ERIC Number: ED368953
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 39
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Health Insurance: The Facts You Need. Student Workbook. Health Promotion for Adult Literacy Students: An Empowering Approach.
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY.
This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about health insurance. It contains information sheets, student worksheets, and answers to the worksheets. The information sheets are coordinated with an available audiotape. Some of the topics covered in the workbook are the following: understanding health insurance choices; understanding if coverage is enough; knowing personal rights and responsibilities and the insurance company's rights and responsibilities; knowing how to file a claim; and insurance vocabulary. Two handout sections provide information on resources and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) in New York State; a glossary lists 26 terms that are underlined in the workbook. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Consumer Economics, Empowerment, Fringe Benefits, Health Care Costs, Health Education, Health Insurance, Health Promotion, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Literacy Education, Units of Study, Workbooks
Hudson River Center for Program Development, 102 Mosher Road, Glenmont, NY 12077 (student workbooks, audiotapes, and teacher's guides).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Continuing Education Program Development.
Authoring Institution: Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY.
Identifiers - Location: New York
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A