Health Literacy and Discharge Education, Part 2: I Didn't Understand!

Course overview

The US Department of Health and Human Services discusses how those with literacy proficiency can still struggle with health literacy. When a patient or client struggles with both basic literacy and health literacy, much support is needed to help facilitate understanding of health information. Combine the concerns around opioid misuse with concerns related to health literacy, and one can see how the healthcare team has an important job to tackle to address concerns and support patients and clients.