The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) is pleased to announce the availability of "A Way with Words: Guidelines for Writing Oral Health Materials for Audiences with Limited Literacy".
This resource was developed to assist professionals working to improvethe oral health of infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
"A Way with Words" provides tips to help those who produce educational materials make them easy for everyone to understand, and thus more useful. The tip sheet offers suggestions for how to choose words; set an appropriate tone; and craft sentences, paragraphs, lists, and headings that communicate most effectively with people with limited literacy.
Ideas for how to design documents and how to present unfamiliar terminology are also presented. A list of resources for more information is included.
Single or multiple print copies of this resource are available at no charge from the HRSA Information Center, P.O. Box 2910, Merrifield, VA22116, phone: (888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772), fax: (703) 821-2098, e-mail: ask@hrsa.gov
Electronic copies, in .pdf format, are available at no cost from OHRC's Web site and can be photocopied for use.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Patient Handout in Korean on Neonatal Jaundice
Today The Librarians were asked to find a handout in Korean on neonatal jaundice. Fortunately the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Government, Department of Health, has a plethora of patient handouts in a variety of languages.
Sure enough, there was a handout, in .PDF format, entitled Jaundice in Newborn Babies. A nice "resource details" page gives you a one sentence description of the handout, the date it was last updated, and a list of the handout's availability in other languages. A great resource!
Do you have any handouts in Korean on neonatal jaundice? Let us know by commenting below or emailing us.
Sure enough, there was a handout, in .PDF format, entitled Jaundice in Newborn Babies. A nice "resource details" page gives you a one sentence description of the handout, the date it was last updated, and a list of the handout's availability in other languages. A great resource!
Do you have any handouts in Korean on neonatal jaundice? Let us know by commenting below or emailing us.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Web-Based, Self-Paced Course on Health Literacy
"Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy,Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency" is a free online course designed to help health professionals improve their patient-communication skills, increase their awareness and knowledge of factors that affect their communication with patients, and implement patient-centered communication practices.
The course, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, comprises five modules and is estimated to take a total of 5 hours to complete.
The course may be completed at the user's own pace and may be taken for credit (CEU/CE,CHES, CME, and CNE) or not for credit.
More information, including registration instructions, is available at the health literacy training website.
The course, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, comprises five modules and is estimated to take a total of 5 hours to complete.
The course may be completed at the user's own pace and may be taken for credit (CEU/CE,CHES, CME, and CNE) or not for credit.
More information, including registration instructions, is available at the health literacy training website.
Friday, January 4, 2008
"Neurology Now": Free Newsletter from the American Academy of Neurology
"Neurology Now" is a free bimonthly newsletter available to patients and their families, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases, such as migraine, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and other disorders.
Previous issues include essays and articles covering topics such as exercising with epilepsy, yoga and tai chi for controlling pain, an "Ask the Experts" column, avoiding caregiver burnout, and depression. Articles can also be browsed by condition. This newsletter is available in English only.
A publication of the American Academy of Neurology, "Neurology Now" is available online in .pdf format or html format at Patients and their families can also receive a free print subscription by filling out the subscription request form at https://www.aan.com/apps/neurologynow/
Previous issues include essays and articles covering topics such as exercising with epilepsy, yoga and tai chi for controlling pain, an "Ask the Experts" column, avoiding caregiver burnout, and depression. Articles can also be browsed by condition. This newsletter is available in English only.
A publication of the American Academy of Neurology, "Neurology Now" is available online in .pdf format or html format at Patients and their families can also receive a free print subscription by filling out the subscription request form at https://www.aan.com/apps/neurologynow/
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Patient Awareness Under Anesthesia Handout
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has a plethora of patient education handouts, in English with some in Spanish at their patient education website.
One of these handouts, created by the ASA and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, is Patient Awareness Under Anesthesia - What Is It?
"The brochure explains what awareness under general anesthesia is and isn¹t, and why it can happen. It discusses what researchers and health care providers are doing to lessen the chance of this rare event and offers guidance to patients for discussing concerns about awareness with their anesthesia professional."
This brochures is available in .pdf format and is also available in Spanish.
One of these handouts, created by the ASA and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, is Patient Awareness Under Anesthesia - What Is It?
"The brochure explains what awareness under general anesthesia is and isn¹t, and why it can happen. It discusses what researchers and health care providers are doing to lessen the chance of this rare event and offers guidance to patients for discussing concerns about awareness with their anesthesia professional."
This brochures is available in .pdf format and is also available in Spanish.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
New National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University is pleased to announce the new National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC), funded by a 3-year cooperative agreement with the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
NSIDRC is co-located with the Maternal and Child Health Library and draws on the library's extensive resource capacities and public health perspective. The new NSIDRC will continue the work of the National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center, serving as a central source of information on sudden infant death (including sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriage, stillbirth and other sudden infant deaths), on bereavement, and on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond.
The website provides access to this information in an easy-to-use format. Searchable databases and special issues of the MCH Alert with a focus on infant mortality will be available soon.
NSIDRC is also accessible by calling (866) 866-7437 (toll-free) or (202) 687-7466 (local), or by e-mailing info@sidscenter.org
NSIDRC is co-located with the Maternal and Child Health Library and draws on the library's extensive resource capacities and public health perspective. The new NSIDRC will continue the work of the National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center, serving as a central source of information on sudden infant death (including sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriage, stillbirth and other sudden infant deaths), on bereavement, and on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond.
The website provides access to this information in an easy-to-use format. Searchable databases and special issues of the MCH Alert with a focus on infant mortality will be available soon.
NSIDRC is also accessible by calling (866) 866-7437 (toll-free) or (202) 687-7466 (local), or by e-mailing info@sidscenter.org
Friday, November 16, 2007
How to Quit Smoking Fact Sheet in 16 Languages
The Inova Health System, along with other hospitals in the DC Metro area, has recently gone smoke-free. A related fact sheet, "How to Quit Smoking" is available from Health Information Translations, a fabulous resource sponsored by several institutions including Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University Medical Center.
"How to Quit Smoking" is available in 16 languages including Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese Brazilian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
The fact sheets are in .pdf format and include the foreign language and the English translation. Fact sheets are also copyright free so you may make additional copies as needed! Woohoo!
"How to Quit Smoking" is available in 16 languages including Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese Brazilian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
The fact sheets are in .pdf format and include the foreign language and the English translation. Fact sheets are also copyright free so you may make additional copies as needed! Woohoo!
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