October is Health Literacy Month
Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals worldwide to promote the importance of understandable health information. Founded by Helen Osborne, there have been hundreds of awareness-raising events held across the U.S. and around the world since this grassroots initiative began in 1999.
The theme for Health Literacy Month 2009 is "Why Health Literacy Matters: Sharing Our Stories in Words, Pictures, and Sound." Health literacy is personal with each person’s experience being the heart of what matters. The intent of this project is to serve as a gathering place for sharing stories – sort of like being together around a campfire or conference table, but not. It also is a way to create a more lasting record of personal experiences told in essays, podcasts, songs, photos, and poems.
Each day in October there are one or more health literacy stories posted on this website . We hope you will visit often to read, listen to, watch, learn from, and otherwise enjoy these stories. Please also share them with others. Together, let's let the whole world know why health literacy matters!
