Health Smarts: Health Smarts: A TV411 Learning KitA TV411 Learning Kit

September 2005September 2005

Investigate methods for increasing Investigate methods for increasing learners’ health literacy skills.learners’ health literacy skills.

Explore ways to teach academics in the Explore ways to teach academics in the context of Health Literacy.context of Health Literacy.

Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals

What key academic factors What key academic factors can lead to improved can lead to improved

Health Literacy?Health Literacy?

Complete formsComplete forms Access appropriate informationAccess appropriate information Read health related informationRead health related information Understand directionsUnderstand directions Follow directionsFollow directions

Academic FactorsAcademic Factors

Report poorer overall healthReport poorer overall health Are less likely to make use of screeningAre less likely to make use of screening Present in later stages of diseasePresent in later stages of disease Are more likely to be hospitalizedAre more likely to be hospitalized Have poorer understanding of treatmentHave poorer understanding of treatment Have lower adherence to medical Have lower adherence to medical

regimensregimens

Those with limited Those with limited literacy skills:literacy skills:

The health of the country The health of the country depends on the ability of adults depends on the ability of adults

to read and understand to read and understand prescriptions and other health prescriptions and other health

information. Forty-five information. Forty-five percent of adults cannot percent of adults cannot

perform these tasks.perform these tasks. (NCSDAE, 3/15/05)(NCSDAE, 3/15/05)

Incorporating Health Literacy Incorporating Health Literacy into your classrooms:into your classrooms:

Teach transferable skills, not medical skills.Teach transferable skills, not medical skills.

Use contextual instruction so students feel Use contextual instruction so students feel like they’re moving toward their like they’re moving toward their educational goals.educational goals.

TV411 TV411 VideosVideos Twenty (30-minute) videos with introductory videoTwenty (30-minute) videos with introductory video

Print MaterialsPrint Materials 20 workbooks20 workbooks User’s Guide, free with a set of workbooksUser’s Guide, free with a set of workbooks Teacher’s GuideTeacher’s Guide Curriculum Index—a cross-referenced index of video and Curriculum Index—a cross-referenced index of video and

workbook contentsworkbook contents

Learning KitsLearning Kits Video, print, and optional web resources focusing on skills in Video, print, and optional web resources focusing on skills in

Health, Financial Literacy, Family Learning and ReadingHealth, Financial Literacy, Family Learning and Reading

Online Lessons, ActivitiesOnline Lessons, Activities

Health Smarts KitHealth Smarts Kit

Learn from the Label:  Learn from the Label:  Taking Medicine SafelyTaking Medicine Safely

Get Organized: Managing Get Organized: Managing Multiple MedicationsMultiple Medications

Keep Track: Writing and Keep Track: Writing and Good Health Good Health

Get Informed: Reading Get Informed: Reading and Good Health and Good Health

What's on the Label?: What's on the Label?: Gathering the Facts on Gathering the Facts on Good Nutrition  Good Nutrition 

What's Your Risk?: What's Your Risk?: Understanding the Odds Understanding the Odds

Body Talk: Building a Body Talk: Building a Medical VocabularyMedical Vocabulary

Covers a broad array of health issues and presents Covers a broad array of health issues and presents reading, writing and math concepts within the context reading, writing and math concepts within the context

of family health care.of family health care.

TV411 Multi-Media LessonsTV411 Multi-Media Lessons

What other ways can you What other ways can you incorporate Health Literacy incorporate Health Literacy

into your classrooms?into your classrooms?

http://www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health/http://www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health/health+literacy/health+literacy+links.htmhealth+literacy/health+literacy+links.htm

http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culthttp://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culture/matl_websites.htmlure/matl_websites.html

http://foundation.acponline.org/healthcom/hhttp://foundation.acponline.org/healthcom/hli/resources.htmli/resources.htm (video can be found here)(video can be found here)

Health Literacy ResourcesHealth Literacy Resources

For more information, contact:For more information, contact:

KET at 859-258-7009 or KET at 859-258-7009 or tcrum@ket.orgtcrum@ket.org