Every day, unintentional poisonings account for nearly 87 deaths and over 2,200 emergency room visits in the United States. A large proportion of unintentional poisonings may be attributed to low health literacy. This is such an important topic that an Read more…
Tag: Staying Healthy
Florida Literacy Coalition
Archived, Guest Posts, Health Literacy
March 1, 2012
Deadline next week – March 8th Eighteen mini-grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded through the generous support of Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The Initiative provides training, resources, and funding to assist Florida ESOL and family literacy programs Read more…
Florida Literacy Coalition
Guest Posts, Health Literacy
January 26, 2012
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, or HIPPY, is a parent-based literacy program for low-income parents of preschoolers. InSarasota, HIPPY families, considered to be the poorest of the poor, face barriers of poverty, as well as struggles associated with Read more…
Florida Literacy Coalition
Health Literacy
January 17, 2012
New Year’s resolutions often include a resolve to get healthier, by moving more or eating better. Staying Healthy is a great health literacy tool to teach about good nutrition. According to Florida’s adult ESOL learners, learning about healthy eating habits Read more…
Florida Literacy Coalition
Health Literacy
November 8, 2010
The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) is proud to announce that its health literacy curriculum, Women’s Health: A Special Addition to Staying Healthy, received the 1st place award for Reads-Easy™ in the National Health Literacy Innovators contest. The Health Literacy Innovators Awards, Read more…
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