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Resources

When it comes to information and resources, we know it’s hard to comb through all the information that is out there! Rockford Ready has fact sheets and toolkits to help you share and access the most accurate, clear and relevant information. 

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Factsheets

Share and download Rockford Ready one-pagers that share how we can create healthier tomorrows today.

Health Literacy

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How to Prep for your Doctor’s Visit

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COVID, FLU & RSV

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Toolkits

Rockford Ready toolkits share health literacy information with individuals, organizations and health care systems so we all can do our part to make Rockford healthier.

Individual Health Literacy Toolkit

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Organizational Health Literacy Toolkit

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Health Provider Health Literacy Toolkit

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Health Literacy Poetry Series

City of Rockford’s 2022 Youth Poet, Giulyana Gamero, recites poems developed as part of the Rockford Ready Health Literacy Poetry Series. This series, developed by Gamero, encourages Rockford residents to speak up about their health. A special thank you to our partners at Rockford Area Arts Council and Frank and Harvey Film Production for supporting the development of this poetry series.

Rockford Ready Health Literacy Poetry Series Trailer
Jargon by Giulyana Gamero
Blue, Red, Blue by Giulyana Gamero
Breathe, Listen, Ask by Giulyana Gamero
Loops by Giulyana Gamero
Las Preguntas by Giulyana Gamero
Rockford Ready Health Literacy Poetry Series Interview

STRATEGIES TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE WORKPLACE

Rockford Ready, in collaboration with Health Action Alliance, has hosted the Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace Webinar on 10/19/22 to help Rockford employers slow the spread at their places of work.

Slow the Spread of COVID 19 in the Workplace: Help Working Parents Vaccinate Eligible Children
Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace: Impact of COVID-19 on Employees with Children
Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know about Updated Boosters
Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace: How to Protect Your Workforce Now
Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace: Creating a Safe Environment for Employees and Customer
Rockford Ready Workplace Safety Training: Strategies to Slow the Spread of Covid-19

Ready. Set. Live! Radio Show

Tune into Ready. Set. Live!, a radio show by Rockford Ready, to learn how Rockford residents can manage their health and well-being.

Rockford Ready Radio, Episode 1
Rockford Ready Radio, Episode 2

VOICES OF ROCKFORD

Lend an ear to hear familiar faces celebrate Rockford and protect their health.

Voices of Rockford Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Voices of Rockford Celebrate Black History Month

Ask Your Local Pharmacist

Check out what Rockford pharmacists have to say about health literacy, COVID-19 vaccines and more!

Ask Your Local Pharmacist: Can children get the Covid 19 vaccine at the same time as other vaccines?
Ask Your Local Pharmacist: I get the updated Covid 19 booster if I haven’t been vaccinated yet?
Ask Your Local Pharmacist: What if I recently had Covid? Should I still get the new booster?
Ask Your Local Pharmacist: Will children experience any side effects from the vaccine?
Ask Your Local Pharmacist: Why should children get the Covid 19 vaccine?
Ask Your Local Pharmacist: Why did the FDA take long to decide about vaccines for children under 5?

Personal health literacy resources

  • CDC: WHAT IS HEALTH LITERACY? 
    Get a baseline understanding of health literacy
  • VIDEO: HEALTH LITERACY OVERVIEW
    This Blue Cross Blue Shield video provides a good overview of health literacy and how it’s relevant to you

Organizational Health Literacy Resources

  • ASSESS YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY
    Browse assessment tools to learn if your organization is health literate
  • FIND ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY TRAININGS
    Find free trainings available to boost your organization’s health literacy
  • TEST THE READABILITY OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
    Concerned your communications may be difficult to understand? Test the readability through this site

COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

  • AD COUNCIL & COVID COLLABORATIVE VACCINE EDUCATION INITIATIVE
    A good place to start to get answers to current, relevant questions about the vaccine
  • DISABILITY INFORMATION AND ACCESS LINE (DIAL)
    Call center that provides help with COVID-19 vaccinations and testing for people with disabilities
  • ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IDPH) VACCINE INFORMATION
    COVID-19 vaccine info relevant to Illinois residents
  • IDPH COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS
    Vaccine resources available to homebound individuals in Illinois and their caregivers and immediate family members 
  • PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS COLLABORATIVE ANSWERS TOUGH QUESTIONS
    Credible responses to commonly asked tough questions about the vaccine
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO’S (UIC) SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 RESOURCES
    Comprehensive resources on the vaccine vetted by UIC’s School of Public Health 
  • VACCINE COMMUNICATION CARD FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
    Made possible by the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Events

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This program is led by the City of Rockford, in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine, Office of Health Literacy and UIC College of Medicine Rockford as well as CURA Strategies. This program is supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health/Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,614,521 with 100 percent funded by the OASH/OMH/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the OASH/OMH/HHS. For more information, please visit https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov.