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Environmental Scanning Exercise
by Kathryn James, Yanina Dutton – February 2003
Project Status: Completed
NIACE was commissioned by the Department for Health and the Department of Education and Skills to conduct an environmental scanning exercise. The purpose of the exercise was to identify projects and initiatives that addressed literacy and numeracy needs within a health promoting context. We looked for three types of provision:
 | Learning opportunities where individuals had been learning about health related issues and literacy and numeracy skills had been identified or incorporated into the learning process. |
| Literacy and numeracy skills learning for specific groups of learners with health needs. |
| Initiatives to heighten awareness of literacy and numeracy needs of NHS patients among NHS staff. |
Within the time constraints of the exercise we carried out a search of existing NIACE databases and the databases of external agencies such as CEDC and the National Literacy Trust.
We conducted a literature search to identify current understanding and examples of good practice of literacy and numeracy learning in a health promoting context.
We found some examples of innovative practice that promoted health literacy for individuals with literacy and numeracy needs. These projects varied in how they addressed health, the types of health outcomes they achieved and how they supported learners with basic skills needs.
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