Clear Health Communication
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CLEAR HEALTH COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS
OCTOBER 14 & 15, 2008
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OSU/ AHEC Clear Health Communication Program
"Not knowing how to read feels like being blind, ignorant, not able to understand or ask people. I feel embarrassed to tell the doctor I cannot understand." Anonymous Patient
Health literacy is the degree to which people can understand basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions, including:
- Reading an appointment slip
- Interpreting prescription information
- Understanding recommendations for health care
- Completing health insurance applications
- Understanding informed consent
The goals of The Ohio State University Clear Health Communication Program are:
- To raise awareness in Ohio that health literacy is an important public health and health care issue
- To present information that connects health literacy issues and strategies to the goals of Healthy People 2010
- To explore various strategies and collaborations necessary in addressing these issues statewide
- To build capacity within Ohio for addressing health literacy issues
- To complement current health literacy initiatives and research in Ohio and to link the seven Ohio regional Area Health Education Centers and programs with other health-related entities to address this problem statewide
- To develop a program model that addresses health literacy issues on a statewide basis