Comments on: National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/03/national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/ Advocating for public policies that support adult literacy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie McKinney http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/03/national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-2527 Julie McKinney Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:21:49 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=606#comment-2527 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 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

]]> By: mltait http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/03/national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 mltait Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:48:30 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=606#comment-1942 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/ 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/

]]> By: Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/03/national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Jackie Taylor Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:24:54 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=606#comment-738 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 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

]]> By: mltait http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/03/national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-628 mltait Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:34:24 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=606#comment-628 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. 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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