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Introduction

Skills for Disease Prevention and Screening

The guides for the Health Literacy Study Circles+ consist of two parts. The first is a spiral-bound book titled: Introduction: Overview, Planning, and Facilitation Tips. The second is the Facilitator’s Guide, prepared in notebook format, containing all the information needed for each of the three Health Literacy Study Circles+. The three Health Literacy Study Circle+ Guides in the series are Skills for Health Care Access and Navigation, Skills for Chronic Disease Management, and Skills for Disease Prevention and Screening.

Introduction: Overview, Planning, and Facilitation Tips has been structured for use with all three Health Literacy Study Circles+. This book accompanies all Study Circle+ Guides, provides background information about each of the three study circles, and offers important guidelines for planning, organizing, and facilitating the study circles. Please read this book first, in full.

The Facilitator’s Guide: Skills for Disease Prevention and Screening contains six booklets. The first of the six is titled Overview and Preparation for Session One. This booklet offers an overview of Skills for Disease Prevention and Screening, study circle variations, preparation for Session One, and materials to be sent out before Session One.

Each session booklet offers a step-by-step guide for conducting the session activities with suggested time frames. All of the materials needed for each session are provided as well. These materials, in loose leaf format, consist of mailings to participants, background readings, handouts for the sessions, and information and tools needed for work between sessions. The following bulleted list offers an overview of each session.