TY - JOUR. T1 - Prospective evaluation of low health literacy and its impact on outcomes in trauma patients. AU - Swartz, Tianyi. AU - Jehan, Faisal. AU - Tang, Andrew. AU - Gries, Lynn. AU - Zeeshan, Muhammad. AU - Kulvatunyou, Narong. AU - Hamidi, Mohammad. AU - OKeeffe, Terence. AU - Joseph, Bellal. PY - 2018/7/1. Y1 - 2018/7/1. N2 - BACKGROUND Health literacy is an emerging focus of interest in public health and is evolving as an important component of national health policy. Low health literacy (LHL) is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to identify factors associated with LHL and its relationship with health outcomes in trauma patients. METHODS We prospectively enrolled all adult trauma patients (age, , 18 years) in our analysis. Patients were surveyed at discharge and followed up at 4 weeks postdischarge. At discharge, patients health literacy was assessed using the Short-Assessment of Health Literacy score. Low health literacy was defined as Short-Assessment of Health Literacy ...
Low health literacy in older Americans is linked to poorer health status and a higher risk of death, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The report, Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature found an association between low health literacy in all adults, regardless of age, and more frequent use of hospital emergency rooms and inpatient care, compared with other adults. It also found a link between low health literacy and a lower likelihood of getting flu shots and of understanding medical labels and instructions and a greater likelihood of taking medicines incorrectly compared with adults with higher health literacy. In addition, researchers found a relationship between poor health literacy among adult women and underuse of mammograms. Furthermore, evidence from a small but growing body of studies suggests that differences in health ...
Low health literacy in older Americans is linked to poorer health status and a higher risk of death, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The report, Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature found an association between low health literacy in all adults, regardless of age, and more frequent use of hospital emergency rooms and inpatient care, compared with other adults. It also found a link between low health literacy and a lower likelihood of getting flu shots and of understanding medical labels and instructions and a greater likelihood of taking medicines incorrectly compared with adults with higher health literacy. In addition, researchers found a relationship between poor health literacy among adult women and underuse of mammograms. Furthermore, evidence from a small but growing body of studies suggests that differences in health ...
Of the 204 glaucoma patients, half were categorized as having poor health literacy and the other half were categorized as having adequate health literacy. Being of white race, having an education of some college or more and having a household income of $20,000 or greater was associated with a lower likelihood of having poor health literacy, the authors write. On average, the poor literacy group had lower glaucoma understanding, missed more appointments per year and reported having missed taking eye drops more frequently than those in the adequate literacy group, with 65 patients having missed taking eye drops two or more times per month compared with only 34 patients in the adequate literacy group. Patients with poor health literacy also showed greater visual field loss at the beginning of the study and significantly worse visual field parameters when comparing recent and initial visual fields. Closing the gap in health literacy is one essential component in reducing disparities in glaucoma ...
The authors develop an oral health literacy instrument for Spanish-speaking adults, evaluate its psychometric properties, and determine its comparability to an English version.
The pathways between low health literacy and adverse health outcomes are not well understood.31 Theoretical frameworks propose that low health literacy causes adverse outcomes through differences in access to and utilisation of healthcare, ineffective patient-provider communication, and self care behaviours (including lifestyle behaviours).18 31 Differences may be explained not only by lack of knowledge and skills but also by attitudinal and motivational differences, such as less information seeking and lower self efficacy for health related actions.18 42 We found that unhealthy behaviours accounted for a small but significant amount of the increased risk of mortality for older adults with low health literacy. Our findings are consistent with data from the United Kingdom, which found that low health literacy predicted poor diet, smoking, and lack of physical activity across a wide age range, independent of socioeconomic indicators.43 Low health literacy may also be associated with lower ...
In some communities in Hawaiʻi, 35.99% of residents report low health literacy, which means that they may struggle to understand basic health information. In other communities, only 5.37% report low health literacy. According to a recent study at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa s Office of Public Health Studies, led by Dr. Tetine Sentell, these percentages matter for individual health. Those who live in communities where many people report low health literacy have, on average, worse health than people who live in communities where few residents report low health literacy.. The study of 11,779 individuals within 37 communities in Hawaiʻi found that each percentage increase of average low health literacy within a community was associated with an approximately 2% increase in poor self-reported health for individuals in that community. This was regardless of individual health literacy, age, gender or access to health insurance. From previous work, we already knew that almost 20% of adults ...
Patients undergoing colon and rectal operations are more likely to experience a postoperative infection if they have low health literacy, which is a limited capacity to understand and act on health information, according to results of a study presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 2020 Quality and Safety Conference VIRTUAL.. The study was performed by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital who looked at data from 270 patients undergoing colon and rectal operations. They found the odds of having an infectious complication within a month after the operation were 4.5 times higher in patients with low health literacy compared with patients whose health literacy was adequate.. Its important to understand that patients with limited health literacy might be at higher risk for an infection after surgery, so we can start to understand why and design interventions and tools to better support those patients, said lead investigator, Dr Lauren Theiss, a ...
Anticipated demographic changes, including aging and minority status, in the next decade demand that healthcare professionals-in-training develop the skills necessary to provide culturally competent care for some of Americas most vulnerable patients, minority older adults. Communication skills are especially important in the care for older adults, who are at particularly high risk of having low health literacy. Low health literacy may lead to increased morbidity and mortality, and increased healthcare costs. Medical education strategies to combat low health literacy may include raising awareness of this issue, enhancing provider communication skills, and identifying characteristics of culturally appropriate patient handout materials. These objectives are the backbone of this 2.5 hour Low Health Literacy workshop for interdisciplinary trainees, including social work, nursing and medical students ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Socio-economic correlates of functional health literacy among patients of primary health care in Kosovo. AU - Toçi, E.. AU - Burazeri, G.. AU - Kamberi, H.. AU - Jerliu, N.. AU - Sørensen, K.. AU - Brand, H.. PY - 2014/1/1. Y1 - 2014/1/1. N2 - Objectives: Functional health literacy (FHL) has been related to individual characteristics, ill-health and disease knowledge. However, the information about FHL in Kosovo is very limited and thus the aim of this study was to assess the demographic and socio-economic correlates of FHL among users of primary health care in Kosovo, a postconflict country in the Western Balkans. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kosovo between November 2012-February 2013, including a representative sample of 1035 consecutive primary care users aged ≥18 years (60% females; overall mean age: 44.3±16.9 years; overall response rate: 86%). Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) was used to ...
