Essentials
Master Health Literacy Essentials: Amplify Your Professional Impact
To excel in health literacy, you must understand its basic principles—what it is, who it affects, and its impact on your career and interactions with those you serve. Grasp the basics in Health Literacy Essentials and equip yourself with the foundational knowledge needed to launch your health literacy mastery.
Professionals need to learn about health literacy to effectively communicate complex health information to diverse populations. Understanding health literacy enables professionals to tailor their communication strategies, ensuring that people can understand, process, and act on health information.
Developing health literacy competencies reduces misunderstandings, enhances compliance with medical advice, and improves overall health outcomes.
Additionally, it fosters patient empowerment, leading to more informed decision-making and better management of health conditions.
By prioritizing health literacy, professionals can bridge communication gaps, mitigate health disparities, and contribute to a more equitable and efficient healthcare system.
If you are new to health literacy, we have many resources to help you start building a strong foundation in health literacy practice.
Health Literacy Month
Build Health Literacy Awareness Through Action! October is Health Literacy Month – an international observance to integrate and expand the mission of health literacy. Help promote health literacy by building awareness with your engaging action events and uplifting community activities.
Getting Started with Health Literacy
Click over to IHA’s Solutions Center for your gateway to the foundations of health literacy.
Highlights
January Theme
Health Literacy: Building Trust with Patients and Communities
Access Health Literacy Resources
Note: Some resource content only available to IHA Health Literacy Solution Members – Join for free!
Building Trust Across Cultures: Lessons from Culture and Language Coaching in Pediatric Care
Building Trust Through Co-Creation: Lessons From Boot Camp Translation
How to Create Effective Patient Education Materials
Digital Health Readiness: Making Digital Health Care More Inclusive
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See Evidence of Improved Outcomes From Health Literacy
IHA’s new white paper (Benefits of Health Literacy in Written Communication) brings together evidence showing that applying health literacy principles in written materials helps people understand better, make informed choices, feel more satisfied, and stick to their treatment plans. Transform your healthcare communications with HealthLiteracyCopilot™. See it here.