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Seniors’ Literacy and Learning
Program 2009
A Health Literacy Manual for Older Adults
A compilation of health literacy lesson plans is now available to be used by literacy tutors and health educators who work with older adult learners.
- Photo Cover
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Contents Page
- Lesson 1 Health Determinants
- Lesson 2 Active Living
- Lesson 3 Healthy Eating
- Lesson 4 Food Labels
- Lesson 5 Food Safety
- Lesson 6 Visiting Health Providers
- Lesson 7 Understanding Medication Labels
- Lesson 8 Prevention
- Appendices
The Health Literacy Manual is also available in french.
- Photo Couverture
- Remerciements
- Intro
- Index
- Leçon 1 Déterminants de la Santé
- Leçon 2 Vie Active
- Leçon 3 Alimentation Saine
- Leçon 4 Comprendre les Etiquettes Produits Alimentaires
- Leçon 5 Salubrité des Alimentaire
- Leçon 6 Consulter un Professionel de la Santé
- Leçon 7 Comprendre les Étiquettes des Médicaments
- Leçon 8 Prévention
- Annexes
- Recherche de Mots: Solutions 1
- Recherche de Mots: Solutions 2
Seniors’ Literacy and Learning Program 2009
Seniors in Nova Scotia will once again have the opportunity in 2009 to gain health literacy skills and raise their self confidence through community-based literacy programs funded by the Department of Education and the Department of Seniors.
Health literacy is critical for maintaining a healthy lifestyle by being able to understand things like food labels, medical instructions, healthy eating, the importance of fitness, what to ask your doctor, proper dental care, etc.
The Seniors' Literacy and Learning Grants Committee recently announced that a total of $40,000 will be awarded to community learning networks in 2009 who partner with local seniors’ groups to offer health literacy programs for seniors. Partner groups can apply for grants of up to $5,000 each.
A Health Literacy Manual for Older Adults, a guide developed by the Department of Seniors will be available to groups receiving the grant.
To find out how to qualify for the 2009 grants, seniors organizations can contact their local community learning network, or Martha Shinyei, Adult Education Coordinator at 902-543-2376, or Pauline Cuvelier, Department of Seniors at 902-424-5461.
As part of the Seniors’ Literacy and Learning Program 2008, the following partners received funding for seniors’ literacy programs:
- Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton and Cape Breton Council of Senior Citizens and Pensioners.
- Club Acadien de Chezzetcook and Regroupement des Ainés de la Nouvelle Ecosse
- Dartmouth Literacy Network and Lake Loon/Cherry Brook Senior Citizens’ Group
- Community Learning Association North of Smokey and Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre Seniors
- Guysborough Adult Learning Association and Shamrock Seniors’ Club (Canso).
- Guysborough Adult Learning Association and Seniors Along the Bay (Larry’s River)
- Hants Learning Network Association and Gladys Manning Memorial Retirement Residence
- Inverness County Literacy Council and (a) Port Hood Knitters & Stitchers Club, and (b) North East Margaree Senior Citizens and Pensioners Club
The Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (NSSAL) is part of the Adult Education Division of the Department of Education. Created in September 2001, NSSAL coordinates educational programs for adults who want to upgrade their literacy skills and/or earn their high school diploma. The school offers programs at more than 150 sites across the province in partnership with regional school boards, Nova Scotia Community College, Université Sainte-Anne, and community-based learning organizations.
The Grandmothers’ International Storytelling circle partnered with the Valley Community Learning Association to offer a seniors’ literacy and learning program in 2005-2006. With administrative support from the Valley Community Learning Association, the Grandmothers’ International Storytelling Circle began their program with two goals in mind: (1) to have a group of seniors in Kentville produce a book of personal stories and (2) to do outreach sessions to West Hants and Annapolis counties to encourage other senior groups to have storytelling circles. Both goals were met.
Seniors’ Literacy and Learning Partnership Award
The Seniors’ Literacy and Learning Partnership Award was created in 2007 to recognize exemplary partnerships between learning networks and seniors’ councils or other seniors’ organizations in the provision of upgrading programs to older learners in Nova Scotia.
Seniors Literacy Learning Manuals
This PDF document provides background information and statistics about older adults, gives an overview of learning in later life, identifies the barriers to learning, and suggests strategies to overcome them. It also includes a list of the resources in the Enhancing the Basic Learning Skills of Older Nova Scotians. A Resource Kit, and many other resources available to support older adult learning.
