Taking Our Seat at the Table: Why the Expertise of LESLLA Educators is Needed in the Health Literacy Field
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In the changing context of migration, the LESLLA field remains an untapped resource in efforts to address health literacy disparities among under-served immigrant populations, including those with limited schooling and literacy skills, as well as other historically hard-to-reach populations, such as immigrant adults without legal documentation and elderly immigrant adults. Despite persistent links between low literacy and poor health outcomes (Sudore & Schillinger, 2009), there are almost no routes for collaboration between the LESLLA field and public health, even though the literacy classroom represents an ideal context for reaching at-risk immigrant communities. This article, structured as a conversation about health literacy, discusses a range of questions and action-steps that the LESLLA field must consider to ensure that the LESLLA learner population does not remain a neglected cause in the health literacy field.
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