Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy

Authors

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

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

1-14-2016

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: 58:42

Recommended Citation

Brawer, MPH, PhD, Rickie and Plumb, MD, MPH, James D., "Communicating to Connect: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy" (2016). Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds. Paper 86.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/fmlectures/86