National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy

Date: March 6, 2010

The National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy lays out a vision and seven goals to create a health literate society. This workshop will discuss the development of the goals and strategies, the potential impact of the plan on policy, and its use in everyday practice.

Thursday, March 18, 4:15 – 5:15 pm

Boulevard B (2nd Floor)

Presenter:

Gary Podschun, Manager, Community Outreach and Cultural Competence Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, American Dental Association (ADA)

Handouts:

Slide Presentation (pdf)

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mltait

in March 8th, 2010 @ 18:34

Did you know that the American Dental Association has a health literacy initiative? Want to know what is happening in the federal policy arena with respect to health literacy? This presentation is for you. You will leave understanding the big picture, and with takeaways and action steps for your local community.

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Jackie Taylor

in March 24th, 2010 @ 19:24

Hello All! Here’s some information for you to kick off discussions. From Pew Internet Research, announced today (3-24-10):

U.S. adults living with chronic disease are significantly less likely than healthy adults to have access to the internet (62% vs. 81%), according to a new report.

“We can now add chronic disease to the list of attributes which have an independent, negative effect on someone’s likelihood to have internet access, along with age, education, and income level,” says Kristen Purcell, an associate director of the Pew Internet Project and a co-author of the report.

The internet access gap creates an online health information gap. More than any other group, people living with chronic disease remain strongly connected to offline sources of medical assistance and advice such as health professionals, friends, family, and books. However, once they have internet access, people living with chronic disease report significant benefits from the health resources found online.

The report, “Chronic Disease and the Internet,” is based on a national telephone survey which included 2,253 adults, 36% of whom are living with chronic disease (heart conditions, lung conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer). Illustrative quotes from patients were gathered through online surveys conducted by PatientsLikeMe.com and HealthCentral.com.

Read more at http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Chronic-Disease.aspx

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mltait

in July 27th, 2010 @ 12:48

On May 27, HHS released the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. It states that currently only 12 percent of all English-speaking adults in the United States have proficient health literacy skills. The report encourages the health community to work with community-based organizations, nonprofits, and policymakers to change the language of medical handouts, forms, websites, etc. in order to make them more accessible to those who fall into the lower literacy levels.

To read the report, click here: http://www.health.gov/communication/HLActionPlan/

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Julie McKinney

in August 23rd, 2010 @ 15:21

I moderate the Health Literacy Discussion List from LINCS, and I am celebrating National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week by having a guest discussion on the list about the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.

This plan includes strategies for addressing health literacy in adult education settings, AND using the expertise of adult literacy teachers and students to help people from the health side to communicate better with all patients.

Go to this link for more information, including how to join the list:

http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/healthliteracy/10action

Although it says the date will “be announced”, the discussion will be held during National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: Sept. 13th!

Please join us!

All the best,
Julie

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