- ISBN13: 9780763745509
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Product Description
Clear communication of your health message can make all the difference in effective patient care. Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message is an easy to use handbook designed for the busy health professional. Filled with ideas and strategies that can be used in everyday practice, Health Literacy from A to Z is a first-of-its-kind resource. Learn the key principles and strategies of effective health communication presented in a s… More >>
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health
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#1 by Two Happy Labs on January 30, 2010 - 7:14 pm
This book proves to be an excellent source of learning keys to communicating clean messages to broad audiences. Definitely helps teach the importance of taking a step back and reevaluating key messages to help promote general understanding and effective communication
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Lynn Nielsen-bohlman on January 30, 2010 - 9:34 pm
This is an excellent book and of interest to anyone who wants to improve their communications with health care providers and patients, and to those in the areas of health literacy or health communication.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Lynda G. Shrager on January 30, 2010 - 11:26 pm
We often think our patients understand us fully when we provide them with information regarding their diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan. In fact studies show that over half of the adult population has trouble processing and acting on this information correctly. Poor compliance often leads to poor outcomes. We need to ensure that our patients get “the whole picture”.
Health Literacy from A to Z is a wonderful resource for all health professionals. It touches on all aspects of patient care and provides simple, easily implemented strategies to enhance understanding for your patients.
This is a tool I will use over and over again. I keep it easily accessible so I can refer to it as needed. I suggest you do the same.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Shelley Hourston on January 30, 2010 - 11:33 pm
If you can purchase only one book about communicating health information to consumers, make it Helen Osborne’s “Health Literacy from A to Z!” As a consumer health librarian working with people with disabilities, their caregivers and service providers, I have been a health literacy advocate for several years. Helen’s articles and books were among the first I discovered. She continues to be a pioneer in the field, inspiring people to seek creative and effective ways to make health information accessible for everyone.
“Health Literacy from A to Z” is comprehensive (as one would expect from the title), offering practical tips in a conversational manner. Each chapter is concise but packed with information, including “Starting Points,” “Strategies, Ideas, and Suggestions,” and a carefully selected bibliography entitled “Sources to Learn More.” Some chapters include short vignettes or cases for illustration. Content is clearly organized and bold headings and sub-headings facilitate quick access to information.
“Health Literacy from A to Z” encompasses the broad range of factors affecting understanding and decision making as well as the diversity of content, technology and contexts. Health literacy is more than low literacy skills and this book explains why. The chapters entitled “Y – You: Empathy and Humanity” and “Z – Zest & Pizzazz” convey the critically important role that we play–as service providers, educators, librarians, or caregivers–in communicating health information effectively.
Rating: 5 / 5