Low Health Literacy (NL0610)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

Outline:

• Article #1: Health Literacy: Statistics At-A-Glance
  
  
• Article #2: America's Health Literacy: Why We Need Accessible Health Information
  
  
• Article #3: Quick Guide to Health Literacy
  
  
• Article #4: Eradicating Low Health Literacy: The First Public Health Movement of the 21st Century
  
  
• Article #5: Words to Watch - Fact Sheet
  
  
• Article #6: Health Communication
  
  
• Article #7: Plain Language: A Promising Strategy for Improving Health Literacy
  
  
• Article #8: Making Referrals to Literacy Programs - Guidelines for Providers  

Course Objectives

1. Define and differentiate between health literacy and health communication.


2. Explain why health literacy is important and the populations most likely to experience low health literacy.


3. Describe the best practices in health communication that can aid in improving health literacy.


4. Describe the economic consequences of poor health literacy.


5. Explain the disparities inherent in the health communication programs and explain how health communication may contribute to the improvement of personal/community health.