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HEALTH LITERACY

HEALTH LITERACY. Joel Vedders Ferris State University. OBJECTIVES. Define health literacy Identify legislation that addresses health literacy Discuss legislations impact on health care List key stakeholders Describe political strategies which support issues related to health literacy.

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HEALTH LITERACY

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  1. HEALTH LITERACY Joel Vedders Ferris State University

  2. OBJECTIVES • Define health literacy • Identify legislation that addresses health literacy • Discuss legislations impact on health care • List key stakeholders • Describe political strategies which support issues related to health literacy

  3. HEALTH LITERACY DEFINITION Health literacy is defined as a person’s ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed to make health care decisions that are appropriate for them (Koh, et al., 2012).

  4. FIVE AREAS INVOLVED IN HEALTH LITERACY • Ability to read • Numeracy • Writing • Speaking • Listening (hear and comprehend)

  5. KEY LEGISLATION Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) • Section 3506: Addresses shared decision making • Section 3507: Seeks to make prescription drug labeling more consumer friendly • Section 5301: Awards grants to medical specialties who provide enhanced training to their staff in health literacy

  6. ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION Plain Writing Act of 2010 Requires all federal agencies to improve readability of agency websites, all health related materials, employee training and processes to ensure compliance.

  7. IMPLICATIONS OF LEGISLATION • Access: increased access to health care through the ACA has created a need to address health literacy. • Quality: the ACA and Plain Writing Act will have a positive effect on quality of care • Cost: improving health literacy will lessen the financial strain on the health care system

  8. KEY STAKEHOLDERS • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) • Colleges and Universities • Health Care Institutions • Nurses • Patients

  9. POLITICAL STRATEGIES/POTENTIAL CHALLENGES • Formation of an advisory council • Free educational seminars • Writing letters to local and state representatives • Omitting the key stakeholders • Lack of funding

  10. SUMMARY • Defined health literacy and its key elements • Discussed legislation and its implications • Identified key stakeholders • Explained strategies that promote but also challenge health literacy

  11. REFERENCES • Koh, H. K., Berwick, D. M., Clancy, C. M., Baur, C., Brach, C., Harris, L. M., & Zerhusan, E. G. (2012, February). New federal policy initiatives to boost health literacy can help the nation move beyond the cycle of costly crisis care. Health Affairs, 31(2), 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1169 • Kovner, A. R., & Knickman, J. R. (2011). The current U.S. health care system. In A. R. Kovner, & J. R. Knickman (Eds.), Health care delivery in the United States (10th ed. (pp. 3-8). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. • Martin, L. T., & Parker, R. M. (2011, August). Insurance expansion and health literacy. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 306(8), 874-875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1212 • Plain Writing Act, 111-274 USC § 3 (United States Government Printing Office 2010). • Safeer, R. S., & Keenan, J. (2005, August, 1). Health literacy: the gap between physicians and patients. American Family Physician, 72(3), 463-468. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16100861 • Smith, J. A., & Zsohar, H. (2011, January/February). Teaching health literacy in the undergraduate curriculum: beyond traditional methods. Nursing Education Perspectives, 32(1), 48-50. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21473484

  12. References • Somers, S. A., & Mahadevan, R. (2010). Health literacy implications of the Affordable Care Act [Report]. Retrieved from Center for Health Care Strategies website: http://www.chcs.org/usr_doc/Health_Literacy_Implications_of_the_Affordable_Care_Act.pdf • Speros, C. I. (2011). Promoting health literacy: a nursing imperative. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 46(3), 321-333. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2011.05.007 • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 111-148 USC § 3506 (United States Government Printing Office 2010). • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 111-148 USC § 3507 (United States Government Printing Office 2010). • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 111-148 USC § 5301 (United States Government Printing Office 2010). • Thomas, M. B., Dickinson, J., & Willis, F. (Eds.). (2011). Why aren’t patients in compliance? Top issue may be misunderstanding [Entire issue]. Case Management Advisor, 22(5). Retrieved from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-255552189.html

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