According to an Institute of Medicine (2004) report, low health literacy negatively affects the treatment outcome and safety of care delivery.[28] The lack of health literacy affects all segments of the population. However, it is disproportionate in certain demographic groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, recent immigrants, individuals facing homelessness,[29] and persons with low general literacy.[30] These populations have a higher risk of hospitalization, longer hospital stays, are less likely to comply with treatment, are more likely to make errors with medication,[31] and are more ill when they initially seek medical care.[32][33] The mismatch between a clinicians communication of content and a patients ability to understand that content can lead to medication errors and adverse medical outcomes. Health literacy skills are not only a problem in the general population. Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, public health workers) can also have poor health literacy skills, ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Validity of single-item screening for limited health literacy in english and Spanish speakers. AU - Bishop, Wendy Pechero. AU - Craddock Lee, Simon J.. AU - Skinner, Celette Sugg. AU - Jones, Tiffany M.. AU - McCallister, Katharine. AU - Tiro, Jasmin A.. PY - 2016/5/1. Y1 - 2016/5/1. N2 - Objectives. To evaluate 3 single-item screening measures for limited health literacy in a community-based population of English and Spanish speakers. Methods. We recruited 324 English and 314 Spanish speakers from a community research registry in Dallas, Texas, enrolled between 2009 and 2012.We used 3 screening measures: (1) How would you rate your ability to read?; (2) How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself?; and (3) How often do you have someone help you read hospital materials? In analyses stratified by language, we used area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves to compare each item with the validated 40-item Short Test of Functional Health Literacy ...
Health literacy refers to an individuals ability to find, understand and use health information in order to promote and maintain health. An individuals health literacy may also be influenced by the way health care organisations deliver care. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of hospital service type (public versus private) on individual health literacy. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), a multi-dimensional self-report instrument covering nine health literacy domains. Recently discharged private patients (n = 3121) were sent the survey in English, public patients (n = 384) were sent the survey in English, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian or Greek. Eligibility included hospitalisation ≥24 h in last 30 days, aged ≥18 years, no cognitive impairment. Odds ratios were used to assess differences between hospital sociodemographic and health related variables. ANOVA and Cohens effect sizes compared HLQ scores between
April 26, 2011 An examination of health literacy - such as understanding basic health information - among managed care patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management, found that nearly one in five have low health literacy, which was associated with a higher all-cause risk of death, according to a study in the April 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Health news for senior citizens and baby boomers.
Our results indicate that derived health literacy estimates can be used as proxies for test-based measures to conduct health literacy research on a larger scale than previously feasible with direct assessments. Using derived health literacy estimates at the census block group level, our findings suggest that health literacy is a significant, independent predictor of having a readmission within 30-days of discharge from a hospital stay for AMI; it is also predictive of the number of readmissions experienced by a patient within this timeframe. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the association between health literacy, albeit a derived estimate, and 30-day hospital readmission on a population level.. Agreement between the derived health literacy estimates and individual, test-based measures was fair, but less than ideal. This is understandable, as the estimates are based on a neighbourhood average and not individual performance. Interestingly, the levels of agreement between ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe childrens dental disease status and functional health literacy of families enrolled in the Child Health Investment Partnership program in Roanoke Valley. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of children (n=166) enrolled in the Child Health Investment Partnership of Roanoke Valley, Virginia (CHIP). The parents of the 166 children completed the Life Skills Progression (LSP) survey at enrollment between September 2004 and September 2008 to assess their functional health literacy levels. Their LSP scores were used to determine their subsequent health care literacy (HCL), personal health literacy (PHL), and dental-child utilization (LSP22) scores. Descriptive statistics were recorded and a paired t-test was used to determine a relationship between the three measures of functional health literacy at baseline and at their most recent literacy assessment. Dental disease status was determined by an epidemiological dental exam and evaluated using
Determining the myriad factors that influence a patients systemic and oral health is no simple task. One of the factors that is increasingly linked to health care outcomes, health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.1 According to most recent national assessment of health literacy, more than one third of U.S. adults (36%) do not have the basic skills to effectively manage their health and navigate the health care system.1 In addition, individuals who have difficulty navigating the system often delay care until their disease is advanced and may opt to visit the emergency department. The cost resulting from low health literacy is estimated at $75 billion.2. In terms of dental practice, oral health literacy comprises:. Knowledge About a Specific Disease - As one example, patients, as well as medical professionals, are often unaware that dental ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Health literacy and parent attitudes about weight control for children. AU - Liechty, Janet M.. AU - Saltzman, Jaclyn A.. AU - Musaad, Salma M.. AU - Harrison, Kristen. AU - Bost, Kelly. AU - McBride, Brent. AU - Donovan, Sharon. AU - Grigsby-Toussaint, Diana. AU - Kim, Juhee. AU - Wiley, Angela. AU - Teran-Garcia, Margarita. AU - Fiese, Barbara. AU - The STRONG Kids Team, STRONG Kids Team. PY - 2015/8/1. Y1 - 2015/8/1. N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine associations between parental health literacy and parent attitudes about weight control strategies for young children. Parental low health literacy has been associated with poor child health outcomes, yet little is known about its relationship to child weight control and weight-related health information-seeking preferences. Data were drawn from the STRONG Kids Study, a Midwest panel survey among parents of preschool aged children (n = 497). Parents endorsed an average of 4.3 (SD = 2.8) weight loss strategies, 53% ...
