Health & literacy

1. Health & literacy Literacy Council of Wood County

2. Literacy Council of Wood County • The Literacy Council of Wood County works with adult learners in the Wood County area to help them improve their reading, math, and English language skills. • We offer individualized programs with one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring, and computer-based learning.

3. Integrating health into adult education • Poor health interferes with the success of adult learners. • Low literacy and poor health are interrelated in a number of ways. • Health information and practical skills can be applied directly to adults’ lives and incorporated into daily decision-making.

4. Integrating health into adult education • Adult learners say learning about health is important and improves their literacy skills. • Students find ABE and ESL programs to be good places to learn about health. • Literacy and health goals have a better chance for success when pursued together.

5. Health Literacy Curriculum • Design a health literacy curriculum that can be used in various settings and formats, with learners of various educational levels and cultures. • Develop modules to incorporate into Adult Secondary Credit (ASC) classes, GED/HSED preparation, and individual literacy tutoring.

6. Health Literacy Curriculum • Target Populations: • Adult learners with low literacy • English language learners • Senior Citizens

7. Health Literacy Curriculum • Program Partners • Ministry Health Care & Ministry Foundation • Literacy Council of Wood County • Mid-State Technical College • Wood County Health Department • Marathon County Health Department • Riverview Hospital

8. Health Literacy Curriculum • Program Partners • Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin • Lowell Senior Center • North Central Community Action Project • Alliance for Hispanic/Latino Outreach and Regional Awareness (A.H.O.R.A) • UW-Marshfield / Wood County

9. Health Literacy Curriculum • Green Unit • Section One: What do health care providers do This section explains the role of common health care providers • Section Two: Where to go for health care This section explains the function of various health care facilities

10. Health Literacy Curriculum • Blue Unit • Section One: How to talk to health care professionalsThis section introduces participants to the background information needed to better communicate with their health care providers • Section Two: Creating a family health history This section introduces participants to the concept of a family health history and provides them with the tools to record, chart, and catalog their own family health history

11. Health Literacy Curriculum • Yellow Unit • Section One: Understanding medications This section explores the differences between name brand medication, generic medications, over the counter medications, and homeopathic medications. • Section Two: Understanding prescriptions This section is a nuts and bolts, hands- on workshop for understanding prescription warnings and how to chart and keeping track of medication use.

12. Health Literacy Curriculum • The curriculum is designed to be used in a one-to-one setting or in a group/classroom setting. • Portions of the curriculum can also be presented as workshops within the community at health care events, employer sites, community-based organizations and other outreach sites.

13. Health Literacy Curriculum • Available on CD and flash drive from Mid-State Technical College (training provided) • Literacy Council of Wood CountyTrey Turner, Executive Director woodcountyliteracy@gmail.com 715-387-6622