- Join Our Fall Virtual Conference
- Welcome to Stacy Martin, our New Virtual Math Instructor
- Update on Afghan Guests in Wisconsin
- Thank you for the COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach
- Making Prescription Labels Easier to Understand
- Health Literacy Project Manager
- Vaccine Community Outreach Project Manager
- Why Healthy Communities Need Adult Basic Skills Education
- What is the Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation?
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Learn about:
- workforce tools
- digital literacy
- time management
- and more!
We look forward to this opportunity to connect and grow with each other.
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Welcome to Stacy Martin, our New Virtual Math Instructor |
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"Literacy is the cornerstone of learning." - Stacy Martin |
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We welcome Stacy Martin as our part-time Virtual Math Instructor, who will bring math instruction to learners who otherwise wouldn’t have access to math instruction.
Stacy has a bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the University of WI-Stevens Point, a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, a WI principal certification from the University of WI – River Falls, and a Doctorate of Education in Instructional Leadership for Higher Education from Argosy University in Eagan, MN.
She taught special education for many years between WI and MN. After leaving public school teaching to raise her family, she was the Vice President of March of Dimes - Eau Claire Chapter, sat on the WI State Board for the March of Dimes, was active with Children’s Miracle Network, and Variety – the Children’s Charity of WI.
She has worked as a consultant for national alternate assessment development and works at CESA 10 Off – Campus Alternative School as a math teacher. She also works as the Dunn County Coordinator with Literacy Chippewa Valley.
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Update on Afghan Guests in Wisconsin |
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The situation with Afghan guests staying at Fort McCoy and other bases around the country remains fluid.
Based on the most recent information Wisconsin Literacy has, we expect:
- Around 400 Afghan guests will be resettled permanently in Wisconsin.
- They may come from Fort McCoy or other bases from across the country.
- The Afghan guests will be permanently resettled in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and the Fox Valley through established resettlement agencies in those communities.
- Other Afghan guests at Fort McCoy will be resettled permanently in other states.
- The permanent resettlement process will start mid-October.
- Additional Afghan guests may arrive at Fort McCoy after the individuals currently there resettle outside of the base.
Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Communities in Banking
The FDIC’s Milwaukee Alliance for Economic Inclusion and Bank On Greater Milwaukee will host a virtual meeting to focus on building a pool of volunteers to increase the financial resilience of immigrant communities. Participants learn about the challenges and opportunities to support the financial education and stability of Wisconsin's newest residents.
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October is Health Literacy Month and we want to share some of the great work that our Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL) division is doing. |
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Thank you for the COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach |
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Thank you to our member partners in the statewide COVID-19 vaccine community outreach project: |
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- Adult Literacy Center of Ozaukee County
- Buffalo Pepin Literacy Alliance
- Casa Guadalupe
- Fond du Lac Literacy Services
- Fox Valley Literacy
- Latino Academy of Workforce Development
- Literacy Partners of Kewaunee County
- Marinette and Oconto Counties Literacy Council
- McLit
- Menominee Tribal Education
- Northwest Wisconsin CEP
- Omega School
- Portage County Literacy Council
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Of the people contacted at outreach events, 72% of survey respondents said they would share the information in their community.
Thank you also to all of our member literacy programs that provided COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics and education in their communities.
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Making Prescription Labels Easier to Understand |
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WHL has moved into phase 4 in our prescription label initiative thanks to Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. We will tackle the heart of label misinterpretation – the directions for use – in phase 4 of this initiative.
We're excited to share Bhumi Khambholja's, Project Manager, article on our Medication Label Initiative in Pharmacy Times.
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Under Wisconsin Literacy, the Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL) division was formalized in 2010 and works nationally, statewide, and locally to increase health literacy in communities and in healthcare organizations through its projects, activities, and events.
WHL has a clear vision to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and to do their best work. We work in close partnership with communities across Wisconsin to improve health literacy and health equity.
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Health Literacy Project Manager |
Under the general direction of the Health Literacy Director, the Project Manager will help provide advice, technical assistance, and leadership in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating statewide health literacy strategies and interventions directed toward a broad audience including health and social service professionals, literacy professionals, and healthcare consumers. The Project Manager will also assist in developing and implementing fee-for-service contracts.
Every other year, the Project Manager will serve as one of the primary event planners for the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, a significant event in the field of health literacy.
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Vaccine Community Outreach (VCO) Project Manager |
WHL is working with member literacy agencies and community partners to strengthen vaccination efforts in Wisconsin. Under the general direction of the Health Literacy Director, the Vaccine Community Outreach (VCO) Project Manager will help provide advice, technical assistance, and leadership in planning, developing, managing, evaluating, and reporting on vaccine community outreach activities across Wisconsin. They will lead a team of four Regional VCO Specialists to conduct and evaluate activities, as well as oversee documentation and reporting for the project.
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Why Healthy Communities Need Adult Basic Skills Education |
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Article by the Open Door Collective:
Adult basic skills education and healthcare fields are both concerned with people’s engagement with information; however, for the most part, the professional knowledge base in these fields has been treated as separate, unrelated domains of practice. Greater collaboration between the adult basic education and healthcare fields has the power to achieve the overlapping aims of reducing entrenched health disparities and enabling adult learners to acquire the essential literacy skills they need to care for themselves and their families
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What is the Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation? |
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In Susanna Barkataki's article, she discusses the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation through her experience as a devoted student of yoga.
She discusses that the main difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation is connected to power and harm.
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Thank you for your support!
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