Yes, YOU. You can help redefine health literacy. Right now! As long as you’re reading this before August 5, 2019, you can help redefine health literacy. I’ll share the news, the important details, and some resources to get your thoughts going. The news From a recent email update from the CDC: “The Department of Health […]
Multimodality and health literacy, in memory of Gunther Kress
As a confirmed health literacy fan, I’m glad for health professionals’ high level of awareness around health literacy. I am often asked some version of the question: what can we do better as a field to support patients in growing their health literacy? My goal in this short essay is to challenge the way you […]
Introducing: the Building BRIDGES approach
About two weeks ago, I was talking to a former colleague of mine in higher ed about my podcast series, 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication. Knowing my background is not in healthcare, he asked, with some surprise, “You have 45 episodes? On different topics?” “Yes,” I said proudly. “New one every 2 weeks.” The […]
Get more free resources in our Free Member Library
Did you know we have a Library? And that it’s free? And that you can use it, right now? There’s no shortage of resources out there on health communication, health literacy, digital health, and patient education. When there’s so much to wade through, it becomes more a question of where to start. At Health Communication […]
4 lessons about communication in digital health (in 10 minutes)
It’s no secret that people appreciate and use digital health tools. A recent industry report finds that 87% of Americans used at least one digital health tool in 2017. (An upward trend from 80% two years earlier.) Digital health tools are being used globally as well. They can reach people in remote areas. They are also part […]
Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle
Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle There are subtle ways our everyday language can unintentionally disadvantage certain social or cultural groups. What’s more, ordinary institutional policies and practices can unwittingly reflect bias. Based in decades of research on bias in language and policy, these materials share a commitment to reducing health disparities. research-based steps you can […]
