Here are a few ideas of how PA Forward can play an important role in fostering Health Literacy at all phases of life:
- Strong health information print, audio, and video collections
- Dedicated health information computer workstations
- Special needs workstations and adaptive technology
- Wee Fit programs for children ages 2-4
- Signed storytimes
- CHIP application centers
- Partnerships with local healthcare organizations to provide health screenings
- “Reach Out and Read” early literacy programs in family practice and pediatric offices
- Workshops on finding reliable online health information
- Wii exercise programs for seniors
- Health information classes on topics in Healthy People 2010’s focus areas
- Partnerships with Department of Aging to develop outreach programs for senior citizens
- Partnerships with family literacy programs to incorporate health literacy into the curriculum
- Workshops for healthcare providers on health literacy and strategies for communicating with adults with lower literacy
- Programs using the TV411 “HealthSmarts” curriculum for adults with lower literacy
- National Library of Medicine affiliate programs
- Access to current medical research and data through academic libraries