(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection”. It will take place on Wednesday, December 10, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT.
How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons, and your community? This one-hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication.
Objectives:
- Define health literacy
- Describe universal precautions for health literacy
- Name 3 components of clear health communication
- Identify 3 online resources you can use as tools to promote health literacy
The webinar is worth 1.00 hour of MLA CE credit. This is a National NNLM class.
For additional details, and to register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here.