Health Literacy & Public Health:
Introduction

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An updated version of this training launched on March 30th, 2021.

This training is the first of two that address health literacy and public health. After completing this training, it is recommended that you enroll in Health Literacy & Public Health: Strategies for Addressing Low Health Literacy.

This training contains four sections. The content and activities demonstrate how the public's literacy skills affect interactions with health care providers as well as public health professionals.

Learning Outcome

As a result of this activity the learner will enhance their knowledge and competence in health literacy and its relationship to public health.

Objectives

After completing the course, the learner will be able to:

  • Define functional literacy.
  • Define health literacy.
  • Describe how health literacy relates to public health.
  • Identify the three domains of health literacy.
  • Review coping strategies people use to compensate for their low literacy skills.
  • Identify groups that are more likely to experience low literacy.
  • List reasons why people may have low literacy.
  • Review health outcomes among people with low health literacy.
  • Describe why people, regardless of literacy skills, may fail to understand health information.
  • Give examples of how low literacy affects the essential services of public health.

Continuing Education Credits

CNE Credits offered until March 23, 2025. CHES, CME, CPH Credits offered until March 31, 2027.

Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0. Provider ID# 99086.

There is a $5.00 fee for this credit (debit/credit card only), payable at the end of the training.

The University at Albany School of Public Health is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This offering is approved for 1.0 nursing contact hours.

The nursing contact hour(s) expire: 3/23/2025.

There is a $5.00 fee for this credit (debit/credit card only), payable at the end of the training.

The School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Public Health, University at Albany designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

There is a $5.00 fee for this credit (debit/credit card only), payable at the end of the training.

This event is sponsored by School of Public Health, University at Albany, an approved provider of CPH Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.

This offering is approved for 1.0 Certified in Public Health Renewal Credits.

There is a $5.00 fee for this credit (debit/credit card only), payable at the end of the training.

Participants who successfully complete this educational program will be awarded 1.0 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). The Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of New Jersey Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs).
To receive NJPH Credits for this course, please email your certificate of completion to Kendra Julien, kj446@sph.rutgers.edu.

1.0 hours of Generic Continuing Education Credits.

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Employees of New York's state and local health departments should enroll through the nylearnsph.com website.

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  • Training launched: June 1, 2006
    Last updated March 30, 2021
  • Estimated time: 1 hour
  • Training is free and open to the public

The planners, moderator, and presenters do not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any ineligible companies whose products, research, or services may be discussed in this activity.

No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.