The Role of Critical Health Literacy in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

In January 2021, the Roundtable on Health Literacy of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a webinar that explored critical health literacy’s role in addressing social determinants of health. Click on the link to access a video of the webinar, along with presentation slides.

The webinar’s 3 presentations covered the following topics:

  • The concept of critical health literacy
  • What critical health literacy looks like in action
  • How to use critical health literacy in research and evaluation

The presentations were followed by a panel discussion on facilitators, barriers, and future directions for implementing critical health literacy interventions.


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Ethics
Topic
Social Determinants of Health
Audience
Public Health Professionals, Researchers and Academics, Policymakers and Government Professionals
Setting
Public Health Departments and Agencies, Community-Based Organizations and Nonprofits, Government and Policy Settings
Level
Advanced