This project focused on a tiered dissemination strategy to provide consumers and retailers with materials for preventing lead contamination from foods and candy.
The Project Team worked in Monterey County with English as a Second Language, Adult Education, Community Based Adult Literacy, and Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Education programs as well as local government, food retailers and to local ‘envios’ retailer businesses.
The goals were to:
- Disseminate Public Health Trust developed lead education materials to adult education schools with ESL programs that provide education to low literacy and low-income adult learners in Monterey County.
- Develop and disseminate a lead-focused fotonovela called ‘Get the Lead Out!’ (Spanish and English versions )
- Disseminate Public Health Trust developed materials and fotonovelas to MC food retailers and to local ‘envios’ retailer businesses.
- Develop a set of training materials that accompany the Healthy Connections Study Circle.
- Disseminate materials statewide to health providers, retailers and educators long after the grant period.
- Develop a set of training materials that accompany the Healthy Connections Study Circle.
Project Team
Core Team
Dr. Margaret Handley - Assistant Professor in Epidemiology and Family and Community Medicine at UCSF
Paul Heavenridge - Executive Director and project director Literacyworks
Ashely Richards - Professional development coordinator SFSU
Dr. Maricel Santos - SFSU/Center for Immigrant & Refugee Community Literacy Education (CIRCLE) and Assistant Professor of English (TESOL) at San Francisco State University
Advisory Team
Ercilia Donnelly - Vice Principal at the Monterey Adult School
Dr. Jim Grieshop - UC Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist
Celeste Hall, RN - Monterey County nurse and Project health outreach coordinator
Dr. Bob Harper - Principal, Salinas Adult School
Kathleen Nolan - Nutrition Education Program Manager, University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties Family Nutrition Education Programming
For More Information Contact:
Paul Heavenridge
Executive Director
Literacyworks
PHONE: (510) 658-4630
EMAIL: pheaven@literacyworks.org
Maricel G. Santos
Assistant Professor
English Department, MA TESOL Program
San Francisco State University
PHONE: 415-338-7445 (office)
EMAIL: mgsantos@sfsu.edu
