Health Literacy Interest Group

A collaboration among the Center of Excellence in Women's Health, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, School of Medicine, the Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Health, and Department of Communication to meet the challenge of increasing the awareness of health literacy in Utah.

Events:

• Health Literacy Seminar & Workshops - April 6 - 8, 2009, University of Utah. Conference flyer. [pdf]
  • Featuring Dr. Barry Weiss, an expert in health literacy.
  • The objectives of the conference are to improve health care providers awareness of the issue and its impact on patient outcomes.
  • Article:
    How long does it take to assess literacy skills in clinical practice? Johnson K, Weiss BD. J Am Board Fam Med. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):211-4. [PubMed] [free fulltext pdf]
  • Workshop Presentations:
    Academic Value of Health Literacy [PowerPoint]
  • Conference Videos. (University of Utah only.)
  • Planning Documents
    • Symposium Leadership Dinner [Excel file]
    • Schedule Worksheet, Dr. Weiss [Excel file]

Training Programs

• "Prescription for Information: Addressing Health Information Literacy!"
  A health information literacy tutorial for health care providers emphasizing the importance of health literacy, the challenges patients face in understanding medical terminology and the impact that low health literacy has on patient care. Health information resources and strategies, as well as health literacy services provided by medical librarians are also described. The tutorial is free, but requires registration.
• Health Information Literacy Curriculum
  Two Powerpoint slide shows for health care professionals to learn more about health literacy:
  • 40 - 50 minute version (Powerpoint, 3.2MB)
  • 20 - 40 minute version (Powerpoint, 2.3MB)
  • more materials (such as a detailed script, notes for presenters, background reading, and tips for librarians) listed at the original Health Information Literacy Curriculum, developed as part of MLA's Health Information Literacy Research Project under a contract with the National Library of Medicine.

More Information:

• Health Literacy Information - from MLA, Medical Library Association.
  • Resources for Health and Information Professionals
  • Resources for Health Consumers
• Health Literacy - Institute of Medicine 2004 Report.

Group Meeting Minutes

• Minutes are limited to University of Utah only.