Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy

Authors

Rickie Brawer, MPH, PhD, MCHES, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
James D. Plumb, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

3-16-2017

Abstract

Objectives:

• Participants will be able to:
• Describe the scope and implications of the health literacy problem in the US
• Identify the barriers faced by both patients and clinicians in addressing low health literacy
• Identify specific strategies to enhance health literacy

Presentation: 56:35

Recommended Citation

Brawer, MPH, PhD, MCHES, Rickie and Plumb, MD, MPH, James D., "Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy" (2017). Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds. Paper 174.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/fmlectures/174