Program areas at Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Low literacy project - iha writes and publishes the "what to do for health" books, a series of self-help health books written at a 3rd to 5th grade reading level. Each book in this easy-to-read, easy-to-use series is well organized, with accompanying illustrations, and information presented with four basic questions: what is it? What do i see? What can i do at home? And when do i need to call the nurse or doctor? All titles are available in english or spanish, and several titles are also available in vietnamese, chinese, or korean. To date, over 5 million books have been distributed throughout the united states and internationally.
Health literacy programs - a fee-based consulting service is available to organizations wishing to make their health information more accessible, understandable and usable to their audience. Rewriting services, trainings, health literacy systems integration, and program implementation are offered. The Institute launched "health literacy research and practice" in 2017, an open access, peer-reviewed online journal, to serve health literacy professionals.
Family resource center - this program provides a complete, family-centered support system, working with community resources that can address the health, emotional, social, and environmental needs of children and their families throughout north orange county. Services under this program include: health insurance application assistance; parent education classes; domestic violence and child abuse prevention efforts; information and referral services; family advocacy; individual/family/group counseling; legal help, and more.