Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection - August 7, 2024

Class Experience Level
Beginner

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How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons and your community? This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication. This presentation addresses improving health literacy, by including information about the NLM/NIH resource MedlinePlus.gov.

Class Resources:
Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy Handout (Word)
Objectives:
  • Define health literacy​
  • Describe universal precautions for health literacy​
  • Name 3 components of clear health communication ​
  • Identify 3 online resources you can use as tools to promote health literacy

Class Recording

Class Details

Date(s): August 7, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: CHES, CHIS Level 1, CHIS Level 2
Class Experience Level: Beginner
This is a National NNLM class.
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Class Contacts

Host/Instructor: Tiffany Chavis, Brandon Kennedy
Technical Assistance: Molly Knapp

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