PPT-Health Literacy:

Hidden Barriers and Practical Strategies Hidden Barriers to Communicating with Patients ClientsPatients EducationLiteracyLanguage Health Literacy The capacity to Obtain process understand basic health information and services. Knowing Applying routine procedures in familiar contexts Paper Two an applications reasoning and reflecting paper that will consist of between fo ur and six longer questions By contrast to Paper 1 these questions will require more interpretation a Timothy Shanahan. University of Illinois at Chicago. Some Reasons for Concern. Early literacy development predicts/affects later school achievement (Cunningham & . Stanovich. , 1997; Duncan, . Dowsett. What we learned: Overview of the programme. Dr Phyllis Easton. Health Intelligence Manager. NHS Tayside. Lead, Health Literacy Demonstrator Programme. I’ve just had keyhole surgery and I didn’t realise there would be more than one keyhole. Aoife Mc Namara. Irish Cancer Society . Ireland. Ireland. . The role of the Irish Cancer Society. We are the biggest provider of cancer information in Ireland. . Our cancer support information is written for people already affected by cancer, including patients, family members, friends and carers.. What we learned: Improving communication. Dr Phyllis Easton. Health Intelligence Manager. NHS Tayside. Lead, Health Literacy Demonstrator Programme. What have we learned about improving communication?. Literacy Characteristics. Matrix and Overlapping characteristics and integrated interventions. Guiding Principles. Literacy Hierarchy. Literacy Intervention Analysis. Literacy Strategies.  . Literacy: Guiding Principles . 1. Michael Cousins, Manager, Policy and Advocacy. Who are we?. Vision: . Consumers at the heart of health care. Mission:. A strong and effective voice for the promotion and protection of health consumer wellbeing and rights. Keturah Cappadonia. Outreach Consultant. Southern Tier Library System. Painted Post, NY. Hello!. I am . Keturah Cappadonia. I work . as the Outreach Consultant for the Southern Tier Library System in western New York. We work with 48 member libraries in five largely rural counties in New York state. I have worked in small and rural libraries for almost ten years.. The Florida Health Literacy Initiative: Helping English Language Learners to Make Healthy Choices Greg Smith, Executive Director Heather Surrency , Health & Financial Literacy Coordinator Curricular Modules. for Pharmacy Faculty. Content . adapted from . Kripalani. and Jacobson (2007. ). Objectives. Introduction to health literacy. Health . l. iteracy . s. kills. Health . s. ystem demands. .. Ramesh. S Ve . 1. *. , Singh Megha . 2. , Lakshmikantha Nandini . 3. , . Mayya. S. . Shreemathi. . 4. , Andrews Teddy . 2. . Affiliation (s). 1. Department Of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal . Reading. . Writing. . Speaking . . Listening. . Pragmatics. . Critical Thinking. Engagement in Literacy Experience. Carnahan & Williamson (. Eds. ), 2010. Engagement in Literacy Experiences. Connie . Arnold, PhD. Associate Professor of Medicine. Terry . Davis, . PhD. Professor of medicine and Pediatrics. . Patient Literacy. Why Assess Patient Literacy?. . Literacy can be a barrier to patient’s ability to understand and act on instructions, forms and surveys. It Easier for . Patients to Find, Understand, and Use Health Information and Services. . This presentation was created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and intended for users to customize and share as part of a health literacy improvement process. Please credit AHRQ when presenting these slides and related materials. .