Promoting Health Literacy with
Free Information & Cool Tools
from Your National Library
of Medicine
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any commercial purpose.
This three-part video training series is designed for social and
health services providers and programs with limited time and money for training
and materials. The brief videos (8-10 minutes) are intended for independent or
small group learning and for use in staff meetings, trainings and other
scheduled activities. For details
on the presenters, producer, and funder see the Facilitator’s Guide.
Session 1 (8 min) introduces the two part challenge of promoting
health literacy. Then Gail Kouame of the National Network of Libraries of
Medicine takes viewers on a tour of the free, evidence-based information
resources of the National Library of Medicine. She demonstrates how to access MedlinePlus,
Genetics Home Reference and ClinicalTrials.gov from any computer. Gail’s tour
models how to introduce the resources to families and so accomplish the first
challenge - to empower a person to obtain information that is reliable, understandable, actionable,
and free.
Session 2 (10 min) Sandra Smith introduces the concepts of health
literacy and health empowerment. Viewers explore the health~literacy connection,
health literacy as a personal and community asset that can be built, and
reflective questioning as a teaching and learning method to help a person
develop interactive and reflective health literacy skills needed to use
information for health.
Session 3 (10min) introduces a three-question framework viewers can
use to accomplish the second challenge of promoting health literacy: to empower
a person to use information for health. The three questions frame a reflective
conversation to empower a person to move from information to problem solving,
goal setting and health promoting action. The instructors role play “Dora’s Story”
to
demonstrate what reflective questioning looks like when it is happening on the
ground. This simple practical
method can be used to integrate health literacy promotion and health
empowerment into usual health education and skills development activities. Pre-test Post-test Handout View Video #3
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Session 1 Materials
Session 2 Materials
Session 3 Materials
Resources:
National Library of
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Acknowledgements:
Special thanks to these experts who were instrumental in the
development and production of this video training series.
Cathy Burroughs, National Network of Libraries of Medicine -PNW, Project Officer
David Emerald & Donna Zajonc, Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic
Michael Murphy & William Valesco, UW PCE-EDGE
Robert Logan, National Library of Medicine, Communications Research Scientist
Linda Wollesen, Life Skill Outcomes, reflective practice for home visitation.
This project has been funded by the Department of Health and Human
Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine,
under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00008-C with the University of
Washington.
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