Health Literacy
The goal is to help adult learners:
- navigate the health care system
- communicate effectively with staff and providers
- make healthy decisions
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to supplement literacy and English language instruction around the following topics:
- healthcare system in the US
- questions to ask of health professionals
- patient rights and responsibilities
- using an interpreter
- asking for help
- keeping a health history
- completing medical/insurance forms
- what to expect at a doctor's visit
- primary care vs emergency care
- health-related and medical terms, measurements, etc.
- preventive health measures
- healthy eating
- dental care and hygiene
You may also focus on helping healthcare staff and professionals communicate more effectively with patients
- use plain language
- improve written materials
- understand the patient perspective
- cultural sensitivity
Resources:
https://hit.gsucreate.org/
www.askme3.org www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html
http://wisconsinliteracy.org/health-literacy/resources/curricula.html
