Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast

[https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/V-JAcob-Head-Shot-150x150.jpeg]Viju Jacob, MD, FAAP is the Medical Director and Vice President of Medical Affairs at a large Federally Qualified Health Center in Bronx, NYC. His day-to-day work includes oversight of 12 school-based health practices, 2 family practice sites, and 6 school-based dental practices. Dr. Jacob also focuses on regulatory and policy aspects of school-based healthcare at both a statewide and national level. As a new immigrant himself, Viju was user of a School-Based Health Center, having received some of his earliest dental care from the School-Based Dental Clinic at PS 8 in the North Bronx. In this podcast, Dr. Viju Jacob talks with Helen Osborne about: * School-based health centers: What they are, who they treat, how they help children and families. * Health literacy in action. The intersection of these centers with education, clinical care, public health, and community services. * Looking ahead at the potential of school-based health centers. More ways to learn: * New York School-Based Health Foundation [https://www.nysbhfoundation.org/] * New York School-Based Health Alliance [https://nysbha.org/] * School-Based Health Allliance: The National Voice for School-Based Health Care [https://www.sbh4all.org/] Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition [https://healthliteracy.com/health-literacy-from-a-to-z-third-edition-practical-ways-to-communicate-your-health-message/], by Helen Osborne. The chapter “Community Connections” is especially relevant to this podcast. Read a transcript of this podcast. [https://healthliteracy.com/2024/12/04/school-based-health-centers-health-literacy-in-action-hlol-254-2/] The post School-Based Health Centers: Health Literacy in Action (HLOL #254) [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2024/12/01/school-based-health-centers-health-literacy-in-action-hlol-254/] appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com].

[https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ted-Headshot-cropped-2-150x150.jpeg]Ted Hartwell is Executive Director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling. The mission of this Council is to generate awareness, promote education, and advocate for quality treatment of problem gambling in the state of Nevada. Ted is in long-term recovery from his own gambling disorder and has been advocating on this issue for over 15 years. Ted also is a professional cellist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. In this podcast, Ted Hartwell talks with Helen Osborne about: * Gambling disorder. What this term means, who it most affect, and why gambling disorder is now getting increased attention. * Suggestions for listeners about ways to help. Listeners include clinicians, public health folks, and those working in community agencies. * Tips for family, friends, parents, employers, and any of us who are dealing with or concerned about gambling disorders. More ways to learn: * Nevada Council on Problem Gambling [https://www.nevadacouncil.org/] * Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, When the Fun Stops [https://www.nevadacouncil.org/understanding-problem-gambling/when-the-fun-stops/] * National Council on Problem Gambling [https://www.ncpgambling.org/ncpg/] * Problem Gambling Helpline [https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/about-the-national-problem-gambling-helpline/]. Call: 1-800-GAMBLER; Text: 800-GAM; Chat: 1800GAMBLERchat.org * International Center for Responsible Gaming [https://www.icrg.org/] * Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS) [https://www.divisiononaddiction.org/outreach-resources/gdsd/toolkit/bbgs/], from the Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addiction. Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition [https://healthliteracy.com/health-literacy-from-a-to-z-third-edition-practical-ways-to-communicate-your-health-message/], by Helen Osborne. Chapters especially relevant to this podcast are “Community Connections” and “Know Your Audience: Emotions, Cognition, and Behavioral Health.” Read a transcript of this podcast. [https://healthliteracy.com/2024/11/11/gambling-disorders-and-other-addictions-hlol-253-2/] The post Gambling Disorders and Other Addictions (HLOL #253) [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2024/11/01/gambling-disorders-and-other-addictions-hlol-253/] appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com].

[https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cliff-Coleman-MD-MPH-150x150.jpeg]Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH, is a physician and international expert in the field of health literacy. His award-winning work focuses on improving health literacy and clear communication training for healthcare professionals through systems approaches, including curriculum design and evaluation. Coleman is Professor of Family Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine and serves as Clinical Thread Director for education on health communication, professionalism, and ethics. He is the inaugural Doris and Mark Storms Endowed Chair in Compassionate Communication at OHSU’s Center for Ethics in Health Care. Coleman also chairs the OHSU Health Literacy Workgroup which aims to help OHSU become a health literate organization. In this podcast, Dr. Cliff Coleman talks with Helen Osborne about: ·      Health information equity. What it is, why it matters, who it most affects. ·      Strategies to use in everyday communication and at a policy level. ·      Why health information equity matters now, and will in years ahead. More ways to learn: ·      Health Literacy and Systemic Racism—Using Clear Communication to Reduce Health Care Inequities [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2806461?guestAccessKey=fce3b772-bd05-489e-888d-3e6dd524ccca&utm_source=jps&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=author_alert-jamanetwork&utm_content=author-author_engagement&utm_term=1m], by Coleman C, Birk S, DeVoe J, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, June 26, 2023 ·      Telemedicine: Communicating About Health by Phone or 2-Way Video [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2021/03/01/telemedicine-communicating-about-health-by-phone-or-2-way-video-hlol-209/], a Health Literacy Out Loud podcast interview with Dr. Cliff Coleman ·      Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition [https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html], from AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ·      National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy [https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/planact/national.html], from the CDC Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition [https://healthliteracy.com/health-literacy-from-a-to-z-third-edition-practical-ways-to-communicate-your-health-message/], by Helen Osborne. The chapter “Health Equity in the Context of Health Literacy” is especially relevant to this podcast. Read a transcript of this podcast. [https://healthliteracy.com/2024/10/04/health-information-equity-equal-access-to-information-that-is-high-quality-understandable-and-usable-hlol-252-2/] The post Health Information Equity: Equal Access to Information that is High-Quality, Understandable, and Usable (HLOL #252) [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2024/10/01/health-information-equity-equal-access-to-information-that-is-high-quality-understandable-and-usable-hlol-252/] appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com].

