The Westcoast Reader :: May 2019 via Decoda BC

May 2019

The Westcoast Reader :: May 2019

The Westcoast Reader is a newspaper for adult learners published by Decoda Literacy Solutions with assistance from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education

Buffy Sainte-Marie Honoured

Facebook Helps Save Man’s Life

Afghan Kitchen

Safety & Health Week

Skunk Freed From Plastic Cup

Planting A Herb Garden

With:

Teachers’ Notes

Reader Stories

Resources Archive

Health Literacy Month :: ABC Health Matters via Decoda

ABC HEALTH MATTERS

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Decoda: 10.03.2018

October is Health Literacy Month!

ABC Health Matters is a health literacy program from ABC Life Literacy Canada, with the support of AbbVie Corporation.

The workbooks from their three hour workshop are now available to download for free. The resources are intended for people receiving health services and/or their caregivers.

Make a Medical History Card
Health Passport
Caring for a loved one
Tips for your next Doctor Visit
You and Your Pharmacist
Your Rights as a Patient
Glossary of Health Words
Your Health Centres
Doing Health Math

Helpful Links (replace the Ontario links with services in your community)

Tips for health care professionals can be found in Communicating with Patients with Low Health Literacy.

Two posters, Tips for your next Doctor Visit (shown above) and You and Your Pharmacist, are also available.

For other health literacy resources, read last year’s Health Literacy Month blogpost.

Literacy Reports & Statistics

Health

2017: Hidden Cost of Healthcare System Complexity, Accenture

2015: Health Literacy & Patient Engagement - Annual Report, US HHS Sep 2015
2011: Health Literacy Interventions Outcomes: Updated Systematic Rvw, AHRQ
2010: Health Literacy, NNLM
2010: Health Literacy: Accurate Accessible Actionable Health Info. for All, CDC
2009: Reaching America’s Health Potential Among Adults, RWJ Foundation
2009: Low Health Literacy, NAAL 2003

2004: Literacy and Health in America, ETS

Westcoast Reader :: June 2018

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The June Westcoast Reader is out!

Westcoast Reader: 5.28.2018 by Carolyn Moi

Help someone improve their reading skills and learn more about Canada!

The Westcoast Reader is a monthly newspaper for adults learning to read English. We write current news and information articles for beginning readers. Each issue is accompanied by Teachers’ Notes with ready-to-use exercises and group learning activities based on the articles in the paper.

Kijiji for Beginners

A Cougar Visit

Summer Fun

Tastes of Summer

The following groups can receive The Westcoast Reader free:

Community Adult Literacy Programs (CALP)

ESL, EAL and ABE programs funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training

Literacy Outreach Coordinators (LOC)

Public libraries

All other groups pay a small fee to receive this valuable learning resource.

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