Health Literacy Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, & Language Access Services Health Literacy Michael Wolf, PhD MPH
Healthcare -Quality -Quality -Safety -Safety -Equity -Equity
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Key Concepts: Health Literacy Both a Risk Factor and Outcome Both an Individual and Societal Trait Both Context-dependent and Modifiable Emphasis on accessing, understanding, and applying information to make informed health decisions Strong ties to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, age Solutions require changes to health system and beyond
Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access 1.Health systems must expect/prepare for diversity (by HL, culture, & language) - healthcare communications - provider training - workflow Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access
1.Health systems must expect/prepare for diversity (by HL, culture, & language) - healthcare communications - provider training - workflow Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access ? is the investment justifiable?
Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access 2.All represent vulnerable populations with known disparities; thus ongoing assessment is warranted. Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access
2.All represent vulnerable populations with known disparities; thus ongoing assessment is warranted. Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access ? how do we measure each
Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access 2.All represent vulnerable populations with known disparities; thus ongoing assessment is warranted. Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access ? what can be gathered by electronic health records ? how do we measure each
Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access 3.Interventions must target improving access to understandable, actionable health information. - health literacy standards apply to all - ‘patient-centered’ approach - link to behavior change, health outcomes for ‘business case’ Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access
3.Interventions must target improving access to understandable, actionable health information. - health literacy standards apply to all - ‘patient-centered’ approach - link to behavior change, health outcomes for ‘business case’ Integration with Cultural Competency, Language Access ? what is a sufficient ‘business case’
Michael Wolf, MA MPH PhD Professor, Medicine & Learning Sciences Associate Vice Chair, Department of Medicine Associate Division Chief – Research General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics