Health Literacy: What It Is, Why It Matters, Finding Answers

Health Literacy: What It Is, Why It Matters, Finding Answers

Health Literacy is about communicating health information in ways that all of us can understand. This includes talking with medical providers about our health concerns, participating in treatment decisions, and confirming that we understand and can follow medical instructions.

Learn about how to talk to medical providers, make important health decisions, and how to get important health resources in this discussion about health information with health literacy experts.

Speakers: Margot Malachowski, MLS, AHIP is an Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L. is president of Health Literacy Consulting and founder of the worldwide initiative, Health Literacy Month.

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