PPT-Plain Language: A tool to improve health literacy

Brought to you by the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership Outline Scope of the problem What is plain language Why is plain language important Elements of plain language Consequences of not using plain language. American . Young Men. Django Paris. Michigan State University. Anchoring Our Work. Why am I committed to the African . American . young . m. en. ? . Why . am I committed to their achievement through language and literacy? . Presented by:. Plain Language Action and Information Network. 2. Overview. Definition of plain language. Plain language techniques. Examples. Next steps. 3. What is plain language?. Communication that your audience or readers can understand the . . Literacy. Working Group. Best Practices: . Approaches to Assessment. Peggy Sissel-Phelan, . Ed.D. .. December 1, 2010. . Health literacy allows the public and personnel working in all health-related contexts to find, understand, evaluate, communicate, and use information. Health literacy is the use of a wide range of skills that improve the ability of people to act on information in order to live healthier lives. These skills include reading, writing, listening, speaking, numeracy, and critical analysis, as well as communication and interaction skills. . Hidden Barriers . and . Practical Strategies . Hidden Barriers to Communicating with Patients. Clients/Patients:. Education/Literacy/Language. Health Literacy: . The capacity to . Obtain, process, understand basic health information and services. Tools . and Techniques. Peggy Sissel-Phelan, . Ed.D. .. Best Practices Working Group. Health Literacy Section. Arkansas Public Health Association . Annual Conference . May 12, 2011. Outline . . Introduction of Concepts. Sarah Berger, Social Work Trainee. UW-Madison Pediatric Pulmonary Center. May 10, 2016. Recognized Need. Clinic Visit. New Information. Apparent Understanding. Apparent Understanding. Next Visit Follow -Up. Gerd M . Flodgren. What. Works Global . Summit. London 26-28 September 2016. Interactive Health . Literacy. Framework. HEALTH. LITERACY. Skills and . abilities. Demands. and . complexity. . Interactive health literacy . Literacy is a two-way street. What matters is not just how well a person can read what you write and understand what you say.. It also matters. how . clearly. you write it . and say it. And it matters . Writing for Behavior Change . Agenda. Briefly review health education and behavior change theories . Discuss key communication principles when writing for behavior change. Explore how design and layout enhance (or detract) from your message. and . Practical Strategies . Hidden Barriers to Communicating with Patients. Clients/Patients:. Education/Literacy/Language. Health Literacy: . The capacity to . Obtain, process, understand basic health information and services. The Florida Health Literacy Initiative: Helping English Language Learners to Make Healthy Choices Greg Smith, Executive Director Heather Surrency , Health & Financial Literacy Coordinator Making it Easy: Health Literacy Outcomes to improve social care. Further information. Description of project/service/tool. Description. Name: Soha El-. Batrawy. Role: Public Involvement Lead . Organisation: Fife Health Board. Jennifer M. Hootman PhD, ATC, FACSM, FNATA. Epidemiologist – Arthritis Program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Division of Population Health. 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. .