Free On-Line Training
Unified Health Communication 101:
Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency,
and Limited English Proficiency is
a free on-line learning experience that will
help you
- improve your patient communication
skills
- increase your awareness and knowledge
of the three main factors that affect your
communication with patients: health literacy,
cultural competency and low English proficiency
- implement patient-centered communication
practices that demonstrate cultural
competency and appropriately address patients
with limited health literacy and low English
proficiency
You may choose to take the course for credit
(CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE) or not for credit.
The course has five modules and is estimated
to take a total of 5 hours to complete. You
may complete the course at your own pace.
To Take the Course
- Register with TRAIN, the
distance-learning resource for public health
professionals sponsored by the Public Health
Foundation with support from HRSA. (If you
have already registered with TRAIN, you can
just sign on at the Member Login and proceed
to Step 2).
- From the left column, select your location
and click "Create Account"
- Follow the instructions to create your
TRAIN account
- Select the course, Unified
Health Communication: Addressing Health Literacy,
Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency.
- Select "Course Search" from
the buttons at the top of the page
- Select "By Course ID" from
the left column
- Enter 1010510 to take the course for
credit OR enter 1010508 to take the course
for no credit
Select the "Registration" tab
- Select your credit type and organization
(or no credit)
- Click "Launch" to start the
course
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