The Future of Health: Integrating Literacy into Educational Frameworks

Webinar Description

Integrating health literacy into educational frameworks is crucial for fostering well-being and enabling people to make knowledgeable health decisions in light of the world's changing healthcare concerns. This presentation examines the future of health from an educational perspective, highlighting the value of integrating health literacy throughout all educational levels. The presentation will address how health literacy in the curriculum can improve public health outcomes, lessen health inequities, and encourage a more proactive approach to healthcare by examining how schools, colleges, and community initiatives shape health knowledge. Along with the potential advantages of digital health literacy programs in a world growing more interconnected by the day, interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary to develop successful educational tools, curricula, and teaching methodologies. In summary, incorporating health literacy into curricula is essential to preparing the next generation for the challenges of navigating contemporary healthcare systems and embracing better lifestyles.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session,

1.    Participants will be able to define health literacy and list at least three reasons why it is essential for making informed health decisions.

2.    Participants will be able to describe three criteria used to evaluate the credibility and accuracy of health information and explain how to recognize bias or misinformation in health-related content.

3.    Participants will be able to identify the role that social determinants of health play in shaping health literacy and influencing health outcomes.

Speaker:

Julia K. VanderMolen, Ph.D., CHES®

Hybrid Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Public Health

Grand Valley State University

Disclosure Statement: None of the planners for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.

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Continuing Education (CE) Credit

💡 This webinar offers 1 CE credit for the following certifications:

• CHES/MCHES:

Sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this webinar is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. Provider ID#: 101864 

• CPH:

This activity is approved for 1 credit accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.

• Nurses:

The Institute for Healthcare Advancement is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. CEP #11933 (1 contact hour)

Important:

• Continuing Education (CE) credits are available only for the live webinar, not the recorded version.

• It is the responsibility of each professional licensee to understand their state licensing board’s CE requirements and to determine whether this webinar meets those requirements.

• To receive CE credits, you must attend the full live seesion and complete the post-event survey to verify your participation.