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Health Literacy and Sub -Populations:

Health Literacy and Sub -Populations:. New Immigrant and Refugee ESL Learners. Tri-Cities Literacy Committee. Mission: The Tri-Cities Literacy Committee engages partners in a collaborative process to explore and enhance literacy services in our community.

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Health Literacy and Sub -Populations:

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  1. HealthLiteracy and Sub-Populations: New Immigrant and Refugee ESL Learners

  2. Tri-Cities Literacy Committee Mission: The Tri-Cities Literacy Committee engages partners in a collaborative process to explore and enhance literacy services in our community. Literacy is the ability to read, understand and express oneself verbally and in writing in order to achieve one’s goals and fully participate in community and its development.

  3. The Tri-Cities Community

  4. Community Profile • Tri-Cities Population : approaching 200,000 • Immigrants : 68,000 (34%) • 2001 – 29% • BC – 27% • Around 12,500 immigrants arrived 2001 – 2006 (2006 Census)

  5. Tri-Cities ESL Working Group • made up of partners interested or engaged in ESL literacy in the Tri-Cities • School District #43, Continuing Education • Immigrant Services Society of BC • S.U.C.C.E.S.S. • Public Libraries • SHARE Family & Community Services • Soroptimist International • Community Members

  6. ELSA • English Language Services for Adults. • provides basic and intermediate level English training for adult newcomers to Canada. • is government-funded and is free to students. • is not available for Canadian citizens in the lower mainland.

  7. English Practice Groups • free drop-in programs led by volunteer facilitators • offered at seventeen sites throughout the Tri-Cities

  8. HealthLiteracy Kits • Housed with three community ELSA providers: • Continuing Education, School District #43 • Immigrant Services Society of BC • S.U.C.C.E.S.S. • Fourth kit at SHARE Family & Community Services (English Practice Groups) • Available to borrow for adult literacy tutors, community groups, etc.

  9. HealthLiteracy Kits At the doctor’s office

  10. HealthLiteracy Kits At home

  11. Contents • Hot water bottle • Face mask • Eye wash kit • Thermometer • Infant nasal aspirator • Tensor ankle support • Stethoscope • Blood Pressure Unit • Hammer • First Aid Kit, including: • antiseptic wipes • alcohol cleansing wipes • insect sting relief swabs • first aid ointment • bandages • elastic wrap bandage • gauze dressings • first aid tape • ice pack • scissors • tweezers • butterfly wound closures • oval eye pad • gloves • first aid manual • Q-tips • tongue depressors/finger splints • emergency blanket

  12. Literacy/Level One

  13. Literacy/Level One

  14. Literacy/Level One

  15. LevelTwo/Three

  16. LevelTwo/Three

  17. Contact Information Julie Rioux Maier Tri-Cities Literacy Outreach Coordinator jrioux@sd43.bc.ca 604 817-6462

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