A few health professionals recently shared stories of pushback from colleagues regarding health literacy. Learn how you can deal with the next person who believes health literacy is just about medical terms. In this episode, I take up a problem expressed recently by a few health professionals who were frustrated by some pushback they were […]
Health Literacy & Digital Health Literacy
Episode 136 “10 Minutes” is 5!
Every 2 weeks for 5 years, “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” has been bringing you new avenues into health communication, patient education and health literacy. Find out how one physician answered the question “what is health literacy,” and hear the new sound we got for our birthday! Happy Birthday, “10 Minutes!” For 5 years, […]
Episode 135 Busting some literacy myths: Literacy is a skill
If you care about health literacy, in this episode you’ll learn why busting the myth that literacy is a skill can help you in your work–and what you can do instead. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT It’s health literacy month again, so here’s another look at some literacy myths. If you care about health literacy, I’ll tell you […]
Introduction: Foundations of Equitable Interpersonal Communication in Health
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It’s our 5th Anniversary, and we have BIG news!
It’s the 5th anniversary of the Health Communication Partners website, and we are celebrating with two big announcements! 1. We have a new, distraction-free course platform. 2. We’re launching our platform with a new course, “Foundations of Equitable Interpersonal Communication in Health.” Learn more in this video: “Foundations of Equitable Interpersonal Communication in Health” is […]
Episode #131 Introducing our new communication course for all patient-facing employees
We have two big announcements: our brand new, dedicated course platform, and a new communication course for anyone who interacts with patients. Learn more about them both! Today’s the day. For months I’ve been saying we have a big announcement to make, and today I finally get to share it with you. Really excited about […]