...Health Literacy Ice cream Label Assessment Ebony Williams Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University HE 101 Personal and Community Health Dr. Sarah Toth Spring 2016 Health Literacy Many people across the country suffer from poor health literacy. According to Ihealth “Health literacy is the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.” Mainly health literacy is understanding, correctly reading, and acting to health instructions from either personal doctors or simply reading the calories of an ice carton. Having the correct health literacy is important and a very serious matter for citizens with poor health literacy and immigrants. Having poor health literacy can result to poor health choices and misunderstanding of medication from Doctors. People have fallen ill from having incorrect health literacy. It is important to have correct health literacy to understand doctors and medication instructions. Also, it helps to be able to handle health situations and to live a healthier lifestyle without depending on others to assist you. “The population who are at the most risk is the poor, elderly, and those with little education.”(Ihealth Chapter 1) My volunteer who took the health literacy assessment is a young male adult. Age is eighteen, race is African American...
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.... Health Promotion Pamphlet Critique Health Promotion Pamphlet Critique The function of a health promotion brochure is to present information to the community on different topics with the intention of improving the health and well-being of individuals through the implementation of health education. In order for a brochure to be effective, the message must be clear, precise, and totally understood by the individual. Some health promoting brochures can provide incentives to maintaining wellness promoting behaviors. Brochures outlining strategies for preventing diseases such as diabetes can provide information to attain a stable lifestyle. The information however, has to be properly presented to get those results. According to Jamison (2004) implementation of even one healthy behavior can have an ubiquitous health benefit, it is therefore suggested that suitably formulated health information brochures inform and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors (p 262). The title of the brochure is Diabetes and it is meant to educate those who want to learn more about the disease. Source and Topic Diabetes is a major problem in the Unite States. The total prevalence of diabetes in the Unite States, all ages is 18.2 million people which accounts for 6.3% of the population that has diabetes. Of this only 13.0 million has been diagnosis and 5.2 million undiagnosed cases (Center for Disease Control). Diabetes shortens life expectancy by about...
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...good health practices (Minkler, 1999). In 1979, the U.S. Surgeon G eneral (1979) published H ealthy People , the first set of objectives for the nation to promote health and prevent diseases. Within this report, President Jimmy Cart er wrote, “ Government, business, labor, schools and health professionals must all contribute to the prevention of injury and disease. And all of these efforts must ultimately rely on the individual decision of millions of Americans --- decisions to protect and promote their own good health ” (p.5). Since the ability to think and act freely are particularly important to Americans, the logical approach to promoting healthy behavior change is to promote individual responsibility (Minkler, 1999). Historically , the ideology of individual responsib ilit y has been the driving force behind health promotion within the United States and has influenced the professional practice of nurses (Morgan & Marsh, 1998; Rush, 1997). This may mean that many nurses view themselv es as providing health promotion by presenting health education to individuals. Health education is a component of health promotion and for many is considered to be health promotion; however h ealth education differs from health promotion as it is specifi cally geared towards individual learning. Health education “ comprises consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy, including...
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...HEALTH LITERACY, PERCEIVED MEDICATION BENEFITS, MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES ATTENDING PRIMARY CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF IKENNE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Background and Scope of the Study The main aim of any attempted remediation of a health problem of patients in a health system is to achieve certain desired health outcomes in the patient. These desired outcomes however might not be realizable if the patients are not strictly following prescribed treatment even when the health care professionals have performed their part effectively. The synergy of the relationship between low literacy, patient decision - making, and compliance with prescribed medication use makes it quite difficult to achieve the desired outcomes in medical therapy (Nutbeam, 2008, Atulomah et al, 2010) of overall increase in health status. Health literacy is defined as the capacity of individuals to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services, as well as the competence and motivation to use such information and services in ways that enhance their health (Institute of Medicine, 2004) Several studies have been have been conducted to evaluate peoples level of literacy and adherence to medication. Health literacy rates in developed countries have been conducted in the United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and Canada to evaluate the rate of health literacy...
