Health Literacy for Interprofessional Education (IPE) eToolkit
- About this eToolkit
- For Interprofessional Education Faculty
- Definition: Health Literacy
- Prevalence of Health Literacy in U.S. Adults
- Identifying Patients with Low Health Literacy
- Patient Communication: Active Listening
- Patient Communication: Jargon-Free Medical Terms
- Patient Communication: Plain Language & Clear Communication
- Patient Communication: Teach Back
- Patient Communication: Writing Low-Literate Patient Materials
- Universal Precautions for Health Literacy/Shame Free Practices/Clinical Environments
- Connection Between Low Health Literacy and Patient Outcomes
- Culture, Language and Low Health Literacy
- The Patient's Experience of Low Health Literacy
- Numeracy
- Health Policy for Health Literacy
- Patient Education Resources
- Environmental Assessments
- Telehealth
The Stigma of Low Health Literacy in Healthcare
- How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation. By P. Easton, VA Entwistle and B. Williams. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Aug 16;13:319. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13This research article sheds light on how the stigma of low-literacy poses a barrier to patient/healthcare provider communication and ultimately to the patient's ability to practice self-care for better health.
- Shame and health literacy: the unspoken connection. Patient Education & Counseling [serial on the Internet]. By N. Parikh, R. Parker, J. Nurss, D. Baker and M. Williams. Patient Education & Counseling 27.1 (1996): 33-39.This article explores how the shame of low health literacy may shape the patient experience. If you are unable to access the full-text article here, please visit your local library.
Videos - Patient Experience of Health Literacy
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