Literacy and Health Communities: Potential Partners in Practice

Literacy and Health Communities: Potential Partners in Practice

People with low incomes and low literacy skills often have limited access to health care information. Popular education, participatory research techniques, and community-based partnerships between literacy programs and health educators and providers are methods that improve both health and literacy...

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Published in:New directions for continuing education no. 70; p. 59
Main Authors: Sissel, Peggy A, Hohn, Marcia Drew
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
Subjects:
Community Health Services
Educational Cooperation
Health Education
Health Promotion
Literacy
Participatory Research
Popular Education
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Summary:People with low incomes and low literacy skills often have limited access to health care information. Popular education, participatory research techniques, and community-based partnerships between literacy programs and health educators and providers are methods that improve both health and literacy outcomes. (SK)
ISSN:0195-2242