Patient education is a cornerstone of care. Health Communication Partners has resources to help you provide effective education for each individual. Like this free infographic! This infographic focuses on in-person education, and the roles that oral and written communication can play in patient education. You know patient education is important. How you spend your time […]
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Infographic: Reflective practice prompts about health equity
Health equity continues to be “the important topic of our times,” as one oncologist said to me. Health equity relates to health communication, health literacy, and patient education in complicated ways. It’s a core value here at HCP, and it’s also been a topic of multiple posts, podcast episodes, and even a video. As professionals, we’re […]
Infographic: 13 reflective practice prompts for patient communication
We’re gearing up for our live webinar on Reflective Practice! If you haven’t signed up yet, seats are going fast, so register today. This LIVE webinar will help you learn effective ways to embrace reflective practice as an asset in your professional role. You’ll gain insights into reflective practice through examples that illustrate this approach […]
Our most popular health literacy infographic
As health professionals, you care about health literacy. It’s become shorthand for “the patient side of things,” and its importance can’t be overstated. Yet health literacy is a large field. The research on health literacy covers a massive territory. So it’s easy to get lost in the weeds. In this infographic, I offer some distinctions […]
Episode 140 Four reasons to feel good about health literacy
Health literacy is still going strong as a field, and continues to be at the center of many policies and practices. Here’s four sometimes-overlooked reasons to feel good about health literacy. Listen here and read the transcript below. TRANSCRIPT Health literacy is not going away! In this episode, I’ll talk about several reasons to be […]
Removing common obstacles to equity in communication
Communication impacts people’s access to health care and their health outcomes. Health disparities persist in the U.S., and some have recently worsened, especially for poor and uninsured populations (1). Social and cultural inequalities permeate the health care system, and can affect patients through individual- and systems-level communication (2). Health systems’ failure to address language, health […]