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Many states and regions now have health literacy coalitions. We have listed the ones that we feel have the most to offer to someone looking for ideas and information. There is a complete listing of State and regional health literacy coalitions at this site:
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CDC Health Literacy Activities by State
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Health Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
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Institute for Healthcare Advancement
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Health Literacy Studies
Harvard University School of Public Health
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The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy
University of Maryland School of Public Health
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These guides and articles will give guidance and creative ideas for partnering between health organizations and other local programs like adult basic education.
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Improving the Health Literacy of Hospitals: A Collaborative Guide for Literacy Organizations
From Health Literacy Wisconsin and Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. This project report from 2010 outlines a successful collaboration, which improved the health literacy environment at a hospital.
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Healthy Relationships: A Guide to Forming Partnerships Between Health Care Providers and Adult Education Programs
This short guide describes how the Literacy Assistance Center and its partners developed their collaborative initiatives.
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Health & Literacy Partnerships
Focus on Basics (2008), 9(B)
Focus on Basics is a research-to-practice newsletter for adult literacy practitioners. This issue describes a variety of collaborations between adult literacy programs and health agencies.
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