Nutrition education resources & low literacy

[Vivica Kraak]

In addition to the Nitzke and McCabe citations, see 
Ruud J. Developing written nutrition information for adults with low
literacy skills. JNE 1993: 25:11-16. 

Also, Ross Labs sponsored a roundtable on current issues in public health in
1989 that dealt with strategies to help clients with limited reading skills.
Cecelia and Leonard Doak have published in this area and now run a
consulting firm in Potomac, Maryland called Patient Learning Associates.
They co-chaired the roundtable.
The monograph published that summarized the roundtable was very helpful when
I was working on developing materials for HIV+ clients a few years ago. You
can either contact a Ross rep or write to the Columbus office and ask for a
copy of:

Nutrition Education Opportunities: Strategies to Help Patients with Limited
Reading Skills. Report of the Second Ross Roundtable on Current Issues in
Public Health, 1989. 
Ross Laboratories
Columbus, OH 43216. 
The Library of Congress catalogue # is 88-063941



At 11:46 AM 2/12/97 -0500, you wrote:

>I am looking for any journal articles or references 

>discussing the components of effective nutrition education 

>resources developed specifically for use with individuals or 

>groups with low literacy levels. 

>

>Is anyone familiar with references on this subject? Would 

>appreciate any suggestions.

>

>Lara Mylly, RD, MHSc

>Consulting Dietitian

>Bolton, ON, Canada

>l.mylly at utoronto.ca 

>

>

>

Vivica Kraak
Division of Nutritional Sciences
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Cornell University
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