Healthwise Aberdeen
Hungry to Learn
Links and Resources
Healthwise resources
'Most Wanted Collection' resource and cookbook
Partner agency websites:
Aberdeen City Council - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
NHS Grampian - www.nhsgrampian.org
Learning Connections - http://www.lc.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/
Health Literacy information for staff:
Health Literacy Consulting - http://www.healthliteracy.com/
Excellent website with sections on Consulting Services, Health Literacy Tips, Writing Services, Articles, Published Books, Links & Resources, and Presentations.
Pfizer Clear Health Communication - http://www.pfizerhealthliteracy.com/
Contains practical advice on how to improve verbal and written communication with patients.
Health Literacy Month - www.healthliteracymonth.com
Health Literacy Month is a grassroots campaign to promote the importance of understandable health communication. Encourages awareness raising around the world. Links to a lot of resources and health literacy websites.
Harvard School of Public Health - Health Literacy Studies - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/index.html
Excellent website containing information on Health Literacy, innovative materials, slides and presentations and how to create literacy friendly resources.
World Education - LINCS Health & Literacy Special Collection - http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/aboutus.htm
Excellent site for teachers, students, health educators, or anyone interested in teaching health to people with limited literacy skills. Contains resources, information and links.
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) - http://www.chcs.org
Search for 'health literacy' under keyword search and the site gives you excellent factsheets on health literacy.
NALA - Irelands National Adult Literacy Agency.
Health Literacy Pack: http://www.nala.ie/nalaprojects/project/20010523233831.html
Direct link to their brilliant health literacy resource section.
NALA's excellent student area, with health literacy learning activities.
Virginia Adult Education Health Literacy Toolkit - http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/publications/healthlit/
Brilliant website with a teaching toolkit designed to promote understanding of health literacy issues. Contains information on Health Literacy, teaching resources and topic information.
Plain English Campaign - http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
Promotes the use of Plain English in every setting, including the public sector. Provides examples of how to use a Plain English approach.
Skills and Education Network - http://senet.lsc.gov.uk/guide2/healthbenefits/index.cfm
Good section on the health benefits of learning in adults.
Health Translations Dictionary - http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/
Resource for health and community staff who work with people with English as an additional language. Type in the medical term you need and the dictionary will provide you with a translation or worksheet in a choice of languages.
Publications:
The Basic Skills Agency - http://www.basic-skills.co.uk
A variety of adult learning resources are available from this website. Contains information on Adult Learning in England and Wales.
NIACE - http://www.niace.org.uk/research/HDE/publications.htm
Link to NIACE's publication section on Health and Disability. Good resources suitable for adult learners and information on encouraging learning in adults with learning difficulties.
Pavilion Publishing - http://www.pavpub.com
Pavilion specialise in resources for health and social care staff. Have excellent resources for adults with low literacy skills.
Resources for Tutors:
NALA - Irelands National Adult Literacy Agency.
Health Literacy Pack:
http://www.nala.ie/nalaprojects/project/20010523233831.html
Direct link to their brilliant health literacy resource section.
NALA's excellent student area, with health literacy learning activities.
The California Health Literacy Initiative - http://www.cahealthliteracy.org/
Contains a Health Literacy Resource Site with excellent links.
Better Health Channel - http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
Website with a variety of health information and easy to understand health worksheets ideal for adult learners.
BBC Cashwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/beyond/cashwise.shtml
Looks at budgeting and managing your money. Really useful for adults who want to improve money skills. This resource can be used in relation to health and budgeting.
Nutritional Management Services - Food Labelling http://www.nms.on.ca/Secondary/food_labelling.htm
Easy to understand guide to food labelling.
World Education, Health Education and Adult Literacy: Breast & Cervical Cancer - http://www.worlded.org/us/health/heal/healBccHtml/index.htm
This site promotes access to information and services about breast and cervical cancer to adults with limited literacy skills. It consists of a series of lessons divided up into four sessions.
