Theresa-
Here's a training resource you should take a look at...

Title: Health Literacy and Public Health
Sponsor: New York New Jersey Public Health Training Center  
Credit available: CEU/CE, CECH, CME 
Cost: Free 
Link: http://www.nynj-phtc.org/phLit/Home/phlit-login.cfm

The course consists of two modules.

The first module, “Health Literacy & Public Health ” contains four sections. The content and activities demonstrates how the public’s literacy skills affect interactions with medical and public health staff. 

The second module, “Strategies for Improving Public Health Communications” contains two sections and provides practical techniques for addressing literacy issues in spoken and written communications.

 Objectives:

Define fundamental literacy.  
Define health literacy.  
Describe how health literacy relates to public health.  
List the four domains of health literacy.  
Give an example of each of the four domains of health literacy.  
List some coping strategies people use to compensate for their low literacy skills.  
List some groups that are more likely to be less literate.  
List some reasons why people may have low literacy.  
List the consequences of low health literacy for individuals.  
Describe why people, regardless of literacy skills, may fail to understand health information.  
Give examples of how low literacy affects the essential services of public health.  
List seven barriers to good communication in public health.  
Provide an example for each barrier.  
List seven techniques to improve health communication.  
Define plain language.  
Describe three communication strategies you can apply in your daily work.  
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Doug Seubert
Quality Improvement & Care Management
Family Health Center/Community Health Access

Marshfield Clinic
1000 N Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
www.marshfieldclinic.org/quality

(715) 387-5096 (1-800-782-8581 ext. 75096)
seubert.douglas at marshfieldclinic.org

------Original Message------
From:	"tmbessette at comcast.net" <tmbessette at comcast.net>
Date:	Sun Sep 14, 2008 -- 08:05:20 AM
To:	healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject:	[HealthLiteracy 2298] Health Literacy training for public healthprofessionals

Greetings all,

I am a second year MPH candidate at Southern CT State University who is researching the knowledge, attitudes and skills that pertain to health literacy among practicing public health professionals in the state of Connecticut. I have two questions that I would like to pose to this group:
1) Does anyone  know of an instrument available that might be used to assess this information in this population? A review of the literature indicates that I may have to develop an instrument in which case I will most grateful for any input from members of this group.

2) Does anyone know of health literacy training programs directed towards public health professionals that are presently available?

Thank you,

Theresa Bessette
Second year MPH Candidate
Southern Connecticut State University 
New Haven, CT
tmbessette at comcast.net
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