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June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
May 13, 2011 | Program Results Report
Project staff worked with a design team to create and test a set of universal graphic symbols to help people with limited proficiency in English find their way around health care facilities.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a randomized clinical trial testing a medication education tool designed for low-literacy hospital discharge patients. The researchers found that the education tool did not have an effect on medication adherence.
January 23, 2009 | Program Results Report
Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.
August 1, 2006 | Commentary
The Health Literacy report issued in 2004 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) was a wakeup call to action, which resonated with many in both the public and private sectors. The report defined health literacy as “the degree to which individuals have t ...
September 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
Trained community health advocates conducted outreach efforts with residents of Sandtown-Winchester, a 72-block low-income neighborhood of Baltimore, to help them gain access to health insurance and needed services.
February 28, 2000 | Program Results Report
The Center for Media Literacy, Los Angeles, organized a national conference on media literacy June 28 to July 1, 1998 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
July 1, 1999 | Program Results Report
The Multicultural Area Health Education Center was established in 1985 through a US Department of Health and Human Services grant to promote and improve family-oriented primary health care and prevention services in an East Los Angeles community.
July 1, 1999 | Program Results Report
The Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Center of Dade County implemented a program that teamed older adults with preadolescents for activities designed to promote a general awareness of health issues and to bring youth and seniors closer together.
July 1, 1999 | Program Results Report
Youth Development, Inc. implemented Proyecto HEAL by conducting youth health education and leadership classes in collaboration with local schools, providing Strengthening Families training to parents, and conducting community health education.