DESCRIPTION
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define the concepts of health literacy and equity.
- Identify the barriers to health literacy and equity.
- Discuss how to assess healthcare consumer health literacy levels.
- Identify methods to implement strategies to improve health literacy and equity.
- Discuss how to collaborate across disciplines to promote health literacy and equity.
Course is approved for 3.5 CE/Contact Hours to the following professions:
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- Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states)
Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed. Course will be updated or discontinued on or before July 31, 2027.
Tags: 3.5 CE/Contact Hours, Assessment of Health Literacy, Barriers, Collaboration, Cross-discipline Collaboration, Effective Strategies, Health Equity, Health Literacy, LPN, LVN, Nurses, Registered Nurse, RN, Strategies