Resource Library | Project SHINE

Project SHINE offers a collection of tutor and learner resources which cover a wide array of topics including ESL materials and teaching tips for tutors. In addition, SHINE's collection also encompasses new research findings and promising practices on Civic Engagement/Citizenship, materials and policies around Health Literacy, informative articles on immigrations as well as a guide for faculty members on how to incorporate service learning into their curricula.

Table of Contents: Resource Library

ESL Resources for Faculty

SHINE faculty resource guide

ESL Resources for Student Teachers/Tutors

Lesson plan ideas

Articles

Web communities

Resource guides

SHINE AmeriCorps Health Literacy Iniative PST Documents

Civics/Citizenship

Citizen's Rights Guides (Lesson plans)

Health Literacy Resource Guide

What is Health Communication/ Health Literacy?

Defined:

Health communication, defined in Healthy People 2010 as: “Encompasses the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.”

Health literacy is defined in Healthy People 2010 as: "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions."

Resources:

What is Healthy Aging?

Defined:

Healthy Aging is defined as the development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental and social well-being and function in older adults age 50 and above. (NCOA/HAN)

Resources:

This section contains online resources from medical websites, university studies, informative articles and links on the topic of healthy aging.

How can Immigrants gain access to Healthcare?

Resources:

This section contains news articles, links, resource manuals about policy and practices on how immigrants can gain access to health care and the difficulties and limited access that many face.

What is the “Immigrant Experience” like in the United States?

Resources:

This section contains exploratory narratives, journal articles, publications, course outlines and biographies on the subject of the different ethnic groups immigrating into Philadelphia and the United States.

The African Immigrant Experience

The Asian Immigrant Experience

The Latino Immigrant Experience

The Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Immigrant History

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Table of Contents: Resource Library ESL Resources for Faculty SHINE faculty resource guide ESL Resources for Student Teachers/Tutors Lesson plan ideas Activities for students Picture stories for adult learners: ESL Health topics Lantern Fish Websites for teachers Articles Improving Communication with Elders of Different Cultures Brief History of Adult ESL by the Center for Applied Linguistics Web communities Web English teachers Coalition for Limited English Speaking Elderly Resource guides Temple University TESOL Resources Guide Adult ESL fact sheet 100 best resources and Guides for ESL instruction Student Performance Level--Speaking Student Performance Level—Reading and Writing SHINE AmeriCorps Health Literacy Iniative PST Documents AmeriCorps Overview SHINE History AmeriCorps-SHINE Health Literacy Project Who are Immigrant Elders? Health Literacy units Overview Intercultural and Intergenerational Commuication Healthy Aging Overview Civics/Citizenship Community Treasures Preparing for Naturalization Citizen's Rights Guides (Lesson plans) Speaking up for yourself Speaking up to your landlord Speaking up at work Racial Profiling Health Literacy Resource Guide What is Health Communication/ Health Literacy? Defined: Health communication, defined in Healthy People 2010 as: “Encompasses the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.” Health literacy is defined in Healthy People 2010 as: "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." Resources: Promising Practices: Health Literacy and Older Immigrants Philadelphia Department of Public Health Healthy People 2020 Healthy People 2010: Health communication Healthy People 2010:Health communication Mid Course Review (PDF) Healthy People In Communication Health Communications Resources Healthy People: Health Communication Your Resource Guide to Health literacy: Temple Public Health Department (PDF) MEDLINE/Pub Med Search and Health Literacy Information Resource Quick Guide Health Literacy IHA Institute for Healthcare Advancement Health Literacy Resources: VA Library Network (PDF) Health Literacy: Bridging Resource and Practice IHA’s 8th Annual Health Literacy Conference (PDF) NYC Health Literacy Initiative What is Health Literacy? Health Literacy for Older Adults Focus on Basics: Connecting Research to Practice: volume 9 B 2008 (PDF) *What is Healthy Aging?* Defined: Healthy Aging is defined as the development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental and social well-being and function in older adults age 50 and above. (NCOA/HAN) Resources: This section contains online resources from medical websites, university studies, informative articles and links on the topic of healthy aging. Patient Listening: Health Communication Needs of Older Immigrants--MetLife Foundation (PDF) Healthy Aging Resources: Princeton University HealthyAging.Net Center for Disease Control: Healthy Aging UNC Institute on Aging Promoting Preventive Services for Adults 50-64:Community and Clinical Partnerships (PDF) Center for Healthy Aging—University of Pittsburg National Council On Aging Healthy Aging Guide--WebMD Stanford Ethno Geriatric Education Center National Hispanic Council on Aging National Asian Pacific Center on Aging Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Philadelphia Senior center Administration on Aging (AOA) Center on Disease Control (CDC) National Council on Aging (NCOA) American Society on Aging (ASA) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) *How can Immigrants gain access to Healthcare?* Resources: This section contains news articles, links, resource manuals about policy and practices on how immigrants can gain access to health care and the difficulties and limited access that many face. National CLAS standards final report: Office of Minority Health. (PDF) Title IV of the Civil Rights Act: U.S. Department of Justice. (PDF) Left Out: Immigrants’ Access To Health Care And Insurance; Health Affairs 2001 (PDF) Immigrant Access to Health Benefits A Resource Manual: National Health Law Program (PDF) Immigrants Health Care and Coverage: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (PDF) Immigrants Access to Quality Healthcare The Challenge of Health Promotion &Health Literacy in North Carolina’s Latino Population Inadequate Functional Health Literacy in Spanish as a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Latinas in New York City Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health Insurance Roles and Responsibilities of Trained Health Care Interpreters in Reducing Cancer Disparities for Southeast Asian Women: by Nguyen and Vasinamakin (PDF) List of Chinese Doctors in Philadelphia 2007-2008 *What is the “Immigrant Experience” like in the United States?* Resources: This section contains exploratory narratives, journal articles, publications, course outlines and biographies on the subject of the different ethnic groups immigrating into Philadelphia and the United States. The African Immigrant Experience Extended Lives: The African Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia Africans Abroad: Émigrés, Refugees, and Citizens in the New African Diaspora (course outline) The Asian Immigrant Experience Immigrant Integration and Asian-American Community Development (PDF) Exploring Memory and Tradition in Philadelphia Communities (course outline) The Latino Immigrant Experience Hispanics in the News:The Hispanic Experience Immigration to the United States from Latin America Featured Films The Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia Immigration to the City of Philadelphia: An Economic and Historical Overview--Philadelphia Migration Project (PDF) The Changing Face of Immigrants in Philadelphia during the 20th Century: An Examination of the Italian Immigrant Experience Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change in a Re-Emerging Gateway: Metropolitan Policy Program (PDF) Ethnic and Immigrant Experience Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Immigrant Philadelphia: From Cobblestone streets to Korean soap-operas: Welcome Center For New Pennsylvanians (Book) CLA : Immigration Courses Philadelphia Immigrant History Albanians Argentineans Cambodians Chinese Chileans Colombians Costa Ricans Cubans Dominicans Ecuadorians Guatemalans Haitians Koreans Latinos Liberians Mexicans Peruvians Puerto Ricans Romanians Russians Salvadorans Venezuelans Vietnamese
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