Author: Tammye Farmer, Florida State University (Graduate Research Assistant) Illustrator: Chuck McCann
Acknowledgments This endeavor would not have been feasible without the continuous assistance and support of Dr. Gail Bellamy, Director of the Center for Rural Health Research and Policy, Dr. Penny A. Ralston, Director of the Center for Better Health & Life for Underserved Populations, and Ms. AndrĂŠe Aubrey, Director of the Florida State University AHEC Program. Thanks to the remaining members of our Product Development and Research Team: Catherine Coccia, Javier Vazquez, and Iris M. Young-Clark. Thanks to the members of the Florida State University Health Literacy in Diverse Populations Advisory Committee: Joanna Colburn, Rhonda Cooper, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jerry Lang, Alma Littles, Juliette L. McDonald, Maria Pouncey, and Sharon Ross-Donaldson. Finally, a very special thanks to the instructor of the Adult Basic Education literacy classes, Shukree Cha-Jua; and the instructor of the Adult and Community Education (ACE) literacy classes, Martha Del Moral; and to all their students who participated in this project. This project was funded by the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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