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

Brooke A. Levandowski, MPA

Priya Sharma, MPH

Sandra D. Lane, PhD, MPH

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

Noah Webster

Amanda M. Nestor, MSW

Onondaga County Health Department in Syracuse, New York.

Donald A. Cibula, PhD

Department of Surveillance & Statistics at the Onondaga County Health Department in Syracuse, New York.

Sally Huntington

Central New York.

Syracuse 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.

Key Words: community-based health promotion • Healthy Start Program • health literacy

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, 95-102 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839904266517
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