1. Development of an Innovative Organizational Health Literacy Teaching Tool for Maternal and Child Health
Erika L. Thompson, PhD, CPH;
Cheryl Vamos, PhD; Ellen Daley PhD
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2. Rationale
MCH
Health Literacy

3. 10 Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

4. Teaching Tool Components
Lesson Plan
Lecture
Assignment

5. Lesson Plan

6. Lecture

7. Lecture
Definition
Application

8. Assignment Step 1. Choose an MCH care organization
Step 2. Select 5 out of the 10 attributes
Step 3. Assess the organization:
Research information and literature on the organization
Observe the organization using the selected attributes’ qualities
Interview a staff member on policies and procedures related to the selected attributes
Step 4. Summarize assessment and make recommendations:
Produce a report on the organization’s health literacy assessment
Present report to class

9. Assignment
Provided example worksheets and reports too

10. Conclusions
This teaching tool can be applied in a wide variety of settings in higher education courses, such as public health, nursing, or medicine.
Students will gain important insight into how health literacy can be impacted by organizations and integrate this knowledge into their professional practice.