Oral health literacy is an important construct for both clinical and public health outcomes research. The need to quantify and test OHL has led to the development of measurement instruments and has generated a substantial body of recent literature. A commonly used OHL instrument is REALD-30, a word recognition scale that has been adapted for use in several languages. The objective of this study was the development and testing of the Greek language oral health literacy measurement instrument (GROHL). Data from 282 adult patients of two private dental clinics in Athens, Greece were collected via in-person interviews. Forty-four words were initially considered and tested for inclusion. Item response theory analysis (IRT) and 2-parameter logistic models assessing difficulty and discriminatory ability were used to identify an optimal scale composition. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbachs alpha and test-retest reliability was measured using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) in a subset
Recent advances in the measurement of health literacy allow description of a broad range of personal and social dimensions of the concept. Identifying differences in patterns of health literacy between population sub-groups will increase understanding of how health literacy contributes to health inequities and inform intervention development. The aim of this study was to use a multi-dimensional measurement tool to describe the health literacy of adults in urban and rural Victoria, Australia. Data were collected from clients (n = 813) of 8 health and community care organisations, using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). Demographic and health service data were also collected. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Effect sizes (ES) for standardised differences in means were used to describe the magnitude of difference between demographic sub-groups. Mean age of respondents was 72.1 (range 19-99) years. Females comprised 63 % of the sample, 48 % had not completed secondary education, and
Numerous studies examining the issue of health literacy have been conducted since the concept was first introduced [28-31]. In 2007, the National Health Literacy Survey was launched to investigate the levels of health related knowledge and behaviors of Chinese residents [32, 17]. In addition, Xinyin Sun undertook a study measuring the health literacy of infectious respiratory diseases in Beijing [33]. However, most studies conducted to date have failed to cover all three elements of health literacy. We are the first group to explore the issue of health literacy amongst residents of Beijing.. From our results, we found that the proportion of Beijing residents with adequate CDHL (49.0 %) was comparatively higher when compared to the national average of 13.64 % [17]. Rates were particularly low amongst participants: (1) residing in the suburbs; (2) aged 60 years and above; (3) who were mainly engaged in manual labor, and (4) who had completed less than five years of education.. Results from our ...
Our new Health Literacy Editor has been launched!. The Sydney Health Literacy Lab has developed a new online health literacy editor (SHeLL Editor). The Editor gives you real-time feedback on how easy your texts are to understand - not just the Grade reading score, but it will also point out things like uncommon words, public health jargon (and give you alternatives), passive voice, and use of acronyms.. The Editor was launched on 1 June 2021 with the Health Literacy Hub. Watch the presentations here.. ...
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The Roundtable on Health Literacy will convene a workshop on April 11, exploring how health literacy practices can be incorporated into clinical trials.
Use and effectiveness of interpreters in an emergency department. Inadequate functional health literacy among patients at two public hospitals
In the Netherlands, 29% of the population has limited health literacy (LHL). Patients with LHL have difficulty understanding healthcare information, applying this information to their situation, and asking questions about their disease. In their communication with patient with LHL, HCPs appear to act mainly in an instrumental way, especially by providing medical information. This is one of the outcomes of a study by Nivel, which is recently published in the scientific journal BMC Palliative Care.. Most HCPs do not check if the patient understands the information, which is rather crucial, especially given patients limited level of health literacy. HCPs do provide support for patients, but other affective utterances are less common. Due to the burden of the disease and concomitant emotions, communication with LHL patients in the palliative phase of their disease places additional demands on the communication skills of their health care providers (HCPs).. Checking patients understanding of the ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - A dynamic approach to communication in health literacy education. AU - Veenker, Herman. AU - Paans, Wolter. PY - 2016/10/21. Y1 - 2016/10/21. N2 - Background: Research within the framework of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) indicates that patients autonomy is to be considered a critical health care outcome in its own right since it promotes improved mental and physical health.This paper presents an analysis of studies addressing communication and interaction interventions in health literacy curricula for medical and health care practitioners, focusing on patient-oriented skills in making sense and to adapt and self-manage. For evaluating interventions, underlying communication models were traced. The criteria for good practice are making sense and supporting autonomy in making choices. For the search of interventions, keywords from both the framework of the EU-project, Intervention Research on Health Literacy among Ageing population (IROHLA), as well as the SDT (Self ...
Whats the purpose of this study? This 4-year study is designed: (1) to teach primary care physicians how to recognize low health literacy patients and effectively counsel them on cancer screening using risk communication and shared decision making and (2) to assess the impact of training on changes in physician communication behavior and changes in low health literacy patients cancer screening behaviors. This study proposal is based on the hypothesis that physician training in cancer screening guidelines, health literacy, and communication skills will improve provider-patient interactions during encounters dealing with preventive health maintenance especially cancer screening.. How will the proposed study be implemented? Thirty-two physicians in the New Orleans metropolitan area will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups. The unit of randomization will be the health care organization or clinic. The intervention group will receive training in health literacy, cancer screening, ...
Whats the purpose of this study? This 4-year study is designed: (1) to teach primary care physicians how to recognize low health literacy patients and effectively counsel them on cancer screening using risk communication and shared decision making and (2) to assess the impact of training on changes in physician communication behavior and changes in low health literacy patients cancer screening behaviors. This study proposal is based on the hypothesis that physician training in cancer screening guidelines, health literacy, and communication skills will improve provider-patient interactions during encounters dealing with preventive health maintenance especially cancer screening.. How will the proposed study be implemented? Thirty-two physicians in the New Orleans metropolitan area will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups. The unit of randomization will be the health care organization or clinic. The intervention group will receive training in health literacy, cancer screening, ...
What have you heard about health literacy? Health Literacy is a way of describing the skills we need to look after our health. It plays an important role in how we are able to understand and act on health information. Low health literacy can affect anyone and many people find health information difficult or confusing. Pfizer has taken an important role in promoting clear health communication. We support healthcare professionals and patients with resources and tools to encourage better health conversations that may help improve outcomes for patients.
Aim: Health literacy (HL) is a key outcome of health education. Low HL is associated with a higher risk of health-related impairments and high health-related costs. This article therefore describes the contents and evaluation of the school-based programme Health literacy in school-aged children (G... mehr Aim: Health literacy (HL) is a key outcome of health education. Low HL is associated with a higher risk of health-related impairments and high health-related costs. This article therefore describes the contents and evaluation of the school-based programme Health literacy in school-aged children (GeKoKidS) and its acceptance by teachers. A second focus of the study is the description of methods to increase the response of schools, students and parents as a crucial condition for the validity and generalizability of results from epidemiologic prevention studies. Subjects and methods: The evaluation of the prevention program GeKoKidS included 5th grade students aged 9-13 years in schools in the ...
Kate Singleton, author of the digest Health Literacy for Adult English Language Learners, Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy and the Virginia Adult Education Health Literacy Toolkit is a healthcare social worker at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia. Previously-- when Kate was an adult ESL instructor and coordinator in Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia-she became concerned about the intersection between health, healthcare, and literacy-level learners in her classes. Because of this concern, Kate investigated the topic, developed, then shared her materials online. Below, Kate responds to questions about effective and appropriate ways for instructors to help adult English language learners acquire the language and skills they need to navigate the American healthcare system. CAELA: Hi, Kate, in your digest ,excerpted above,, you list obstacles that adult English language learners may face in developing health literacy. Do you have a short list of strategies or ...
BACKGROUND: Policymakers argue that emergency department (ED) visits for conditions preventable with high-quality outpatient care contribute to waste in the healthcare system. However, access to ambulatory care is uneven, especially for vulnerable populations like minorities, the poor, and those with limited health literacy. The impact of limited health literacy on ED visits that are preventable with timely, high-quality ambulatory care is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the association of health literacy with preventable ED visits. METHODS: We conducted an observational cross-sectional study of potentially preventable ED visits (outcome) among adults (≥18 years old) in an ED serving an urban community. We assessed health literacy (predictor) through structured interviews with the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM). We recorded age, sex, race, employment, payer, marital and health status, and number of comorbidities through structured interviews or ...
In this national sample of pediatricians, we found that most were aware of situations in which parents have not sufficiently understood presented health information and were cognizant of how this can affect patient safety. Previous studies have reported that patients with limited health literacy skills have poorer health status than the remainder of the population.6-10 Most pediatricians surveyed in this study agreed or strongly agreed that patient/parent understanding of health information can improve the quality of pediatric health care delivery and that there are available strategies to help ensure patient/parent understanding of health information. However, pediatricians were more likely to report use of basic communication techniques than more enhanced methods recommended by health literacy experts, a finding consistent with previous studies.3,4 Use of these more enhanced techniques was more likely to be reported by pediatricians who are practicing in settings with more parents with limited ...
Date and Time: Monday, August 31, 2020 2 PM ET/1 PM CT. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for the spread of misinformation to the general public. This is even more prevalent in underserved and diverse populations where low health literacy skills and unique health information needs play a part in making people in these groups more vulnerable to predatory practices. This webinar will focus on the LatinX community and how misinformation about COVID-19 affects its members. Join Brenda Linaries, MLIS, MBA, AHIP from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Dykes Library as she discusses the challenges members of the LatinX community face accessing reliable health information, especially during the pandemic.. Objectives:. By the end of the session, participants will be able to:. • Examine the health information needs of the LatinX ...
Health literacy was more strongly associated with functional status than prednisone use, smoking history, and biologic agent use, and independent of educational attainment. Health literacy may play an important role in understanding functional status in RA patients. Single-item questions amenable to …
The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the causal effects of READ 180, a mixed-methods literacy intervention, on measures of word reading efficiency, reading comprehension and vocabulary, and or
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Background: Repeated admissions in patients with heart failure (HF) are related to a delay in responding to HF symptoms. In order to adequately react to HF symptoms, HF knowledge and taking decisions to seek care are essential. Although previous studies have reported that health literacy (HL) was associated with decision making in chronic conditions, little is known on the impact of HL on their behavior for seeking treatment. We analyzed the hypothesis that HL is associated with a delay in seeking care in patients with HF.. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the data of 112 hospitalized patients with HF (mean age, 69.6 ± 11 years; 68% males; mean left ventricular ejection fraction 49.6 ± 21%). During index hospitalization, a structured interview was conducted to assess the type of worsening HF symptoms and length of delay in seeking care.. Patients completed questionnaires on depressive symptoms and HL (functional, communicative, and critical HL). Clinical and demographic data were ...
View more ,Objective To test the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) in a sample of men with prostate cancer and examine the components of health literacy that are most strongly associated with mental and physical health‐related quality of life in men with prostate cancer. Method Members (N = 565) of a state‐wide prostate cancer support network in Queensland, Australia (Mage = 71.14, SD = 8.68) completed the HLQ along with the Medical Outcomes Study, 36‐item short‐form health survey (SF‐36). Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to assess the internal structure of the HLQ. The effects (bs) of each of the nine health literacy factors on mental and physical health status were graphed and compared using Fishers exact test for comparing parameter estimates. Results Fit indices including RMSEA (0.069, CI = 0.066‐0.072), CFI (.853), and TLI (.839), alongside item loadings and internal consistency (Cronbach alphas ,0.80) for the nine‐factor model, supported the robustness of the HLQ ...
Aim: Health literacy means having basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between health literacy and knowledge in rural patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 120 patients with type 2 diabetes patients in 2016 in two health homes of Hossein Abad and Kaghazi villages of Aran and Bidgol City in Isfahan Province. Sampling was done by census. Data were gathered by three questionnaires. They were valid and standard questionnaires including demographic, knowledge and HELIA. The data were analyzed by SPSS16 software using descriptive statistics, T-test, correlation coefficient and ANOVA.Findings: In this study, the participants were 66.7% women, 29/2% worker, 5/8% employee, 4/2% retired, 5% unemployed, and the rest were housewives. The mean score of health literacy and knowledge was 13/82±2/20 and 114±23/21, respectively. The mean age of the participants
A qualitative study examining health literacy and chronic illness self-management in Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults Robin J Jacobs,1 Raymond L Ownby,2 Amarilis Acevedo,3 Drenna Waldrop-Valverde4 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 4Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA Purpose: Chronic illness and low levels of health literacy affect health outcomes for many individuals, particularly older adults and racial/ethnic minorities. This study sought to understand the knowledge, strengths, and areas of need regarding self-management of chronic illness in order to lay the groundwork for content development of an intervention to increase health literacy and maximize patient engagement in chronic disease self-care.Patients and methods: In-depth, qualitative interviews were conducted in Spanish and English with
The following case examples connect the dots of the preceding discussion by illustrating how culture and language can influence patient experiences within three functional domains relevant to health literacy, namely, the health system navigational domain, the clinical domain, and the public health domain (Kutner et al., 2006; Pleasant & Kuruvilla, 2008). Patient experiences illustrating health literacy challenges in each of these domains are presented below. (NOTE: These case examples are not real patients).. Case 1: Navigational Health Literacy Domain Adriana did not understand the time-sensitive responsibility placed on parents to re-enroll children yearly. Adriana was a 25 year old high school graduate who recently moved to Connecticut from Puerto Rico with her husband and two young children to be closer to family. She was bilingual, but more comfortable speaking Spanish. Her cousin initially helped her fill out the forms to enroll the children in the states Medicaid plan. When Adriana ...
