3: health literacy Flashcards
personal HL & organizational HL
personal = the ability to access, understand & act on info & services for u and others
organisational = the ability to equitably enable ppl to do so
is HL = literacy?
covers some parts bt more than literacy: can’t understand the medical terms or body parts
fill in the stats
______% of CAD adults have (low/high) H;L
— with ___% for seniors
54% find it difficult to judge when to ask for _________
/ dont understand _____
60%
88%
doc’s second opinion
1/3 doc’s answer
low HL-> ind burden
difficult to maek healthy lifestyle choices
comm w/ health pro
navigate complex healthcare syste
=> HL is a great predictor of health than age, income, employment and race
=> low HL -> assoic with chronic diseases
low HL for system burden
w/ (?) management skills,
use less ____ bt more _____
more ___ __- & nonadherence
___ mortality, ____ cost
poorer
preventative care emergency care and hospitalisation
med error
high, high
test to assess literacy?
w/ ___being min for plain English text
SMOG & Flesch Kincade Grade: estimate yrs of edu to know a writing
Flesh Reding Ease: higher #, easier to read
w/ 60
Deliver care as if everyone has ____ Health Literacy
low
during ___, health pro
focus on need to __ & need to ____
limit to ___-___ key points
use __ __
lcreate a ___ space where patient can
as health pro what to note during teaching?
do / know
3-5
plain language
safe / patient can ask qs
teach back method>
instead of do you understand, say “can you tell me in your own words?”
ask-me-3 method
what is my issue
what do i need to do?
Why?
what are examplesof some laws to adress low H.L?
Plain Langugae Act, america: federal agencies must have clear comm to the public
Plain Language bill, new sealand: use plain language for official doc & websites
Canadian public Health assoic: expert on HL
what is the health smile oNT program?
targets low income children and indigenous fam
promote good oral actions @ ealry age
what is the HL. Community Prototype Collab?
in collab w. B.C Minstry of Health Services, target gen public wjtbj c]bea,tbcare service
improve hL
dissemnate __ + ____ info that’s __ ___ __
improve health care _+___
incorporate health & science i__ to _____
expand ___ ___, __ ___ __, and provide culturally and ___ correct services wtithin the community
more research, ___ ___< ___policy
what can org do?
health & safety: Actionable Accessible Accureate
helath care system
health & science edu -> chidlren
expand adult edu, ESL * linguistically
b uild partrnership / change policy
SMOG
simple meausre of gobbledygook
