How have you used informatics to improve health literacy in your practice? If you have not used informatics in this manner, how could you use informatics in your practice to improve health literacy?
1. What is health literacy and how can it impact patients? 2. What are some strategies a healthcare system or clinic can employ to improve health literacy? 3. Do you believe creating documents for patients to interpret (i.e. consents) without taking into consideration health literacy is an ethical issue (please explain your answer)
Health Literacy List 5 (five) health literacy issues that can potentially inhibit a person's capacity to access, understand, evaluate and communicate information to maintain and improve their health
How do you think low literacy impacts a person’s ability to seek health care? What are the long-range health problems that can develop without preventive health care?
what are some lifestyle changes you can make to improve your health? Have your health goals changed over the past 12 weeks?
What other places would you send your patients for health literacy resources?
what are some lifestyle changes you can make to improve your health? Have your health goals changed over the past 12 weeks? Use the material in the text and lecture to support your response. Use proper APA citation
Answer these questions Poor health literacy can impact health outcomes. True/False Literacy and numeracy are the same thing. True/False Only Federal agencies should concern themselves about health literacy. True/False English is the universal language for all health communication. True/False Health literacy can’t be evaluated with any tools or instruments. True/False
Reflect on your experiences with literacy/numeracy issues in healthcare settings. Explain any personal examples you have seen where poor literacy and numeracy skills prevented attainment of good health. What recommendations would you make to improve communication where literacy and numeracy limitations are evident?
Objectives: 1. Examine Health Literacy as a social determinant of health Please answer the following questions. What is the connection between health literacy and health outcomes? How large of a role is health literacy in determining health? What is meant by universal precautions when it comes to health literacy? Read: Section Two of the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy : http://www.health.gov/communication/hlactionplan/ (Links to an external site.) Article: Association of Health Literacy with Diabetes Outcomes : http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=195143 (Links to...