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...Nurse Practitioner As a nurse practitioner, assessing a client’s health literacy, culture and language would be my first step in dealing with clients with poor adherence to care regimens. Providing patient forms and educational materials that are appropriate from cultural, linguistic, and literacy standpoints (Singleton 2009), or providing, if necessary an interpreter, would ensure along with return demonstration that the client can adhere to care regimens. I could make a difference in the APN’s role compared to my present role in professional nursing by enabling me to diagnose, manage, treat and deliver primary care equal to physician-provided care, but in a more cost-effective manner. Nurse Practitioners provide a more holistic approach to health care as opposed to expensive acute care settings, prescribe less and order less diagnostic tests Numerous studies have shown that the cost of services provided by nurse practitioners is generally less than the cost of the same services provided by a physician (Bauer 2010). Having further education and an advanced practice background would allow me more autonomy. I could offer a broad range of services (exams, ordering labs, writing scripts, etc...) and have options to work in a variety of healthcare settings (Peds, ER, clinics, etc...). Having an advanced practice background would also give me an opportunity to offer education and counseling to those who poorly adhere to care regimens, fail to keep appointments and follow up visits...
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...Health Promotions among Diverse Populations America has a population of wide diversity of racial or ethnic minorities. “According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately 36.3 percent of the population currently belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC].) The narrative of this paper will take a closer look at the health of Hispanics or Latino population. The topics addressed will be the health status of Hispanics or Latino, Barriers to health and influencing factors, disparities that exits, and a health promotion approach. The Hispanic or Latino group is by “The OMB definition of Hispanic or Latino origin refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.” (Edelman, 2014). Hispanic/Latino make up for being one of the largest ethnic minority and quickly growing in the US. Poverty and lack of education or some crucial factors that affect the ability to provide health promotion within this culture. In 2009 the poverty rate for Hispanics increased to 25.3%, from 2008 which was at 23.2%, (Edelman, 2014). Poverty can cause poor health. Poverty can result in depression, high stress which can affect a person’s long term health. Lack of money decrease a diet of nutrition and healthy food...
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...understand the medical professionals and could not follow through with your own treatment. Many of the hospitals in our area feel that by providing an interpreter there will always be clear communication between the staff and patients. This is not so. We deal with many different cultures on a daily basis and are hard to communicate effectively. The words we use can mean something different to patients of other cultures and as nurses we need to remember this ("Cultural barriers to effective communication", 2010). The potential for misunderstandings increases when the languages are different, and translation has to be used to communicate ("Cultural barriers to effective communication", 2010). There have been many times when non health care...
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...Health Care Communication Methods Tara L. Black HCS-320 June 9, 2014 Robin Rompre Health Care Communication Methods This notice is part of an information package I, as the administrator of the Shady Pines Nursing Home, will be sending out to both the staff here at the center and to the administrative staff of the Rolling Hills Corporation. This information will help facilitate the transfer of those residents here at Shady Pines that no longer fall under the prevue of the new corporate guidelines. As some of the residents have communication issues or have no local family support, we as their caregivers need to ensure that all methods of communication are utilized to ensure a smooth relocation situation. Some of these methods will include the more traditional types, such as letters or phone calls to the guardians of those affected by the relocation (Du Pré, 2005). Other methods available for our use will be electronic in nature. One type of electronic communication is email (Du Pré, 2005). Social media communication types, such as texts to the guardians, will be used when all other types of communication has failed. Each of these types of communication will also be used within the Shady Pines facility, to keep all staff updated on any changes that indubitably occur and to help ease the transition as well. Communication between the staff at Shady Pines and Rolling Hills is vital also, so that any conflicts can be handled efficiently. As I mentioned...
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...Health Literacy in the Physician Practice By: Pauline Jakubiec, M.S., CPHRM Risk Management Consultant |Risk Advisory Solutions Health literacy is an important consideration according to the National Assessment for Adult Literacy when only 12% of adults are competent in health literacy. Nearly 9 out of 10 adults may lack the skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease. 14% of adults (30 million people) have below basic health literacy. 42% of these adults were more likely to report their health as poor. 28% were more likely to lack health insurance which now places them in the system (and in the office) than adults with proficient health literacy (Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Results of the National Adult...
