Type of Presentation
Poster Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Other
Proposal
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health disparities are “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations”. The American Medical Association (AMA) has identified literacy as the number one social determinant of an individual’s health, above education, income and race.
Learn about health literacy as a tool in the fight against health disparities from this poster as well as methods of effective health communication between health information providers and information seekers. Self-advocacy, plain language cultural competence, and the teach-back technique are among the tools presented.
Short Description
Increasing literacy reduces health disparities. Learn about using plain language and the teach-back technique as well as how to promote self advocacy and cultural competence in the fight against health disparities. Health literacy matters in managing daily health and wellness as well as more complex health information and care.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Nancy, "Health Literacy 101: Increasing Literacy Reduces Health Disparities" (2015). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 93.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2015/2015/93
Health Literacy 101: Increasing Literacy Reduces Health Disparities
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health disparities are “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations”. The American Medical Association (AMA) has identified literacy as the number one social determinant of an individual’s health, above education, income and race.
Learn about health literacy as a tool in the fight against health disparities from this poster as well as methods of effective health communication between health information providers and information seekers. Self-advocacy, plain language cultural competence, and the teach-back technique are among the tools presented.
