Full course description
Create evidence-based health content for audiences with low literacy, and develop community health literacy education programs and a health literacy training for healthcare providers by assessing and addressing learning needs and preferences
- Lesson 1: You’ll learn how to assess and address individuals’ learning needs and preferences.
- Lesson 2: You’ll learn how to make sure health content is evidence based and what low literacy is. In addition, you’ll learn how to tailor health materials to a low-literacy audience, and how to get feedback on these materials from your audience.
- Lesson 3: You’ll learn about 4 best practices for reducing numeracy demands. You’ll also learn about 2 best practices to support patients and clients who are given numeracy actions to take.
- Lesson 4: You’ll learn about community health literacy education programs, and how to mobilize community partners for such a program. You’ll also learn how to assess community assets and needs for this program, as well as how to plan the program.
- Lesson 5: You’ll learn how to develop an introductory health literacy training for healthcare providers that covers 3 topics: 1) health literacy; 2) using plain language; and 3) using teach-back.
Complete all five lessons and pass the summative exam to earn your digital credential.
This coursel takes approximately 5 hours to complete.