(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Registration is now open for the NNLM webinar “Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection”. It will take place on Wednesday, July 27, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. This webinar is worth 1.00 hour CE credit. For more information, including the link to registration, please see below.
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
To register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM account. Create one here.