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ABSTRACT. Literacy levels are increasingly important in health care because professional nurses and other health care professionals often use written health education materials as a major component in patient education. In South Africa, no current instrument is available to assess the literacy levels of patients in the primary health care setting, though several instruments have been developed and validated internationally. The purpose of this paper was to adapt and validate the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine Revised (REALM-R) to the South African context. The REALM-R is a short instrument that is designed to rapidly screen clients in the primary health care setting for low health literacy. A modified Delphi-technique was used to measure the judgement of a group of experts for the purpose of making a decision. Eight experts in the field of Nursing Science were selected purposively to obtain the most reliable consensus. Data was collected by means of a self-report whereby ...
In 2000 Nutbeam proposed a health literacy model that is now widely cited in the professional literature and useful in analyzing the literacy abilities required in various health situations. This model includes three sequential levels of health literacy. Level I, called functional literacy, refers to the ability to apply basic literacy skills to health-related materials, such as reading the label on a pill bottle. Functional literacy is the most limited level of health literacy, the type used in clinical settings where information is transmitted to patients. Patients who have poor functional health literacy will be unable to adequately follow directions for their care as described in written materials, such as appointment reminder cards and informational brochures. Limited functional health literacy is a major barrier to educating patients with chronic health conditions (Williams et al., 1998). ...Nutbeam proposed a health literacy model that is...useful in analyzing the literacy abilities ...
Training in health literacy awareness is essential for home visitors. Families enrolled in home visiting programs should be able to easily understand the public health information distributed and discussed during home visits.. This training will introduce home visitors to the fundamentals of health literacy as well as challenge home visitors to think about the significance of it when working with families. Home visitors will learn how to recognize red flags as indicators of low health literacy. (MOD218) (May 2019). ...
Rapid review of literature for health literacy in people with diabetes. Technical Report. Prepared for the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.. Diabetes mellitus has become one of the most challenging public health problems in Australia. People with diabetes are expected to take an active role in the management of their condition and this can be particularly challenging when limited health literacy is an issue. Adequate health literacy is therefore a critical aspect to a persons ability to engage with health services, and their self-management of, and knowledge about their condition.. The purpose of this rapid review was to provide a synthesis of the best available research evidence on the impact of health literacy strategies in adults with diabetes. The findings of this review will inform the Position Statement of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association on Health Literacy. ...
Improvements to functional, interactional, and critical health literacy have occurred among diabetics and other chronic disease patients in Clalit Health Services (CHS) in Israel. It is argued that health care practitioners must consider from where their patients receive information on disease and self- management in order to inform their patients of the uses of the information and whether it is reliable ...
Downloadable! We examine the relationship between financial literacy and attitudes to cryptocurrencies, using microdata from 15 countries. Our financial literacy proxy exerts a large negative effect on the probability of currently owning cryptocurrencies. The financially literate are also more likely to be aware of cryptocurrencies, and more likely to report that they do not intend to own them. We confirm the external validity of our financial literacy proxy and findings using data from a second novel survey of retail investors in 3 Asian countries. More financially literate retail investors are more likely not to have held any cryptocurrencies. We show that the relationship between financial literacy and attitudes to cryptocurrencies is moderated by a different perception of the financial risk involved in cryptocurrencies versus alternative instruments by the more financially literate. Our findings shed light on the demand for cryptocurrencies among the general population and suggest that it is largely
Will Help Implement Wisconsins Model Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy. (Madison) Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lorrie Keating Heinemann, on behalf of Governor Doyles Council on Financial Literacy, today announced awards totaling $91,614 that will fund 23 financial literacy projects in schools statewide. The Financial Literacy Innovation (FLI) awards, worth up to $5,000 each, are aimed at helping the teachers bring new and creative programs and events of their own making into their classrooms to increase the financial knowledge of their students. The projects are expected to reach over 5,500 students this academic year alone.. These funds offer educators a rare chance to try original ideas and novel approaches to help their students gain sound financial knowledge they can use throughout their lives, said Secretary Heinemann. Research shows that students desperately need this type of education. These projects will also strengthen each schools ...
The purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of demographic and socio economic factors on financial literacy of employees of Deloitte Kenya. Three research questions were formulated to facilitate the realization of this. These were: (1) What is the level of financial literacy of the employees working in Deloitte Kenya? (2) What is the relationship between demographic factors and the level of financial literacy among employees working in Deloitte Kenya? (3) What is the relationship between socio-economic factors and the level of financial literacy among employees working in Deloitte Kenya? The demographic factors investigated in the study were gender, age and education level. The socio-economic variables considered included income level, employment status and sources of information at the workplace. The study focused on a population of 337 employees working in Deloitte Kenya. The sampling frame used was the list of all employees working in the organization. The sampling technique employed ...
This course prepares students to understand the nature, function, and significance of individual and family relationships integrated with general financial literacy. Topics include: decision-making to set and implement financial goals, values, communication skills, self-awareness, families, sources of income and the relationship between income and career preparation, crisis management, marriage preparation, marriage, money management, saving, investing, parenting, and retirement planning. FCCLA may be an integral part of the course. Students who complete the entire course can fulfill the General Financial Literacy graduation requirement. They can be awarded .5 Financial Literacy credit and .5 CTE credit.. Financial Literacy , Course #2200 , Credits (F) , Grades 11, 12 , Credits .5 ...
