Family Health and Literacy


	Authored by Julie McKinney & Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi


	What This Guide Is About How to Get Started Why is Health Literacy Important? You Don't Have to be a Health Expert Introducing Health in the Classroom Adding an Action-Based Component How to Engage Students Using the Internet Collaborating with Health Organizations Preparing a Speaker Local and National Health Organizations to Contact For Health Educators: How to Find Local Family Literacy Programs Teacher Support Sevices Easy-to-Read Health Information Teaching Health by Topic Nutrition Childhood Health and Diseases Safety Healthy Lifestyle Medicine Use Women’s Health Health Care Access Stress Miscellaneous Curricula, Lessons, and Activities Parents and Children Together Health Education Activities Health-Related Children’s Books Online Health Games Non-Print Health Information Resources for Family Health Research This symbol stands for “easy.” It marks materials that can be used with beginning readers and English speakers. These materials may use pictures, video, audio, or discussion activities, and only very simple text. Download PDF version [2mb]


	Developed by World Education in collaboration with the National Institute for Literacy with a generous grant from MetLife Foundation This guide is also available in print. You can order copy for $10 by sending e-mail to literacypubs@worlded.org or by calling World Education at (617) 482-9485. Want to learn more about World Education? Just go to http://www.worlded.org/. Want to learn more about Health & Literacy? Just go to http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/. World Education 2006 Site design developed by Harbor Moon Web Design