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Health Literacy

Health Literacy. Thomas Adams Program Officer Missouri Foundation for Health August 23, 2011. Demonstration Projects. Demonstration projects were used to: test innovative programs and services to increase health literacy .

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Health Literacy

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  1. Health Literacy Thomas Adams Program Officer Missouri Foundation for Health August 23, 2011

  2. Demonstration Projects Demonstration projects were used to: • test innovative programs and services to increase health literacy. • empower community organizations to develop innovative health literacy models or practices that may evolve into larger-scale interventions.

  3. Background • Test innovative projects & services to increase health literacy among MFH service population. • Community based with intent to provide local access to health literate services. • Research and encourage evidence based and promising practices aimed toward MFH’s target population • Achieve a healthier Missouri and reduce health care costs

  4. Results of the Demos • Tool kit creation • Readiness scale for FQHCs • Health literacy library in house • Health literacy to communities of color: • Hispanic • Bosnian • Chinese

  5. Results of the Demos • Mental Health First Aid • A health literate curriculum for pharmacy students • Block Unit Model Health Liaisons • Environmental assessments

  6. What’s Next? • MFH team in conjunction with the external evaluators will determine results of the demonstration projects. • Emerging promising practices or emerging practices will be incorporated into MFH when appropriate.

  7. What’s Next? • These practices will also be distributed to Health Literacy Missouri for incorporation into their outreach efforts in Missouri. • MFH will incorporate health literacy principles into levels of operations.

  8. Contact Information Thomas Adams Program Officer Missouri Foundation For Health tadams@mffh.org 314.345.5534

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