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Informationen zum Autor LILIAN H. HILL is education specialist and assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Klappentext One task of adulthood is caring for one's health, and, for many, caring for the health of children, a spouse or significant other, or aging parents. Health changes over time in response to wellness activities, aging, or disease. Adult learning is central to people's abilities to cope with changing physical abilities, medical conditions, and the changes in lifestyle and social conditions resulting from them. Chapters in this volume address: - How adults learn while coping with chronic illness - Curriculum design for a program for parents with special needs children - Health education within adult literacy, adult basic education, and English as a Second Language classes - Ways to address the needs of adults who have low levels of health literacy - Means of increasing cultural competence among health workers to meet the needs of diverse patients - Community education performed by trained indigenous community health advisors - Approaches to help adults evaluate and learn from online information - The influence of globalism on health - Ways that health education can be a social justice issue This diversity of arenas prompts new roles for adult educators. They provide health education alone or in collaboration with health professionals, and they educate health professionals about adults' learning needs, especially individuals who have low levels of health literacy and are from diverse cultural backgrounds. They create meaningful curricula, assist individuals to interpret health information, and influence the design of online information. Other important contributions include training local individuals to serve as community health advisors, helping adults cope with health challenges rooted in increasing globalism, and working for social justice. Finally, adult educators can work with communities to create health-related public policy that contributes to improved quality of life. Zusammenfassung This volume addresses the relationship of adult education and health from different perspectives. One task of adulthood is caring for one's health and! for many! caring for the health of children! a partner or spouse! and/or aging parents. Inhaltsverzeichnis EDITOR S NOTES 1 Lilian H. Hill 1. The Role of Adult Learning in Coping with Chronic Illness 7 Lisa M. Baumgartner Beginning with one patient s story! this chapter discusses the research regarding the role of adult learning in coping with chronic illness and provides recommendations for health care workers. 2. Curriculum Design in Health Education 17 Simone C. O. Conceicao! Holly Colby! Anne Juhlmann! Sarah Johaningsmeir A collaborative curriculum design model was used to develop a program for parents of special needs children. The planning process involved four institutions and engaged the work of varied health professionals and one adult educator knowledgeable of curriculum and program design. 3. Health Literacy Education Within Adult Literacy Instruction 29 Sandra J. Diehl The classroom can be a valuable setting for health education for those with limited proficiency in English who are engaged in literacy! family literacy! adult basic education! and English as a Second Language classes. Curriculum! teacher training! and infrastructure are discussed! and several case study examples are provided. 4. Health Literacy: An Opportunity to Improve Individual! Community! and Global Health 43 Andrew Pleasant This chapter describes the evolving meanings of the term health literacy and describes the results of one detailed program example using health literacy as a theory of behavior change that produced positive health gains. 5. Adult Educators and Cultural Competence Within Health Care Sy...
