Health Smarts: A TV411 Learning Kit
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Investigate methods for increasing Investigate methods for increasing learners’ health literacy skills.learners’ health literacy skills.
Explore ways to teach academics in the Explore ways to teach academics in the context of Health Literacy.context of Health Literacy.
Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals
What key academic factors What key academic factors can lead to improved can lead to improved
Health Literacy?Health Literacy?
Complete formsComplete forms Access appropriate informationAccess appropriate information Read health related informationRead health related information Understand directionsUnderstand directions Follow directionsFollow directions
Academic FactorsAcademic Factors
Report poorer overall healthReport poorer overall health Are less likely to make use of screeningAre less likely to make use of screening Present in later stages of diseasePresent in later stages of disease Are more likely to be hospitalizedAre more likely to be hospitalized Have poorer understanding of treatmentHave poorer understanding of treatment Have lower adherence to medical Have lower adherence to medical
regimensregimens
Those with limited Those with limited literacy skills:literacy skills:
The health of the country The health of the country depends on the ability of adults depends on the ability of adults
to read and understand to read and understand prescriptions and other health prescriptions and other health
information. Forty-five information. Forty-five percent of adults cannot percent of adults cannot
perform these tasks.perform these tasks. (NCSDAE, 3/15/05)(NCSDAE, 3/15/05)
Incorporating Health Literacy Incorporating Health Literacy into your classrooms:into your classrooms:
Teach transferable skills, not medical skills.Teach transferable skills, not medical skills.
Use contextual instruction so students feel Use contextual instruction so students feel like they’re moving toward their like they’re moving toward their educational goals.educational goals.
TV411 TV411 VideosVideos Twenty (30-minute) videos with introductory videoTwenty (30-minute) videos with introductory video
Print MaterialsPrint Materials 20 workbooks20 workbooks User’s Guide, free with a set of workbooksUser’s Guide, free with a set of workbooks Teacher’s GuideTeacher’s Guide Curriculum Index—a cross-referenced index of video and Curriculum Index—a cross-referenced index of video and
workbook contentsworkbook contents
Learning KitsLearning Kits Video, print, and optional web resources focusing on skills in Video, print, and optional web resources focusing on skills in
Health, Financial Literacy, Family Learning and ReadingHealth, Financial Literacy, Family Learning and Reading
Online Lessons, ActivitiesOnline Lessons, Activities
Health Smarts KitHealth Smarts Kit
Learn from the Label: Learn from the Label: Taking Medicine SafelyTaking Medicine Safely
Get Organized: Managing Get Organized: Managing Multiple MedicationsMultiple Medications
Keep Track: Writing and Keep Track: Writing and Good Health Good Health
Get Informed: Reading Get Informed: Reading and Good Health and Good Health
What's on the Label?: What's on the Label?: Gathering the Facts on Gathering the Facts on Good Nutrition Good Nutrition
What's Your Risk?: What's Your Risk?: Understanding the Odds Understanding the Odds
Body Talk: Building a Body Talk: Building a Medical VocabularyMedical Vocabulary
Covers a broad array of health issues and presents Covers a broad array of health issues and presents reading, writing and math concepts within the context reading, writing and math concepts within the context
of family health care.of family health care.
What other ways can you What other ways can you incorporate Health Literacy incorporate Health Literacy
into your classrooms?into your classrooms?
http://www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health/http://www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health/health+literacy/health+literacy+links.htmhealth+literacy/health+literacy+links.htm
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culthttp://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culture/matl_websites.htmlure/matl_websites.html
http://foundation.acponline.org/healthcom/hhttp://foundation.acponline.org/healthcom/hli/resources.htmli/resources.htm (video can be found here)(video can be found here)
Health Literacy ResourcesHealth Literacy Resources
For more information, contact:For more information, contact:
KET at 859-258-7009 or KET at 859-258-7009 or [email protected]@ket.org