Elevate Your Organization’s Quality Standards with Health Literacy Practices
Health equity starts with clear communication. When people receive information they understand, healthcare becomes more inclusive and trustworthy.
Health literacy empowers your team to break down barriers, build stronger connections with patients, and deliver safer, more effective care.
Discover the Impact of Low Health Literacy – And Why You Should Care.
Health literacy means being able to find, understand, and use health information. But most people don’t have these skills. The CDC reports that nine out of ten U.S. adults struggle when health information is complex or unfamiliar.
This affects more than patient satisfaction. People with limited health literacy are less likely to use preventative services, more likely to make medication mistakes, and often experience worse outcomes after treatment.
Low health literacy is also expensive. Experts estimate it costs the U.S. $100 billion every year in avoidable hospital visits, emergency care, and treatment complications.
Organizations that focus on health literacy can reduce legal risk and experience better:
It will also reduce your legal risk.
Integrate Health Literacy Practices to
Elevate Your Quality of Care
Health literacy is essential to quality care. It enables clearer communication, greater patient trust, and a proactive approach to health management. Elevate the quality of care in your organization with proven, professional health literacy tools and training.
Ensuring your healthcare communication materials are clear and approachable isn’t just a good practice—it’s essential to helping patients understand your message. When your content is health literate, patients who see it feel empowered, not overwhelmed.
If you want to have a meaningful impact, now is the time to start using health literacy in your work. Clear, accessible communication sets you apart and helps you connect more effectively with the people you serve.
IHA’s Health Literacy Specialist Certificate Program (HLSCP) builds your health literacy knowledge, empowering you to master the fundamentals of evidence-based health literacy practices.
IHA’s HLSCP consists of 50 lessons across 7 critical health literacy domains. Upon completing the program, you’ll earn the following:
The HLS Certificate Program is the only accredited health literacy training program in the world!
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Who is IHA?
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) is a nonprofit at the forefront of bridging health literacy to health equity. IHA provides solutions to empower, educate, and support professionals and organizations through community engagement and world-class learning tools and resources.
IHA offers two complementary platforms designed to empower, educate, and support healthcare professionals and organizations:
IHA Health Literacy Solutions Center and IHA Health Literacy Academy.
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement is a 501(c)(3) public benefit charity.