101 East State St
Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA
606.305.6375
david.gerst@genesishcc.com
Course Description:
This course will define health literacy, identify skills required for adequate health literacy and explore the impact of health literacy on patients and health population outcomes. Personal and systematic factors that impact patient’s level of health literacy will be identified. Special considerations for the aging adult, regarding changes in cognition and vision, will be addressed. In addition, clinicians will learn how to create educational health materials and provide information to this population to maximize health literacy. Participants will be provided with the tools, methods, and strategies to assess and increase their patient’s health literacy.
CEU Credits: 1.000
Type of Course: Online Only
Course Dates To Be Offered:
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021