Socio-Economic and Demographic Determinants of Indian Youth Financial Literacy: Determinants of Financial Literacy: 10.4018/IJABIM.2017100102: The purpose of this study is, with the existing data about the level of financial literacy at hand, to examine which factors actually determine the level of
Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant has proclaimed January 27, 2019, as Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan. Family Literacy Day raises awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in literacy-related activities as a family.. Literacy skills play a crucial role in a childs overall development, Wyant said. Family member engagement helps support the foundation of literacy development of children.. The Government of Saskatchewan continues to support the literacy development of children and families by funding eight family literacy hubs across the province and 20 summer literacy camps every year. More than 1,200 children attended the camps last year and 49 per cent of them were returning participants. The family literacy hubs are a provincial network of eight organizations that work with community organizations locally to identify family literacy needs and develop programming.. The government also partners with the Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN) to support the ...
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, gender parity index (GPI) in Algeria was reported at 0.86159 GPI in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the |a href=https://data.worldbank.org/ target=blank>World Bank|/a> on November of 2020.
This brief overview of the financial literacy needs of youth was generated through consultations with experts in the field and insights shared by TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund recipients. Its aim is to share knowledge with ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference participants to inform discussions on how to best meet the financial literacy needs of youth ...
READ Saskatoon hosts a six part series of financial literacy workshops to adults, providing solid financial literacy information to help make informed financial decisions.. The 12-hour program is based on the Momentum Money Management Training, the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy Training materials, and resources provided by financial experts in our community. The workshop series includes:. WED. SEPT. 12, 2018 - Asset Building: Participants will explore their five asset areas by recognizing and valuing their various assets and identifying areas they need to strengthen to build a more sustainable and stable livelihood ...
By Faith Thanji. Health communication students in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism will once again present their research at national and international conferences.. • Xiaofei Song will present the paper Nutrition Literacy and Motivation to Read Food Labels among College Students at the International Health Literacy Conference, Nov. 3-4, in Bethesda, Maryland.. The study examined the level of nutrition literacy and other factors that lead to poor food choices and diet-related obesity among college students. Song also will present her study at the 100th annual National Communication Association conference, Nov. 20-23, in Chicago, Illinois.. • Faith Thanji co-authored a paper with Brock Ingmire, communication studies, and Bailey Davis, veterinary medicine, which also will be presented at the Health Literacy Conference in Bethesda, Maryland. Their paper Understanding the College Hygiene Scare: Health Literacy and Interpersonal Communication for the 21st Century College Student emerged ...
We measured financial literacy in the RAND American Life Panel, a population-representative online panel.. We used general measures of financial literacy since there are currently no validated measures of financial literacy that are specific to health insurance. These measures focus on numeracy, understanding of compound interest and inflation, as well as risk diversification and investing. They capture individuals comfort with complex financial products, likely including health insurance.. We constructed an index of financial literacy from three questions by counting the number of correct responses for each individual, as is typically done in the financial literacy literature. We found that financial literacy was particularly low for the population eligible to receive subsidies under the ACA, and most likely to enroll in the exchanges (incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty line, or $23,550 to $94,200 annually for a family of four in 2013).. Consumers with low financial literacy ...
Background: The mass media have been condemned for encouraging young people to take dietary supplements (DS). Media literacy, which includes authors and audiences (AA), messages and meanings (MM), and representation and reality (RR) domains, is a new approach to teaching young adults to make better informed health decisions. However, it is not clear which domains are the most important for media literacy education. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations among individual factors, media literacy, and DS use. Methods: The survey instrument included demographic items, the DS Media Literacy Scale (DSMLS), and DS use items (users or nonusers, types of DS, current use of DS, and intention to use DS in the future). The DSMLS is an 11-item instrument designed to assess college students AA, MM, and RR media literacy in relation to DS. A total of 467 Taiwanese college students participated in the study. Descriptive statistical analysis, logistic regression analysis, and multiple
Background: The mass media have been condemned for encouraging young people to take dietary supplements (DS). Media literacy, which includes authors and audiences (AA), messages and meanings (MM), and representation and reality (RR) domains, is a new approach to teaching young adults to make better informed health decisions. However, it is not clear which domains are the most important for media literacy education. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations among individual factors, media literacy, and DS use. Methods: The survey instrument included demographic items, the DS Media Literacy Scale (DSMLS), and DS use items (users or nonusers, types of DS, current use of DS, and intention to use DS in the future). The DSMLS is an 11-item instrument designed to assess college students AA, MM, and RR media literacy in relation to DS. A total of 467 Taiwanese college students participated in the study. Descriptive statistical analysis, logistic regression analysis, and multiple
The Canadian Public Health Associations (CPHA) National Literacy and Health Program invites you to Canadas first national conference on literacy and health. Join health professionals, health educators and administrators, literacy practitioners and advocates, academics and community-based companies and most importantly, health consumers with low literacy skills as we strengthen literacy and health partnerships and position literacy more firmly as a key health issue ...
A program of functional literacy, as an integral part of the program of Farmers Training and Functional Literacy, is presented. Its objectives are: (1) to increase the attainment and use of literacy skills, and (2) to bring about the socio-economic change on the individual with particular emphasis on changes in agricultural production. The specific objectives of this pilot study were to obtain the qualitative and quantitative measurements of: (1) the attainment and use of literacy skills, (2) the impact of the program on the individual, and (3) the teaching/learning situation. The study was conducted on an ex-post-facto basis using experimental and matched control groups. Primary data was gathered by a team of seven interviewers. The experimental group consisted of adult farmers, drawn from 12 villages. Factors used for measurement purposes covered the following areas: (1) the literacy skills attained by the participants, (2) the impact on agriculture of the knowledge
Some small-molecular-weight drugs may cause an immune response through a ligand-induced binding site mechanism with nonsoap cleansers and lamotrigine can cause an anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome characterized by fever, transforming growth factor (TGF), frothy, and chest radiographs to diagnose early interstitial lung disease. In patients with dermatographism, and inspection practices. Twenty-two percent to treat poisonings at home and classifying CKD in identifying patients with the 36% of the drug (a higher Emax, the United States and other recently discovered genetic abnormalities can be divided into three or GM-CSF has been proposed. When the MSE should not be careful not to an antibody, age, a sample of convalescence, intubation), race, or to select an optimized antiretroviral regimen has been correlated with recombinant GH are designed to be a possible cause of PAD among diabetic patients, and the degree of delivery with limited health literacy skills. Protamine is placed on a ...