[https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Cynthia-Baur-150x150.jpeg]Cynthia Baur, Ph.D., is the Endowed Chair and Director of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health. Baur is widely recognized as a health communication expert whose work focuses on improving health literacy at the individual, family, community, and organizational levels. Prior to this position, Cynthia Baur spent nearly two decades focusing on issues of health communication, health literacy, and health policy at U.S. Federal agencies including the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) where she was its Plain Language and Health Literacy Lead. In 2022, Cynthia Baur and many others worked closely with Maryland lawmakers to designate the Horowitz Center as their state’s consumer health information hub. This huge accomplishment is a shining example of creating a “health literate state,” making health literacy happen statewide. In this podcast, Cynthia Baur talks with Helen Osborne about: * The Maryland Consumer Health Information Hub. What this project is, how and why it came about. * How this Information Hub is fulfilling the vision of the U.S. National Action Plan for Health Literacy for all residents in Maryland. * Suggestions about ways to make health literacy policy a part of everyday practice. More Ways to Learn: * Maryland Consumer Health Information Hub [https://sph.umd.edu/research-impact/research-centers/horowitz-center-health-literacy/consumer-health-information-hub] * Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health [https://sph.umd.edu/research-impact/research-centers/horowitz-center-health-literacy] * National Action Plan for Health Literacy [https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/planact/national.html], from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2010/06/08/hlol-39-national-action-plan-to-improve-health-literacy/], a Health Literacy Out Loud podcast interview with Cynthia Baur * CDC’s Clear Communication Index [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2014/01/07/cdcs-clear-communication-index-hlol-108/], a Health Literacy Out Loud podcast interview with Cynthia Baur Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition [https://healthliteracy.com/health-literacy-from-a-to-z-third-edition-practical-ways-to-communicate-your-health-message/], by Helen Osborne. The chapter “Organizations: Health Literacy Across Programs, Companies, Communities, and Countries” is especially relevant to this podcast. Read a transcript of this podcast. [https://healthliteracy.com/2024/09/04/putting-health-literacy-policy-into-practice-how-the-maryland-consumer-health-information-hub-is-making-this-happen-hlol-251-2/] The post Putting Health Literacy Policy into Practice: How the Maryland Consumer Health Information Hub is Making This Happen (HLOL #251) [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2024/09/01/putting-health-literacy-policy-into-practice-how-the-maryland-consumer-health-information-hub-is-making-this-happen-hlol-251/] appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com].

[https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CroppedHeadshot-150x150.jpeg]Joana Andoh, MD, is an ophthalmology resident at The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Andoh has a long-standing passion for both the sciences and humanities. Her interests include social determinants of diabetic retinopathy, domestic violence-related ocular injuries, and geographic healthcare disparities. Dr. Andoh is passionate about using scientific and narrative writing to elevate marginalized communities. In this podcast, Dr. Joana Andoh talks with Helen Osborne about: * Family health history. What it includes and ways that patients are asked about their family’s history including by written checklists and office conversations. * Why family history is important in diagnosis, treatment, and care. * Problems getting a complete and accurate family health history. * Examples of ways that patients, families, and clinicians can discuss and learn from histories of generational health. More ways to learn: * “The Stories We Don’t Know,” [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2804026] by Joana E. Andoh, MD. Published in JAMA, April 13, 2023. * Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition [https://healthliteracy.com/health-literacy-from-a-to-z-third-edition-practical-ways-to-communicate-your-health-message/], by Helen Osborne. Two chapters that are especially relevant to this podcast are “Patient & Family Perspective,” and “Health Equity in the Context of Health Literacy.” Read a transcript of this podcast. [https://healthliteracy.com/2024/08/06/family-health-history-the-value-of-learning-about-generational-health-hlol-250-2/] The post Family Health History: The Value of Learning about Generational Health (HLOL #250) [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2024/08/01/family-health-history-the-value-of-learning-about-generational-health-hlol-250/] appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast [https://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com].