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Health Literacy and Digital skills
Imparting health literacy and digital skills to adults in Kildare.
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This project provided health literacy courses in Newbridge Family Resource Centre (FRC) and Platinum Club House between September and December 2023.
Courses covered topics like prescription drug instructions, consent forms, and online healthcare resources. A local pharmacy collaborated with Newbridge FRC to provide activities that allowed learners to practice what they learnt during the course.
Learners say that their health and digital literacy improved considerably thanks to this course.
Watch a video of this project on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FxLjYuoaTE
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This project was the result of a collaboration between Newbridge Family Resource Centre, Platinum Club House, and the HSE.
For more information, please contact Deirdre Gallagher, Kildare and Wicklow Regional Literacy Coordinator at deirdregallagher@kwetb.ie or call me at 087 188 4355
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