Parental Literacy and Infant Health: An Evidence-Based Healthy Start Intervention

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dc.contributor.authorLevandowski, Brooke A.
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Priya
dc.contributor.authorLane, Sandra D.
dc.contributor.authorWebster, Noah
dc.contributor.authorNestor, Amanda M.
dc.contributor.authorCibula, Donald A.
dc.contributor.authorHuntington, Sally
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:28Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractSyracuse Healthy Start, a federally funded infant mortality prevention project in Onondaga County, New York, has undertaken a range of interventions to address parental low literacy as a risk factor for infant mortality. A growing number of studies advocate for health-related information that is easy to read, of a low literacy level, and culturally appropriate. Creation of an evidence-based public health intervention involves analyzing local data, reviewing published studies, assessing available materials, initiating programmatic interventions, and evaluating the outcomes. Preparing health educational materials that are clear, culturally sensitive, and at appropriate reading levels follows Paulo Freire’s lead in empowering the disadvantaged to positively affect their health and the health of their infants toward the reduction of infant mortality.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1524839904266517
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/xlae-ysih
dc.identifier.citationLevandowski, Brooke A. and Sharma, Priya and Lane, Sandra D. and Webster, Noah and Nestor, Amanda M. and Cibula, Donald A. and Huntington, Sally (2006) Parental Literacy and Infant Health: An Evidence-Based Healthy Start Intervention. Health Promotion Practice, 7 (1). pp. 95-102.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 1052
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23002
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectHealth Risk Factors
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectcommunity-based health promotion
dc.subjectHealthy Start Program
dc.subjecthealth literacy
dc.titleParental Literacy and Infant Health: An Evidence-Based Healthy Start Intervention
dc.typeArticle

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