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Fitch, Sandra F. – 1981
This module, one of six on teaching consumer matters to low-income groups, focuses on health care alternatives. It provides helpers of low-income people in Virginia with a composite of information in the areas of traditional health care, alternatives to the traditional methods, insurance, medications, and fraudulent practices. At the end of each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Drug Education, Family Health
Thypin, Marilyn; Glasner, Lynne – 1980
A short fictional work for limited English speakers presents a young family's experience in learning about the value of health insurance and the importance of having a physician when medical care is needed. Information is related regarding insurance acquired through one's place of employment and the availability of medical assistance, through…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinics, Community Health Services, Community Resources
Snyder, Sarah – 1980
A booklet on health care for limited English speakers provides information on choosing the right doctor, buying medicine, paying the bill, and the individual's role in maintaining his or her health. Cartoons, questions and puzzles concerning the message in cartoons and narrative passages, checklists about an individual's personal habits related to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Health Services, Community Resources, Consumer Education