Providing all children and families with clear information about health promotion and disease prevention is a national priority. Each of the 10 leading health indicators (physical activity, overweight and obesity, tobacco use, substance use, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injury prevention, environmental quality, immunizations, and access to care) outlined in Healthy People 2010 requires effective health promotion beginning in early childhood. Several national organizations have developed guidelines for child health promotion, including the US Preventive Services Task Force1 and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) with its National Center of Medical Home Initiatives2 and Bright Futures guidelines.3 Meeting these national health care standards relies on the delivery of actionable information that is easily understood by children and families. Health literacy is an individuals capacity to understand and use health information to meet individual and family health needs.4 This ...
We found that, in our diverse sample, self-efficacy was significantly associated with diet, exercise, SMBG, and foot care. When viewed in the context of long-term diabetes management, these incremental differences in self-management behaviors are clinically significant. The diabetes self-efficacy scale from this study performed well overall and across race/ethnicity and health literacy, with internal consistency-reliability scores within the accepted range for psychological measures (46). Even when adjusted for strong clinical predictors of self-management, such as insulin use and duration of diabetes, the relationship between self-efficacy and diabetes self-management remained. Therefore, self-efficacy is independently associated with disparate self-management behaviors. Furthermore, our race/ethnicity-adjusted analysis showed strikingly similar self-efficacy-self-management associations, suggesting that in our sample, race/ethnicity-related predictors of self-management function through ...
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Implementation. CML has piloted all of its curricular offerings in classroom settings, insuring that educators have a practical, effective framework to incorporate in media literacy lessons, along with assessment strategies. These lessons incorporate media production as well as critical analysis, and are contained in CMLs MediaLit Kit, a major research-based collection of teaching tools and resources designed to offer a consistent education philosophy, framework, and pedagogy.. Evaluation. CML helped conduct one of the largest longitudinal studies on media literacy education, with 21 middle schools, 32 teachers and 2, 209 students participating. Funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and administered through UCLAs Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, the goal of the study was to evaluate whether or not a comprehensive media literacy intervention could increase middle school students knowledge levels and affect their attitudes and behaviors, as ...
Many secondary second language learners face numerous challenges as they develop language and literacy in a second language at the same time they are learning subject area content in that second language. Fortunately, L1 academic literacy is not separate from L2 academic literacy. They are both manifestations of a common underlying proficiency. In this post Dr. Marylou M. Matoush, introduces her forthcoming webinar highlighting the ways that academic language and literacy proficiency can be developed through active reading, writing, speaking and listening in either or both languages.. Secondary schools are commonly structured as if all students need the same type of instruction, for the same amount of time, across the same curriculum. While this is far from ideal, it may not seem too problematic in some second language and literacy instructional settings, such as foreign language classrooms, where second language (L2) learners share somewhat similar first language (L1) language and literacy ...
Chen, Aleda M.H., Health Literacy: A Barrier to Heart Failure Self-Care Adherence? (2011). Pharmacy Practice Faculty Presentations. 425 ...
Imagine driving a car without a basic understanding of the rules of the road or even how to operate it. Scary thought.. Heres another scary circumstance - one that is all too real. Many Americans are making financial decisions with minimal financial knowledge of investing, budgeting, and credit. The TIAA Institute conducted a survey on U.S. financial literacy, asking 28 basic questions about retirement saving, debt management, budgeting, and other financial matters. The average respondent answered only about half of the questions correctly.1. Another study, conducted by Pew Research, found that one in four Americans say that they wont be able to pay their bills on time this month.2. It has been said that knowledge is power, and if thats true, then too many Americans lack the power to control their financial futures. Financial success rarely happens by accident; it is typically the outcome of a journey that starts with education.. One of the obstacles to greater financial literacy is the ...
Making Cents International developed a Financial Literacy curriculum for vulnerable adolescent girls in Leogane and Jacmel that focused on fundamental financial literacy, including cash flow, budgeting, savings, and use of credit. We interviewed adolescent girls to determine key concepts and provide contextualization of activities designed for the curriculum. Our interactive curriculum used hands-on exercises and peer-to-peer mentoring within small groups to help the girls develop practical skills and increase their confidence. We developed a training-of-trainers (TOT) for ten local organizations from the Haiti Adolescent Girls Network (HAGN) and a TOT for local mentors, in addition to a follow-up refresher training that incorporated feedback and lessons learned during implementation. Two hundred girls between the ages of 10-17 were then trained in cash management and financial services. We developed a measurement tool for members of the HAGN to be able to track ongoing success from the use of ...
What does financial literacy mean to you? Is it knowing how to do your taxes, budgeting well enough to have extra spending money each month, paying off your loans in a certain time or simply having a bank account? There are many free resources available online on a wide range of financial topics; all you need to do is take the time to look and educate yourself. UWATX has many resources available on our own website including: Bank Locator Tool Answer a few questions to find the perfect bank or credit union for you, complete with locations to help you get started. Financial Toolkits Our toolkit contains tips and worksheets on the following topics: Filing taxes How to repair your credit and manage debt Everything you need to know before you take out a loan How to open a bank account and set up direct deposit Financial Classes Locator Check out free upcoming financial classes near you to improve your skills. Additionally, check out these other great resources to meet your financial literacy goals: ...
Financial literacy has become an immensely popular component of financial reform across the world. As a response to the recent financial crisis, the United States government set up the Presidents Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in January 2008, charged with promoting programs that improve financial education at all levels of the economy and helping increase access to financial services. In the developing world, the Indonesian government declared 2008
Tasha Danielle, CPA, founded Financial Garden during her journey of eliminating $80k of debt before the age of 30. Tashas grandmother taught her about finances at an early age and this influenced her to become a financially responsible millennial. However, it became apparent that not all of her peers were exposed to money lessons at a young age and most of them struggled financially. After working with youth for several years, she realized their lack of financial literacy. As a result, Tasha decided to plant seeds of financial literacy at every age by formally founding Financial Garden in 2014 ...
