Using Everyday Words to Communicate Health and Wellness

1. Personal health literacy is defined as the degree in which an individual has the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

a) True
b) False

2. Low health literacy is estimated to cost the U.S. economy up to $236 billion each year.

a) True
b) False

3. Health literacy is growing in importance since people are living longer and our health system is becoming more complex.

a) True
b) False

4. Health literacy is associated with family health history in that the following influences it:

a) Ethnicity/culture
b) Traditional beliefs and practices
c) Preferred communication style
d) All of the above

5. The National Health Literacy Action Plan is a blueprint to improve health literacy across organizations by identifying doable goals and strategies.

a) True
b) False

6. Some strategies to improve organizational health literacy include:

a) Ensuring easy access
b) b. Designing easy to use materials
c) Explaining coverage of costs
d) All of the Above

7. It is important to use common words, a positive tone, logical organization, and easy-to-read features when trying to improve communication with patients.

a) True
b) False

8. The following is/are ways patients are collecting health information:

a) Television, radio, newspaper, and magazines
b) Social platforms
c) Family, relatives, and friends
d) Internet searches
e) All of the above

9. Using infographics, illustrations, and actionable messages can help increase health literacy.

a) True
b) False