Language,
Literacy and Healthy Development: The Work of CAPC and CPNP Projects
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| Please note that this document was published by Health Canada prior
to the announcement of the establishment of the Public
Health Agency of Canada on September 24, 2004. Any reference to Health Canada should be assumed
to be to the Public Health Agency of Canada. |
By Pamela Nuttall Nason and Pamela Ainsley Whitty (2004)
| Published by: |
The Early Childhood Centre, University of New Brunswick |
| Project Direction: |
Pamela Nuttall Nason |
| Editor: |
Gail Taylor |
| Research Assistance: |
David McCormick, Irene Jar Yee Tan, Lynda Homer, Rachel Diamond,
Diana Lockyer, Kendall O'Regan
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| Design and Layout: |
Mandy Wright and Dirk Lenentive |
| Printing: |
UNB Division of Integrated Technology |
The production of this document has been made possible with funding
from the CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund, Health Canada. The views
expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of
Health Canada.
Table of Contents
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Exploring literacy/health connections in
CAPC/CPNP projects |
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Introduction |
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Purpose of this resource |
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Practitioners supporting practitioners |
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Literacy for the 21st Century: What counts? |
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Literacy health connections |
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Literacy outcomes for CAPC/CPNP Projects |
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Literacy education and support: it's in everything
we do! |
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Introduction |
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Ensuring access to information on health, parenting
and safety |
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Choosing program materials to match the reading skills
of the participants |
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Mediating print |
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Highlighting key messages |
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Combining talk, pictures and print |
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Making posters |
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Using multi-media |
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Providing reading materials to take home |
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Providing linguistically and culturally
appropriate information |
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Communicating in First Languages of New Canadians |
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First contact in first language |
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Interpretation for ESL participants |
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Print materials in multiple languages |
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Translation as one solution |
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Limitations of translation |
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Honouring First Nations and Inuit languages and traditions |
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Context |
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Print materials in Inuit and First Nations languages |
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Cultivating healthy communities |
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Negotiating Paperwork to access services |
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Advice, advocacy and support |
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Empowerment |
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A voice in decision-making |
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From consumers to critics |
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Cultivating the confidence to speak out |
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Children finding their voices |
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Collective voices |
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Supporting everyday needs: Healthy eating |
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Cooking/community kitchens |
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Reading recipes |
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Shopping |
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Learning about nutrition |
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Literacy events, resources and programs |
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Literacy events |
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Book giveaways |
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Province-wide initiatives |
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CAPC/CPNP project initiatives |
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Literacy programs |
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Program models |
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Choosing a literacy program |
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Is the program a good choice for CAPC/CPNP projects? |
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Programs currently offered reflect available training |
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Oral language programs |
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Parent-Child Mother Goose |
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Rhymes That Bind |
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Talking with Children in Your First Language |
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Broad-based literacy programs |
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From Lullabies to Literacies |
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Parenting for a Literate Community |
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Books Bridges |
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Reading and Parents Program (RAPP) |
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Come Read with Me |
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Books Offer Our Kids Success (BOOKS) |
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Story Sacks |
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Parents Interacting with Teacher Supports (PRINTS) |
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Parenting programs |
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The Hanen Program |
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Learning and Parenting Skills (LAPS) |
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Connections and contacts |
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Working in partnership |
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Addressing common concerns |
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Literacy websites |
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Resources & Publishers |
Acknowledgements
More than 100 CAPC and CPNP projects from every Health Region in
Canada have contributed to the development of this resource. We are
sincerely grateful for their insights. Their ideas and their words
illuminate the pages of this publication.
Our gratitude also goes to the Project Advisory Committee. Each Advisory
Committee member represented a Health Region: Nicole Lindstrom, British
Columbia; Brenda Hall, NWT, Yukon and Nunavut; Judy Dube, Alberta;
April Dahnke, Saskatchewan; Gail Wylie, Manitoba; Mary-Ann Meagher,
Ontario; Debbie Smith, Atlantic Provinces. In addition, Anne Stenhouse
represented The National Projects Committee of Health Canada. Their
support and guidance, always given with grace and good humor, has been
invaluable.
Project research assistants Dave McCormick and Irene Jar Yee Tan
deserve special thanks for their superb technical skills and unfailing
dedication to developing the on-line survey and analyzing data. Their
enthusiasm and energy helped to carry the project through its more
tedious moments.
We must thank Lynda Homer, Rachel Diamond, Diana Lockyer and Kendall
O'Regan for able research assistance, and Tracy Breustadt for her secretarial
support.
We also thank our editor, Gail Taylor, for her expert advice, tactfully
given; UNB Imaging Services for their patient consideration of our
concerns; Mandy Wright and Dirk Lenentine for their inspired graphic
design; Glenn Langille for his careful proof reading; and, our colleagues,
family and friends who supported us and gave us encouragement.
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