Health Literacy San Diego is led by the
Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP)
and San Diego Council on Literacy (SDCOL).
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for funding this
project and our taskforce members for their guidance and hard
work. Specifically, funding for the report, "When Words Get
in the Way: A Collaborative Plan to Address Health Literacy in San
Diego County (publications)," was provided by Kaiser
Permanente. Implementation of report recommendations is
currently supported by the California Endowment, Council of Community
Clinics, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego County
Medical Society Foundation and Sharp
Health Plan.
Community Health Improvement Partners
The Community Health Improvement Partners
(CHIP) is a collaboration of San Diego health care systems,
hospitals, community clinics, insurers, physicians, universities,
community based organizations and the County of San Diego who are
dedicated to a common vision. The mission of CHIP is
improving the health of all San Diegans through needs assessment,
advocacy, education, and programs best accomplished
collectively. Formed in 1995, CHIP is organized under the
auspices of the Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial
Counties. For more information, please visit: www.sdchip.org.
San Diego Council on Literacy
Established in 1986, the San Diego Council on
Literacy (SDCOL) works to establish and coordinate
partnerships with institutions and individuals to better utilize
community resources, assist in the formation and growth of literacy
programs, increase awareness and access to literacy services, and
serve as the voice of literacy at the local, state, and national
levels. SDCOL currently has 24 literacy program partners that
provide direct services for low-literate youth, families and
adults. Operating as affiliates of SDCOL, these programs
offer a wide range of literacy services at no cost to nearly
153,000 individuals throughout San Diego County in community
colleges, elementary schools, adult schools, libraries, homeless
shelters, community-based organizations, correctional facilities,
and churches. Mission: The San Diego Council on Literacy
improves quality of life by providing services and resources that
enhance the basic reading, writing, and math skills of those at the
lowest levels of literacy. In addition to coordinating literacy
services countywide, SDCOL supports literacy programs in San Diego
County through referral services both online and through an '888'
referral line, an eye care assistance fund, scholarships, a health
literacy initiative in partnership with Community Health
Improvement Partners (CHIP), a literacy volunteer tutor conference,
community literacy forums, a speaker's bureau, and a
Literacy*AmeriCorps Program (L*AC). For more information, please
visit: http://www.literacysandiego.org/.