Online Course Fall 2020
September 10, 2020 to October 22, 2020
Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm EST
Low health literacy is a barrier to effective health communication and contributes to health disparities. This course explores the links between health literacy, language and culture and how systems barriers impact access to health information and quality health care services, and the health literacy interventions being tried in a variety of settings. Participants practice skills such as writing and speaking in plain language, and consider how to apply health literacy research to practice. The course is designed for professionals and students and is taught online using Zoom for synchronous learning and CANVAS course management system for asynchronous learning.
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Articulate how poor health literacy impacts health equity
- Assess written, verbal, and online health information for readability and usability
- Use plain language in both verbal and written health communication
- Identify supports that aid health communication across cultures
- Compare and contrast health literacy initiatives
- Apply health literacy research to health communication efforts in practice
The course meets online via Zoom for seven weeks, Thursdays from 5:30-8:30 pm EST. Learning is facilitated through reading, lecture, discussion, web research, and individual and small group projects, and synchronous and asynchronous discussion.
Contact Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Course Director, at sabrina.kurtz_rossi@tufts.edu for more information or visit http://go.tufts.edu/healthliteracyonline.