Infodyne Health Literacy Project and Visionary Health Concepts

announce plans for a new, consumer education initiative! - July 15, 2008

“The Health Literacy of America’s Adults” from National

Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)

Health Literacy Test

InfoDyne’s original published research “Information Preference and

Practices among people living with HIV/AIDS”     

WAMC, Northeast Public Radio  

 "How to Save Your Life" is a production of WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. In this hour-long public radio show that first aired in November 2007, Dr. Philip E. Stieg talks with Helen Osborne about health literacy. Philip E. Stieg talks with Helen Osborne about health literacy.

Health Literacy Month,

celebrated each October,

is a time when health literacy advocates

around the world promote the importance of understandable health information.

….and in 2009

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

·         20 percent of Americans are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level -- directly impacting on their quality of life, including health care

·         50% have trouble using health information: 90 million adults in US have problems following drug label instructions, understanding hospital consent forms and even doctor's diagnosis and instructions

·         Healthcare is more complicated than ever, and we ALL suffer: Patients, healthcare providers, and  society as a whole

WEBCAST and TRANSCRIPT

“Advancing Health Literacy:

 Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners”