BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In celebration of October as "Health Literacy Month," and in keeping with its vision to be a global repository of timely information about low health literacy and help conquer low health literacy, Health Literacy Innovations (HLI) today announces its free October health literacy series. As part of the October, Health Literacy Month, HLI also announces a 20% discount off all Health Literacy Advisor licenses (new licenses only).
"As leaders in the health literacy field, we are proud to be at the forefront of health literacy knowledge and education, and to further promote the use of our innovative health literacy tool, the Health Literacy Advisor (HLA)," says Aracely Rosales, Chief Content and Content Expert & Multilingual, Health Literacy Innovations. "We trust that through these informative and thought-provoking webinars and by further availing the HLA, we are making a positive impact in health literacy," she says.
To sign up for this free series, please visit https://healthliteracyinnovations.com/resources/webinars.
To get take advantage of our 20% discount through the month of October, please visit https://healthliteracyinnovations.com/products/pricing
The October health literacy series includes:
Informed Consent - It's Not a Signature on a Form
Wednesday October 10, 2018, 2-3 p.m. EDT
Presenter: Cindy Brach
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Literate Disability Information:
A Unique Online Tool from Exceptional Lives
Wednesday October 17, 2018, 2-3 p.m. EDT
Presenter: Julie McKinney
Health Literacy Specialist and Director of Product Content, Exceptional Lives, Inc.
Health Literacy Discussion List Moderator, Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Advancing Health Literacy in Your Organization
Thursday October 25, 2018, 2-3 p.m. EDT
Presenter: Audrey Riffenburgh, PhD
President, Plain Language Works
Reproductive Health Literacy,
A Teachable Moment for Mothers and Fathers
Wednesday October 31, 2018, 2-3 p.m. EDT
Presenter: Lisa Bernstein
About Health Literacy
In the U.S., an individual's ability to understand and act on medical instructions and information - "health literacy" is a stronger predictor of health status than age, income, employment, education, race, or ethnicity. Studies reveal gaps between the way health information is presented and the ability of most Americans to understand and act on their health care. Low health literacy puts consumers at risk: people with poor health literacy remain in the hospital more days per admission, have increased ER and more doctor visits, and even earlier deaths.
About HLI
Knowing that "literacy" is the single most important indicator of a health outcome, Health Literacy Innovations (HLI), creates tools to help eliminate medical mistakes and confusion due to low health literacy. HLI's flagship product, the Health Literacy Advisor (HLA), is the nation's only interactive health literacy software tool. A simple add-in to Microsoft Word, the HLA is revolutionizing a labor-intensive review process to help communicators evaluate, standardize, and produce clear health information. Built with readability indices in both English and Spanish, an interactive search-and-replace function that offers plain language options for difficult-to-understand terms, the REDA, a usability tool, and other features, the HLA is the most comprehensive health literacy tool on the market today. For more information visit http://www.HealthLiteracyInnovations.com or call 301-230-4966.
SOURCE Health Literacy Innovations
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