Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy

Authors

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

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

1-21-2021

Comments

Presentation: 57:05

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

Recommended Citation

Plumb, MD, MPH, James and Brawer, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Rickie, "Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy" (2021). Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds. Paper 462.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/fmlectures/462

Language

English