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Winter 2014
Mar 29,2024
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HO 103 - Health Literacy and Communication
This course is designed to introduce the issue of health literacy and explore the links between health literacy, health outcomes and health care disparities. Students will gain a foundational understanding of health literacy by defining and identifying the factors that influence health literacy and exploring health communication expectations, examine varying levels of literacy, learn how to identify these levels and practically approach the differing needs of those at each level of literacy. This will also include learning how health literacy and communication impacts the health care system, populations at risk, cultural competence and communication, the responsibility to increase health literacy and identify resources and tools available to improve health related communication and improve health outcomes. Course may be offered through Distance Learning.
3.000 Credit hours
30.000 TO 36.000 Lecture hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Credit
Schedule Types: Lecture

Health Professions Division
Health Professions Department

Course Attributes:
Tuition, Career and Technical Education

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Credit
May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      College Now

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