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Annotation: This toolkit offers evidence-based guidance to help health professionals make health information easier to understand and act on, make health care easier to navigate, and increase support for people of all health literacy levels. Contents include 23 tools addressing the following five domains: path to improvement, spoken communication, written communication, self-management and empowerment, and supportive systems. Additional contents include resources such as sample forms, PowerPoint presentations, and assessment tools.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1104 Secondary Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website. Document Number: AHRQ Publication no. 23-0075.

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Keywords: Communication, Empowerment, Forms, Health care systems, Health literacy, Patient care, Primary care, Resources for professionals, Self care, Social support

Annotation: This public health campaign website was launched with the goal of educating and empowering young African American and Latino women (including those ages 15-18), who are most at-risk for developing lupus, to be aware of it signs and symptoms. The campaign uses the web, social media, digital advertising, and audience engagement to reach young women and educate them about the signs and symptoms of lupus. The campaign website also provides tools and resources such as the Lupus Foundation of America’s “Could it Be Lupus?” interactive questionnaire so those with possible symptoms can learn how to take that next step and talk to their health care provider.

Contact: Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 349-1155 Secondary Telephone: (800) 558-0121 Fax: (202) 349-1156 Web Site: http://www.lupus.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Advocacy, African Americans, Autoimmune diseases, Early intervention programs, Empowerment, Ethnic factors, Hispanic Americans, Lupus erythematosus, Prevention programs, Public awareness campaigns, Reproductive health, Risk factors, Self care, Women', s health

Annotation: This publication describes the planning, implementation, and diversification of a variety of youth development and after-school programs that may reduce the rates of adolescent pregnancy. Section topics include designing and implementing effective youth-development pregnancy-prevention programs; planning for education, jobs and careers; tutoring; entrepreneurship; arts and creative expression; service learning; mentoring; sports and fitness; substance abuse; curriculum-based sex education and HIV education programs; power in relationships: recognizing and preventing violence, assault and abuse; drop-in centers and group discussions as resources for youth at high risk of unprotected sex; involving parents in sexuality education; and the Children's Aid Society (CAS) Carerra model. The volume also includes two appendices that describe general characteristics of youth programs and communities believed to be important in preventing adolescent pregnancy. The volume concludes with a reference list.

Contact: ETR Associates, 4 Carbonero Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4200, Telephone: (831) 438-4060 Secondary Telephone: (800) 321-4407 Fax: (800) 435-8433 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.etr.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-56071-616-9.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent pregnancy prevention, After school programs, Empowerment, Parent participation, Program development, Self esteem, Service learning, Youth development

Contact: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 547-6600 Fax: (410) 547-6624 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aecf.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Community participation, Community role, Empowerment, Prevention programs

Annotation: This guide is a skill-oriented handbook for community leaders who are looking for help in taking leadership in increasingly diverse environments. The experience and philosophy of the National Coalition Building Institute is articulated in concise leadership principles. Each principle is illustrated with theory, a related example, and an activity that can assist the reader in developing the skills required to put the principle into practice. The book arranges leadership principles into four broad categories: building environments to welcome diversity, healing ourselves to change the world, becoming effective allies, and empowering leaders to lead. At the end of each section a story is provided that demonstrates how the principles operate in concert.

Contact: National Coalition Building Institute, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 450, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 785-9400 Fax: (202) 785-3385 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ncbi.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-9659731-0-7.

Keywords: Case studies, Coalitions, Cultural diversity, Empowerment, Leadership, Leadership training, Pluralism

Annotation: This report identifies critical factors in two states as they begin to develop family-centered policies for the Infant and Toddlers Program (Part H of IDEA). The study has focused on the policies the states have developed that most directly have an impact on families of young children with disabilities: the Individual Family Service Plan, the identification of families' strengths and needs, and case management. Data for this report were gathered through structured on-site interviews with a variety of state agency personnel.

Contact: Carolina Institute for Child and Family Policy, Carolina Policy Studies Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 300 NationsBank Plaza, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, Telephone: (919) 962-7374 Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Empowerment, Family centered services, Family support services, Federal legislation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part H, Infants with special health care needs, Interagency cooperation, Policy analysis, Policy development, State agencies

Annotation: This manual provides an overview of the Positive Adolescents Choices Training (PACT) program whose goal is to empower adolescents to make informed decisions about issues affecting their personal health. It covers sexuality, unplanned pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases, eating disorders, suicide, and relationships. PACT's objectives are to introduce accurate information and resources directly into the peer network by training adolescent facilitators in sexuality, health information, decision making, and communication; and by providing structured, supervised opportunities for these adolescents to share information with their peers, their parents, and other adults. The manual reviews the components necessary to establish a PACT program and addresses issues such as conducting a needs assessment, recruiting and selecting adolescents, developing training guidelines and budgets, and raising program funds.

Contact: YWCA of the U.S.A., 2025 M Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 467-0801 Fax: (202) 467-0802 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ywca.org $25.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. 50 percent discount for community and student YWCAs. Make checks payable to YWCA National Board.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Dating, Eating disorders, Empowerment, Health education, Peer counselors, Program development, Sexuality, Sexually transmitted diseases, Substance abuse, Suicide