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South Africa: Teaching and Singing about Health and Nutrition

Phela o Phedise Integrated Home Base Care community workers
Recorded by Helen Osborne in Indermark, South Africa

On a recent trip to South Africa, Helen Osborne had the privilege of meeting with a group of community health workers. In this Health Literacy Out Loud podcast you can hear them sing health songs they wrote in English, Zulu, and Sepedi. 

To learn more about healthcare in Indermark, South Africa read Osborne's On Call article, "PERSPECTIVE: Health Communication Half a World Away" 

Helen Osborne M.Ed., OTR/L is founder of Health Literacy Month, president of Health Literacy Consulting, and host of the podcast series Health Literacy Out Loud. She also coordinates and directs this year's Health Literacy Month Storytelling project. To learn more go to:

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