OVERVIEW

Health Literacy is organized by University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and will be held from Sep 18, 2017 - Sep 18, 2019.

Target Audience:
This activity was planned to address the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, public health professionals, and licensed counselors.

Accreditation:
CNE
This activity is approved for 1.20 Contact Hours.

CPH
This activity is approved for 1.00 credit(s) accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.

TSBSWE
This activity is approved for a maximum of 1.00 Clock Hours for Social Workers.

UNTHSC
The University of North Texas Health Science Center certifies this activity for 1.00 hour of participation.

Physicians
The University of North Texas Health Science Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Counselor
This activity is approved for 1.00 CEU credit/1.00 clock hours.

PT
This activity is approved for 1.00 CCU for PTs and PTAs.

Needs Statement:
Healthy People 2010 defines 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.”More simply, the NIH says health literacy “Saves Lives. Saves Time. Saves Money”. This presentation explores the impact of health literacy and identifies strategies to facilitate disease management in individuals with limited health literacy.

Objectives:
• Describe health literacy in the context of personal health and explain how this skill set determines an individuals’ self-care competencies.
• Apply the principles of health literacy to a new illness context in order to deconstruct the patient role in disease self-management.
• Identify 4 health system targets of health literacy interventions and how they could be deployed in an ambulatory or acute care health system.
• Explain how emerging health technologies could both facilitate individuals with limited health literacy as well as exacerbate known disparities.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.