| Health Literacy for Culturally Diverse College Students 
SAIT Leads: Health Services, International Centre, Student Counselling and Disability Support Services, English Language Foundations Collaborators: Bow Valley College; Mount Royal College; Alberta Associaton of Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) Start/ End: September 1, 2006/ April 31, 2007 Background: | Health Literacy highlights the connection of literacy skills with the ability to manage personal health. A significant intention of Health Literacy is to improve access to, and use of health information and services among adults with limited literacy in one's first language as well as English as a second language. | Objectives: | To identify barriers and support of health information and services for culturally diverse college students. The project will also identify, develop and pilot initiatives, strategies and practices that promote health literacy in college programs and services. | Outcomes: - Development of indicators of change regarding student's knowledge of health, which can be incorporated into college wide learning outcomes.
- A body of proven effective practices, strategies and initiatives that promote health literacy for culturally diverse students.
- Culturally diverse students will have increased knowledge on how to take care of the health, and of Canadian approaches to health.
- Faculty and staff in carious college programs will have developed stragegies to support students to know how to attain information and services for their health and wellbeing.
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