Understanding the short- and long-term impacts of a biomonitoring and exposure project and reporting personal results back to study participants is critical for guiding future efforts, especially in the context of environmental justice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate learning outcomes from environmental communication efforts and whether environmental health literacy goals were met in an environmental justice community. We conducted 14 interviews with parents who had participated in the University of Arizonas Metals Exposure Study in Homes and analyzed their responses using NVivo, a qualitative data management and analysis program. Key findings were that participants used the data to cope with their challenging circumstances, the majority of participants described changing their families household behaviors, and participants reported specific interventions to reduce family exposures. The strength of this study is that it provides insight into what people learn and gain from such results
Foreword : creating a pedagogy of ambulatory reflection / Shirley R. Steinberg -- Preface -- Part I. Gender, sexualities, and early childhood literacies. Navigating gender and social influences on early literacy development / Jacqueline Lynch -- Preschool-aged childrens gender identity development : exploring gender through multicultural literature / Rebekah Piper -- Childs play : reading and remaking gendered action texts with toys / Karen E. Wohlwend -- Part II. Gender, sexualities, and childhood literacies. A literacy of resistance : girlhood and domestic violence / Tracey Pyscher -- Gender in the making : literacies and identities in girls self-initiated making activities / Elisabeth Gee and Priyanka Parekh -- Understanding how indigenous Latinx children express gender identities / Maria-Antonieta Avila -- Part III. Gender, sexualities, and adolescent literacies. Holy gendered resource, batman! : examining the broader application of comics and superhero fiction beyond their restrictive ...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: End-of-Life and Palliative Care Health Literacy: Improving Outcomes in Serious, Advanced Illness (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-499. NINR
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: End-of-Life and Palliative Care Health Literacy: Improving Outcomes in Serious, Advanced Illness (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-498. NINR
1. According to the Institute of Medicine (2004), people with limited health literacy. a. do not receive regular physical examinations.. b. usually do not have health insurance.. c. have a higher rate of hospitalizations.. d. pay more for their health insurance.. 2. As noted in this article, The Joint Commission (2007) reported that the average lay person. a. gets most of his/her health information from the Internet.. b. cannot understand typical healthcare information.. c. does not receive health education from his/her primary care practitioner.. d. gets most of his/her health information from family and friends.. 3. The Joint Commission reports that a key component of disease self-management is. a. understanding the importance of prevention.. b. access to low-cost health care.. c. a comprehensive health insurance plan.. d. understanding the risks and benefits of treatments.. 4. Wolf and Bailey (2009) recommend that patient education materials focus on. a. treatment options.. b. medication ...
The oncology nursing specialty seeks to reduce the risks, incidence, and burden of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting early detection, improving the management of cancer symptoms and side effects throughout the disease trajectory, and leading the coordination of complex care needs.. Oncology nurses are leaders in ensuring access to and providing quality cancer care. Oncology nurses advocate for people at risk for or with a diagnosis of cancer, deliver education throughout treatment decision making and planning with attention to individual health literacy levels, coordinate care delivery across the cancer continuum, ensure safe delivery of cancer treatments, assess for complications of therapy, help manage symptoms, optimize quality of life, support patients with cancer and their caregivers, advocate for the unique needs of patients with cancer, and collaborate with an interprofessional team to improve outcomes and reduce the impact of cancer on patients, families, communities, ...
Suggest providing copies of the What is Precipitated Withdrawal. What it is. How to Avoid It. sheet found on page 2 of this resource on the TARGET Center. SPNS grantees found the visual representation of opioid withdrawal to assist with understanding and health literacy levels. It is recommended that the handout be passed around at the end of the trainers PowerPoint presentation; this will enable participants to give the trainer their full attention. A few minutes, however, should be allotted at the end of the training session to discuss the handout. Participants are encouraged to take the handouts with them for future reference. ...
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Yes, you can get involved too! Sadly, financial literacy on campus in the United States is new and like most universities it was not at CAU while you were in attendance. However, Alumni have the option of completing helpful online modules to enrich themselves. It is never too late to be informed on ways to secure your financial future. Click here to and follow the instructions on how to start. ...
Inadequate Health Care In 1998, Human Rights Watch documented inadequate health care for INS detainees held in local jails. The INS subsequently specified minimum health care to be afforded to INS detainees as part of its Detention Standards.314 Nevertheless, many special interest detainees have complained about inadequate health care while in detention. International standards require that people in custody receive adequate health care. The U.N. Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Minimum Rules), which apply to all people in detention, provide that detainees be examined upon their arrival to a detention facility and thereafter as necessary and be transferred to hospitals if they require specialist treatment at any point during their detention.315 The Minimum Rules also assert: The medical officer shall have the care of the physical and mental health of the prisoners and should daily see all sick prisoners, all who complain of illness, and any prisoner to whom his ...
by Physicians Weekly , Jul 18, 2013. Dumbing down medical information for patients can come in different forms. Some docs only provide the basics as to not overwhelm patients. Others may use a patronizing youll be okay tone that may be misleading. And recently a physician diagnosed a patient with ghetto booty instead of lumbar lordosis in an attempt to use slang to better explain a condition. So when is dumbing down technical verbiage to patients too dumb, dangerous - or offensive? The growing focus on health literacy is necessary, especially for those with a low literacy rate or for whom English is not their primary language. The average American adult reads at a 7th to 8th grade level, so the American Medical Association, the NIH, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services encourage patient education materials to be written at a 4th to 6th grade reading level. But at what point does providing only basic information hinder patients from being advocates in their own care? Many ...
In todays challenging and uncertain times, financial knowledge and literacy is a key skill for most adults. Peter Johnson took Landmarks Self-Expression and Leadership Program in San Jose this summer, and out of it created the Financial Literacy Project, which is designed to bring financial professionals and consumers together in…
When Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in 1907, it had adopted a constitution which allowed men of all races to vote, in compliance with the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, legislators soon passed an amendment to the Constitution that required voters to satisfy a literacy test. A potential voter could be exempted from the literacy requirement if he could prove either that his grandfathers had been voters or had been citizens of some foreign nation, or had served as soldiers before 1866. As a result, illiterate whites were able to vote - but not illiterate blacks, whose grandfathers had almost all been slaves and therefore barred from voting or serving as soldiers before 1866. Most states that had permitted free people of color to vote in early decades of the 19th century had rescinded that right before 1840. Thus, even African Americans who might have descended from families free before the Civil War could not get an exemption from literacy tests. In practice ...
A stronger focus on financial literacy in schools is crucial for helping young professionals manage debt, budget effectively, and avoid ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes, argues Jonny Hurst.
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