Health Communications Week 4 Flashcards
What is health literacy?
the ability to access, understand, and use information to make decisions about health
What are the components of understanding?
language skills, Proce literacy, Document literacy, Numeracy
What are the language skills?
Ability to understand the language being used to communicate
What is Proce Literacy?
Reading ability and level for written communication
What is Document Literacy?
Ability to correctly interpret things like tables, graphs, and charts
What is numeracy?
The ability to understand and use numeric information including basic operations, percentages, statistics, probability, etc.
What is the best practice of health literacy
- Using simple language rather than complicated, - unknown words
- Keeping sentences short and basic
-Tailoring the messages for the person that is being informed
-Using visualizations to explain the numerical information
Why is health literacy important?
- People with high levels of literacy tend to be healthier overall, have lower hospital visits, and have better outcomes
- People with lower literacy tend to have poorer health overall, have more ER visits, and have worse outcomes due to not getting vaccines or following treatments correctly
What is culture?
- Culture encompasses more than race, nationality, ethnicity, and age. It also includes shared knowledge, beliefs, values, norms, language, traditions, and practices. Culture is intersectional.
- Our culture includes speaking American English and growing up with technology
How does culture affect health and health communication
- Cultural aspects such as race, age, shared knowledge, shared values etc. can influence views on health topics and how people may interpret health communications
- Cultural beliefs and medical advice/evidence sometimes conflict with each other, impacting the quality of healthcare a person may choose to receive
What is some advice for for communicating across culture?
Working with community partners, tailoring messages to community values, attitudes, and beliefs, and using symbols, stories, and colors that resonate with the community
Why is the type of language we use in health message important?
So individuals are able to understand, comprehend, and interpret the messages given to them. To do this, stay away from jargon while keeping sentences simple and use visualizations when showing numeric information.
What is health identity?
A person first language can sometimes be perceived negatively by people
^ This means that some people may prefer identity first language
To help not to offend people, you can ask what is preferred by the person/organizations
What is stigma?
Stigma is disapproval or treating someone as less than due to a condition, circumstance, or quality someone may have
It can include:
Public stigma: where the public has negative views of someone with an illness
Structural stigma: when policies or laws disadvantage people in certain groups or people that suffer from certain illnesses
Healthcare provider stigma: when healthcare providers have negative attitudes that affect patient care
What are some examples of culture clashes
LDS and Mammography (when cultural beliefs conflict what medical evidence says is the best option)
