimate your risk of a particular disease.
https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/dohmhroot/dohroot/prjmhs/
A very short questionnaire from NYC dept. of Health to evaluate your overall health.
Internet Resources in Multiple Languages:
http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages/
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/
This Australian site has resources in many languages
You can find the list of languages here:
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/LanguageDoc/PresentLanguage?open
The categories are here:
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/CategoryDoc/PresentCategory?open
Emergency phrasebook
This site provides emergency phrases in multiple languages:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4073230
http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/index.php
This site translates health information into various languages. You can search by topic or language. There is also information about how to prepare and respond to disasters in a variety of languages, including such topics as Planning for Emergencies, Pandemic Flu, and Medicine Warnings
http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/disaster-preparedness.php
Health insurance
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/chplus/index.htm
Child Health Plus website
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fhplus/index.htm.
Family Health Plus website
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/access/hhc_options.shtml
This links you to HHC options, a program that provides affordable health care to low and moderate income New Yorkers. Individuals are assisted in applying for public health insurance, and if not qualified, pay reduced fees for health care. It is open to all New York City residents, without regard to immigration status.
https://a858-ihss.nyc.gov/ihss1/en_US/IHSS_homePage.do
Access New York City is a website that allows an individual to enter their information to receive information about benefits they may qualify for. Covers over 30 City, State, and Federal human service benefit programs. It can be used anonymously or by creating an account.
www.nyc.gov/hilink
The NYC Health Insurance Link website can assist individuals and families who are uninsured but do not qualify for public programs. It allows you to select your preferences such as inclusion of prescription drug coverage, high or low premium, and then selects all plans that meet your criteria. Those with incomes that may qualifiy them for public programs have the option to be directed to the ACCESS NYC website (mentioned above).
https://a069-webapps12.nyc.gov/phips/menu.cfm
This website walks you through eligibility for Public Health Insurance. By entering information, it is possible to see what programs one might qualify for.
Curricula and Lesson Plans
Queens Library Adult Learner Program
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_nm=ALP_for_Teachers
A. curriculum for ESOL beginners, including downloadable lesson plans, student worksheets and audio files. Some activities are also available as online quizzes.
Project Based Health Literacy (for Intermediate ESOL learners) http://www.slideshare.net/jtrupin/project-based-learning-for-esol-health-literacy This was a poster session I did at the TESOL convention in Boston, March 2010. It could be adapted to other levels as well.
Mayor’s Office of Adult Educationhttp://home2.nyc.gov/html/adulted/html/health/campaign.shtml
Downloadable lesson plans and student worksheets for all levels of ABE and ESOL learners. Lesson topics are: Prevention and Detection, Be Active, and Nutrition . This site also has a good list of links to other Health Literacy resources.
Literacy Assistance Center of New Yorkhttp://www.lacnyc.org/resources/links/health.htm
Lesson plans as well as multiple health resources are available here. Also, check the LAC’s professional development calendar frequently to find out aboute
http://clese.org/brightideas_eslcurric.htm
Coalition of Limited Speaking Elderly’s ESOL curriculum has an extensive section on health. You can also find a number of resources related to senior health issues.
http://www.expectingthebest.org/pages/curriculum/curriculum.htm
Expecting the Best from North Carolina focuses on Health Care and Nutrition. The site also has a list of health resources. Note: the entire curriculum is not online, only sample chapters.
http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/heal/healBccHtml/
This curriculum focuses on Breast and Cervical Cancer.
http://www.toronto.ca/health/hearthealth/index.htm
Toronto has several Hearth Health Curricula online Including one for ESOL learners and one for families.
http://www.mnlincs.org/civics.html
Minnesota LINCS has a unit on health. (You need to scroll to the bottom of the page to find it!)
http://beta.healthfinder.gov/HealthTools/
There are a lot of lessons that could be developed from these tools. Some of the text is challenging and it might be best used accompanied by a teacher-written lesson plan.
http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/publications/ELCivics/health/index.htm
Virginia’s Fairfax county has an extensive health curriculum on line for high intermediate and advanced ESOL learners.
