Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Do you have an interest in sharing information that will empower patients and community residents to make more informed health care decisions? Are you a customer service oriented individual with public speaking skills (or willing to learn)? Following training volunteers provide one-on-one or group health literacy education sessions to patients or community residents in ambulatory care waiting rooms or for senior groups. Volunteers will be trained to cover the following topics: reading and understanding prescription drug labels and over-the-counter medications; organizing multiple medications and creating a medical journal; accurate dosing; reading and understanding nutrition labels.

In this program volunteers are provided with the opportunity to complete a two - session health literacy training that involves multimedia-learning materials produced by a nationally known organization. Bilingual skills optional - Spanish, Cantonese/Mandarin, or Arabic.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Lutheran Medical Center

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening X X X X X Monthly Occasional

Contact Person: Bonnie Olsen, Administrator For Voluntary Initiatives, (718) 630-7296, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

150 55th Street Brooklyn, , NY 11220 (See a map)

Directions:

Lutheran HealthCare is located on 55th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. The BMT subway line runs along 4th Avenue with the 53rd Street (local) and the 59th Street (express) stations nearby. The "R" is the local and the "N" is express. The nearest bus routes are the 3rd Avenue bus and the B11.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: BMT Line; 53rd Street , 59th Sreet Stations ,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5-10 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: B11 - 1st Avenue & 56th Street , 5 minutes minute walk

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Zip codes:

11209,   11220

Miscellaneous Information

Borough
	Brooklyn
Volunteer Shifts
	Monday - Friday any hours between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Two hour shifts work well.