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...IN HOME HEALTH CARE: PHT 7975. DR. SCOTT S. HARP, PT, PhD, DPT. JUNE 8, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Cover page.......................................................................................................................................1 Table of content...............................................................................................................................2 Types of communication in home health........................................................................................3 Comparing communication in acute care setting vs. home health..................................................4 Challenges physical therapy/physical therapy assistant team need to overcome in home health...............................................................................................................................................4 Timeframes for initial telephone contact and assessment visit.......................................................6 Communication challenges between different types of provider during transition of care............7 Documentation comparism between home health and acute care setting......................................8 Reason for documentation differences between home health and acute care setting.....................9 References.....................................................................................................................................10 TYPES OF COMMUNICATION IN HOME HEALTH Communication...
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...Who doesn’t like user-friendly gadgets? I do. I want something that is easier to use and not hard to navigate around with. The concept of plain language is almost the same. Things get much harder for people who have very low health literacy when the language used are unfamiliar. These difficulties are pointed out on the CDC article which states that low health literacy can affect a person’s ability to locate health care providers and services, fill out health forms, and managing chronic diseases. This is why the use of plain language is so important since it makes it easier for most adults to communicate with providers and understand essential informations about their health. Plain language uses the words that are familiar to almost all of...
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...Being health literate Health literacy is essential for successful access to care and use of services, self-care of chronic conditions, and maintenance of health and wellness. Health literacy is fundamental to healthcare that requires individuals to have a more active role in decisions and management. Problems with health literacy affect all people, but the elderly and chronically ill are most at-risk, and also have the greatest healthcare needs and expenses. Poor health literacy is a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, employment status, education level, and race. Your feelings about yourself, how well you meet the demands of daily life, and your ability to process information are all important parts of your mental/emotional...
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...Identify and describe each of the seven Areas of Responsibility of a Health Education Specialist. Discuss the importance of each area of responsibility and provide examples of each. Responsibility I: Assess Needs, Assets, and Capacity for Health Education: With this responsibility one must assess the need for the population surrounding them. This will help to solve the problems for the individual or group. This will help stakeholders to gather data, analyze the data in order to know what areas needs to be focused on. When the stakeholders get the data together they then can proceed with developing a plan with the information collected. When gathering information one looks at the area and population that is covered, how many people are infected, age group that is affected. Responsibility II: Plan Health Education: When planning involve more than finding a location its about how good written and oral skills one has. One must be competent in developing goals on which the foundation will established for the program that is meant for. It is an importance in finding the right stakeholders for the job in order to support each other and help to develop a program together. Responsibility III: Implement Health Education: In this stage it is important to develop a program and putting it together. When developing a program one puts the data together that was collected and find materials that would be educational in teaching the techniques. One must really focus on...
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...problem is health literacy where patients do not understand the information that is given to them. Research Purpose The purpose of this formative study was to explore the implications of applying Nutbeam’s multidimensional health literacy framework to African American men’s understanding of Prostate Cancer information. (Corwin et al., 2009) Literature Review The literature review for this study included 25 year old African American men to 45 year old African American men in South Carolina. This study also included an experiment on how prostate cancer patients were involved in treatment decision making. This study the authors discuss the issue of health literacy. The article states that "in the context of the study, the problem is of greater concern since South Carolina ranks 49th of all the states in the number of ninth graders completing high school within 4 years" (Corwin 2009). The references for this article were current and ranged from 1957-2008, with majority of the references from the past 5 years. This article was published online on June 11, 2009 in the Journal of Community Health. Framework Corwin and colleagues uses D. Nutbeam's article "Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st century", as a main source. According to Nutbeam the definition of health literacy is a composite term to describe a range of outcomes to health education...
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...self-reported health literacy: a health socialization perspective. Health Education Research , 26 (1), 131-149. The program was implemented by faculty from the Departments of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing, at Michigan State University and University of Georgia. The survey was conducted among seventh-grade students in three rural and urban public school districts in Georgia: Clayton (urban), Worth (rural) and Sylvester (rural). This was an IRB approved study, that required obtained parental consent prior to enrolling the adolescent subject in the study. The purpose of this study was to examine the social aspect of health literacy education, particularly in the young adult population. The authors proposed a health socialization model to increase the exposure of the adolescent population to health literacy. They define health literacy as, “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.” One of the three hypotheses presented in the paper focuses on the comparison of interpersonal socialization to media effects on health literacy, suggesting that interpersonal effects can exceed those of media on the teens in the target population. The study was designed to collect data through a self-reported survey asking questions about the subjects’ perceived health and access to health information...
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