Health Literacy Wisconsin works to bridge the gap between the health literacy skills of consumers and the demands that the health care system places upon them.  As such, we work to improve health literacy skills of consumers within our 60 adult literacy agencies by infusing health concepts into the adult literacy curriculum.  We also work with health care providers and health care systems to raise awareness of literacy issues, simplify written and oral communication, and create health literacy-friendly environments.  Below, you will find a list of our recent projects.

Interested in partnering with us on a health literacy initiative?  Contact Erin Aagesen, Health Literacy Coordinator, at (608) 661-0207 or by email at erin@wisconsinliteracy.org.

Health Literacy Wisconsin, a division of Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. is raising awareness around health literacy by launching a statewide flu prevention program. The program, funded by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation with support from Walgreens, is delivering 50 plain language educational workshops on the topic of influenza “flu” prevention and treatment in the fall and winter of 2011-2012. Workshops are being held in targeted community-based organizations throughout the state.

 

Check out our 3-minute video highlighting this project.

In 2010, Health Literacy Wisconsin, a division of Wisconsin Literacy, Inc., developed a lesson plan for adult learners around the topic of H1N1 influenza.  H1N1: What You Need to Know covers basic lessons about preventing and treating H1N1 influenza, and can be used in classroom or health care settings.

 

Wisconsin Literacy instructors presented this lesson plan in a series of 50 workshops for 1,200 adult learners at literacy organizations and community organization throughout the summer and fall of 2010.  We reached a populations including adults with low literacy, racial and ethnic minority groups, immigrants and refugees, older adults and homeless adults.

 

Funding for this project was made possible by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through a grant from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention.