In this 2015 podcast, health literacy expert Helen Osborne speaks with Michael McKee about the link between hearing loss and health literacy. Michael is a family medicine physician and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. His clinical work and research focus on healthcare access, health literacy, and health communication—including with people who have hearing loss. He also has profound hearing loss.
The conversation includes the following topics:
- How hearing loss can affect health knowledge and understanding
- How to assess a person’s preferred language and mode of communication
- Respectful ways to improve communication with people who have hearing loss
You can listen to the podcast or read the transcript.