{"id":87,"date":"2019-02-11T07:54:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T12:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/on-linelearning.ca\/communication\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=87"},"modified":"2019-03-04T05:42:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:42:07","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/on-linelearning.ca\/communication\/back-matter\/resources\/","title":{"raw":"Resources","rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Religions<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance provides descriptions and statistics of the major religions and includes news related to religion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/index.htm#new\">http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/index.htm#new<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Culture and Countries<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The World Culture Encyclopedia website provides the pertinent characteristics of each country <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/\">http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>UNICEF provides up to date country statistics with a focus on children: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/statistics\/index_countrystats.html\">https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/statistics\/index_countrystats.html<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>NationMaster.com <\/em>is a massive central data source, compiling statistics from many sources [such as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD ] providing a handy way to graphically compare nations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>ESL websites<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ESLflow- Prepared resources for class work on health care education <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslflow.com\/humanbodylessonplans.html\">http:\/\/www.eslflow.com\/humanbodylessonplans.html<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) (2015). <em>Language Learning for Health<\/em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/olip-plio.ca\/knowledge-base\/toolkit\">http:\/\/olip-plio.ca\/knowledge-base\/toolkit<\/a>\r\nThe resource was designed and reviewed by a team of Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff. The toolkit includes four priority health topics: physical activity, dental health, mental health, and healthy eating. Every topic includes lessons plans, each covering different language levels.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Literacy and Health<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Best Start: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beststart.org\/resources\/other_languages\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.beststart.org\/resources\/other_languages\/index.html<\/a>\r\nProvides support to the service providers who implement health promotion programs for maternal, newborn and early child development. Many resource pamphlets and posters have been translated into several languages incl. 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Other CDC resources:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Health Literacy, Health Communication and e-Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/health.gov\/communication\/literacy\/\">http:\/\/health.gov\/communication\/literacy\/<\/a>\r\nProvides an overview of health literacy, tools, reports\/research and related resources.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Simply Put, A Guide for Creating Easy-to-Understand Materials: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthliteracy\/pdf\/Simply_Put.pdf\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthliteracy\/pdf\/Simply_Put.pdf<\/a>\r\nThis Simply Put Guide teaches how to create easy-to-read materials using effective communication and design.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Harvard School of Public Health, Health Literacy Website (2013) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/healthliteracy\/\">http:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/healthliteracy\/<\/a>\r\nThe left side of the website provides links to an overview of health literacy with videos and presentations, research, policy reports, and detailed information and examples of preparing written material so it can be understood<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Public Health Agency of Canada: Health Literacy Resources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/cd-mc\/hl-ls\/index-eng.php#tabs-2\">http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/cd-mc\/hl-ls\/index-eng.php#tabs-2<\/a>\r\nProvides links to supporting documents, websites, and video<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h1>Religions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance provides descriptions and statistics of the major religions and includes news related to religion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/index.htm#new\">http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/index.htm#new<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Culture and Countries<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The World Culture Encyclopedia website provides the pertinent characteristics of each country <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/\">http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UNICEF provides up to date country statistics with a focus on children: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/statistics\/index_countrystats.html\">https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/statistics\/index_countrystats.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>NationMaster.com <\/em>is a massive central data source, compiling statistics from many sources [such as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD ] providing a handy way to graphically compare nations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>ESL websites<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>ESLflow- Prepared resources for class work on health care education <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslflow.com\/humanbodylessonplans.html\">http:\/\/www.eslflow.com\/humanbodylessonplans.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) (2015). <em>Language Learning for Health<\/em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/olip-plio.ca\/knowledge-base\/toolkit\">http:\/\/olip-plio.ca\/knowledge-base\/toolkit<\/a><br \/>\nThe resource was designed and reviewed by a team of Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff. The toolkit includes four priority health topics: physical activity, dental health, mental health, and healthy eating. Every topic includes lessons plans, each covering different language levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Literacy and Health<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Start: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beststart.org\/resources\/other_languages\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.beststart.org\/resources\/other_languages\/index.html<\/a><br \/>\nProvides support to the service providers who implement health promotion programs for maternal, newborn and early child development. Many resource pamphlets and posters have been translated into several languages incl. 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