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/literacy_resources__teacher_tutor__health_literacy.html
This is primarily a reading-focused curriculum. The website says it is designed for ESOL learners with about a 4-5 grade reading level. It has excellent photos and it attractively laid out. There are not many interactive activities, but the information is clearly presented. The Florida website also contains many resources and links to other sites.
Picture Stories
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html
Kate Singleton’s picture stories are probably one of the most well-known resources. Not a curriculum per se, but a series of picture stories on a number of health topics, including Emergencies, Stress, and Obesity. Contains guidelines for how to develop lessons from the picture stories.
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/index.htm.
This website from New South Wales has handouts, audio, and multimedia presentations in English and some other languages, including French, Arabic, Spanish, Korean, Russian and Somali.. Topics include: Abuse, Asthma, Cancer, Infants/Children, Dental, Diabetes, Diseases/Conditions, Emergencies, Heart, Housing, Immunization, Jobs, Medicines, Mental Health, Nutrition, Smoking, Smoking, Staying Healthy, Tuberculosis and Women’s Health.
Some, such as the Emergency Handout, are fairly simple. Others, such as dental are more complex. But the transcript can be read while listening to the audio, and might be suitable for ABE and higher level ESOL learners.
Health Literacy Assessments
Currently, there are only three standardized assessments to test for Health Literacy. The first is the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM). The REALM is asked to pronounce each of 66 medical terms and scored on their ability to pronounce them. The test is validated, but some concerns remain. Many ESOL learners do know the words (and recognize them when spoken or read) but could not pronounce them adequately to score while others might be able to pronounce correctly but still be unable to define them. You can find a sample of the REALM at http://pharmacyhealthliteracy.ahrq.gov/sites/pharmhealthliteracy/Gallery/REALM-R.pdf
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA). Columbia University School of Nursing. The TOFHLA measures the health literacy level of patients, using contexts individuals might experience in a health care setting. However, some of the test examples seem to test grammatical points (choosing the right verb form) and, critical for ESOL learners, it is strictly a test of written English. The TOFHLA can be purchased from Peppercorn Books http://www.peppercornbooks.com/catalog/
You can read about these two tests at http://www.nursing.columbia.edu/ebp/HealthLitRes/assessTool.html
Available in English and Spanish, The Newest Vital Signs is administered orally, by asking the examinee to answer questions about an ice cream label. http://www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/physicians-providers/newest-vital-sign.html
It’s not validated for ESOL learners, but is worth looking at.
Florida Literacy Coaltion has a sample pre-knowledge assessment of health literacy:
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/FLCHLP/files/SE%20Files/FLAStudentPreSurvey.pdf
Physical Activity
http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/
The basics of physical activity and tests for each fitness component that you can take to determine your fitness level.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters
Membership at the city’s centers is free for children,$10 for those over 55, and $50 per year for those between 18 and 55. $25 more annually for pool membership.
http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/documents/TalkTime/spring_09/TT_Topics_Spring09_wk02.pdf http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/documents/TalkTime/fall_09/TT_Topics_Fall09_wk01.pdf
East side literacy has a number of lessons designed for volunteer tutors. These could be adapted to ESOL classes and ABE classes. You can find more of the topics here: http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/ESL/ESLTalkTimeTopics.htm
http://www.network-toolbox.net/en/BeActive.asp
From the California Department of Public Health, a series of downloadable handouts and lesson plans about physical activity. Includes a great handout of a “physical activity pyramid.”
http://aom2.americaonthemove.org/home.aspx
A site for tips on walking more – and signing up a group to walk together.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Visit our Beginning Health Literacy Curriculum
If you are looking for the Queens Library Adult Learner Program's
English for your Health, health literacy curricula for ESOL beginning and intermediate learners, please click here:
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_nm=ALP_English_Health
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