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Empowering Patients: Promoting Patient Education and Health Literacy We reviewed the available patient education material from the patient education database integrated in the EHR, and compared it with current standardized resources such as MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine of NIH, CDC, and the US Department of Health and Human Services
Patient Education - VHA National Desktop Library Included are health literacy materials, readability formulas, free resources for pictograms and graphics, and sites that assist in writing low-literacy patient education materials The following library resources have patient education materials included in the national subscription
Clear Simple - National Institutes of Health (NIH) This guide, Clear Simple, is designed to assist health communicators in developing audience-appropriate information and communicating effectively with people with limited health literacy skills
10 Recommendations for Helping Patients With Low Health Literacy Understanding low health literacy is especially important for healthcare providers because of its link to poor health outcomes When patients don’t comprehend certain care information and lack the skills necessary to prevent disease, they’re often unable to adequately manage their own health
When your patient cant read: Working with illiterate patients Patient education usually involves written materials, given to patients to help them understand their healthcare needs Low health literacy is highly prevalent and has been associated with nonadherence, risk of hospitalizations, and poor outcomes
Tips for Engaging Patients With Low Health Literacy To engage clinical teams on health literacy, Cardi-OH has developed this interactive presentation Consider using this as a starting point at your next practice meeting
How It Works | Teaching Health Literacy | Patient Engagement The HEAL training for medical staff raises awareness of low health literacy and provides practical tools and strategies for working with patients The presenter provides an interactive, engaging training session packed with useful information
Improving patient education for patients with low literacy skills To be effective with patients whose literacy skills are low, patient education materials should be short and simple, contain culturally sensitive graphics and encourage desired behavior Compliance with therapy also may be improved by including family members in the patient education process