Health Literacy Education within Adult Literacy Instruction

Autor/in	Diehl, Sandra J.
Titel	Health Literacy Education within Adult Literacy Instruction
Quelle	In: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, (2011) 130, S.29-41 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2891
DOI	10.1002/ace.408
Schlagwörter	Health Services; Health Promotion; Adult Basic Education; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Literacy; Adult Educators; Skill Development; Case Studies; Role of Education; Program Descriptions; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Implementation; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Adulte education; Adult education teacher; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungsauftrag; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; USA
Abstract	Building health literacy skills among adult learners has the potential to contribute to efforts to eliminate health disparities and improve health outcomes. Adults with limited literacy skills are more likely to be underserved by health services and at risk for poorer health. Recognition of the need for stronger health literacy skills and a desire for improved health status has led to numerous directives and initiatives in multiple sectors. The "National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010, p. 2) highlights the critical role of adult education in these efforts, stating that organizations, professionals, and policymakers should "Support and expand local efforts to provide adult education, English language instruction, and culturally and linguistically appropriate health information services in the community." The report recommends that adult educators join the "health care system" and "child care and education" systems as one of three major systems charged with affecting health literacy in the United States. This chapter describes how health skills can be successfully introduced in adult learning environments. It presents three case studies as examples of a diverse range of health literacy programming possibilities. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10