Class Experience Level
Beginner
This class is no longer accepting registrations
Numeracy is the ability to access, use, interpret, and communicate mathematical information and ideas, to engage in and manage mathematical demands of a range of situations in adult life. (CDC, 2021). Numeracy literacy can be a challenge not only for individuals receiving health information, but also for those providing information. This 90 minute/1.5 credit hour webinar is an introduction to communicating numerical health information. It is designed for anyone who wants to improve communication of health information that involves numeracy and communicating numbers.
Objectives:
- Define numeracy, risk, outcome, benefit, statistics, relative risk, and absolute risk as they relate to numerical health information
- Explain risk and benefit (numeracy) of health information from an individual’s perspective
- Interpret and evaluate numerical health information
- Communicate numerical health information to others
- Recognize Medline plus as a resource for numerical health information
Class Recording
Class Details
Date(s): January 19, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Platform: Webex
CE Credits: 1.50
CE Categories: CHIS Level 1, CHIS Level 2
Class Experience Level: Beginner
This is a National NNLM class.
Class Contacts
Host/Instructor: Bailey Sterling, Sean Corning
Technical Assistance: Sarah Dickey
Can't join us live?
Register anyway and you'll receive the recording after the event.