 Welcome! Happily my shoulder surgery is behind me (so to speak). And I'm again able to travel, speak, write, podcast, and otherwise do my best to make a health literacy difference.
The quieter pace of recovery offered time to look at the bigger picture of health literacy. I see increased interest from organizations outside of traditional healthcare settings. And many new health literacy initiatives happening around the world. We're on to something important, that's for sure!
As you requested, here's what's new in Health Literacy Consulting
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HLOL Podcasts
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Health Literacy Out Loud (HLOL) podcasts. Listen in on interviews with those "in the know" about health literacy. You will hear what health literacy is, why it matters, ways you can help. New HLOL podcasts:
Free podcast transcripts. For HLOL podcasts #69-74. |
HLC How-To
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Health Literacy Interventions. You are working hard to make a health literacy difference. Whether starting a communications project or planning a health education program, you need to determine whether these are successful.
It's useful to define measures of success from the start and consider them throughout. This month's HLC How-To Tip offers strategies for doing just that.
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HL from A to Z
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 Health Literacy From A to Z: Second Edition. I am delighted to share exciting news that Doody's Review of Books just awarded my book a rating of 100 - 5 stars!
From the review: "This book is detailed, but well written and easy to read. It would prove a worthy resource for all healthcare providers and bedside caregivers as well as medical and college libraries. This is an excellent book and highly recommended." |
HL Resources
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Here are three new health literacy tools and articles I especially like:
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HL Help
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I have been invited to participate as a "Challenge Advocate" in the TEDMED 2012 conference in Washington DC on April 10-13. My role is to champion the cause of "Making Informed Choice Work Better."
Here's how TEDMED words this challenge: "The U.S. healthcare system increasingly assumes an active, aware, health-literate patient is capable of making "informed choices" about treatment options. For almost every disease and condition, there are different therapies to choose from, each with its own benefits and trade-offs, and frequently with variable nuances according to individual patient conditions. Doctors are not trained in how to communicate effectively to patients, and patients are not educated to make a scientific evaluation of complex choices-yet we ask doctors to explain and patients to choose more and more. With no right or wrong answers available, and with quality of life being a significant factor in many cases, how can doctors and patients work together more successfully to achieve better outcomes?"
I'm hoping you will help me make a compelling case why this challenge merits more attention. Please share your views, comments, stories, examples, links, and whatever else you think I should know. But time is of the essence - I need to complete my preparation by April 5,2012.
Thanks for your help!
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