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July 2012

Welcome! What have you tried lately that's hard or new? For me, it was taking a week-long flame-working class at the Corning Museum of Glass.

While I had thought I was pretty good at crafts, this class offered all sorts of new challenges. But I practiced and persisted. And am super proud of my first attempt with boro glass. As you can see, it's somewhat misshapen and lopsided. But I did it!

As with health literacy, it can be hard to master a skill that's challenging or new. Thanks for persisting. Here's what's new in Health Literacy Consulting

HLOL Podcasts

Health Literacy Out Loud (HLOL) podcasts.
Recent HLOL podcasts include:

Written transcripts of many HLOL podcasts.

HLC How-To

Helen's resources edited. Purple.

Producer, Polisher, Policy Maker: Which "Hat" Do You Wear?

Each of us can help improve health understanding no matter where we work or what we do. When leading health literacy/plain language workshops, I often ask participants which communication "hat" or "hats" they wear.

This month's How-to Tip includes ways that all of us--as producers, polishers, or policy makers--can help. Problems opening this link (above)? Go to http://healthliteracy.com/tips.asp

HL Resources

Here are some resources you might like:

Health Literacy from A to Z: Second Edition. By Helen Osborne. This book (winner of three writing awards) is considered by many as the most important health literacy text today.
Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations. An important new discussion paper authored by many participants of the IOM Roundtable on Health Literacy.
Health Information for the 90%! An infographic about health literacy from CommunicateHealth. I really like this and thought you might, too.
Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please. By Joseph Kimble. A new book that makes a compelling case for plain language in business, government, and the law. To me, it also makes a strong case for plain language in health.
Plain Talk in Complex Times. At this national health communication conference, I'm giving a pre-conference workshop on Sept. 6 about numeracy. And on Sept 7, I'm leading a session about podcasting. Hope to see you there!

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Until August,
~ Helen Osborne