Choosing Effective Health Education Tools To Reach Your ...
Choosing Effective Health Education Tools To Reach Your
Patients
Presenters: Evangelina Orozco
Monica Fossi Joanna Arevalo
2014 Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum Thursday, November 20th , 3:30pm ? 5:00pm
Learning Objectives
Understand health literacy and how it impacts health education
Recognize key risk factors and behaviors of limited literacy
Improve strategies for conveying clear health education messages
Identify the principles for creating and assessing effective health education tools
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A two-year old is diagnosed with an inner ear infection and prescribed an
antibiotic. Her mother understands that her daughter should take the prescribed medication twice a day. After carefully studying the label on the bottle she decides that it doesn't tell how to take the medicine. She fills a teaspoon and pours the antibiotic into
her daughter's ear.
Source: Literacy Volunteers of America
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Health Literacy: Definitions
"read, understand and act"
"make appropriate decisions"
"obtain, process, and understand information"
Sources: Institute of Medicine, Healthy People 2020, American Medical Association
What is Health Literacy?
Reading ability is the
strongest factor, but it is NOT simply the ability to read.
Health literacy requires a complex group of
reading, listening, analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to apply these skills to health situations.
Assumes an advanced level of knowledge.
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