Consider Culture and Language When Communicating About Health (HLOL #171)
Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast
English - February 01, 2018 06:00 - 20 minutes - 9.51 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science health literacy helen osborne learning education teaching hlol Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Wilma Alvarado-Little MA, MSW focuses on health equity from a linguistic and cultural perspective. She serves as the Associate Commissioner for New York State’s Department of Health and Director of its Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities. Her experience includes work in public policy, research, health literacy, and health disparities prevention. Alvarado-Little also is […]
Wilma Alvarado-Little MA, MSW focuses on health equity from a linguistic and cultural perspective. She serves as the Associate Commissioner for New York State’s Department of Health and Director of its Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities. Her experience includes work in public policy, research, health literacy, and health disparities prevention. Alvarado-Little also is a healthcare interpreter and has helped develop numerous hospital and clinic-based programs. She is an invited participant on many national and statewide boards that address issues of culture and language in healthcare.
In this podcast, Wilma Alvarado-Little talks with Helen Osborne about:
Culture in health communication has many dimensions. Beyond issues of race and ethnicity, includes factors such as socioeconomic status, communication preferences, and even work schedules.
Language includes written words, spoken words, and numbers along with body language, context, and potential distractions.
Ways to consider culture and language in all forms of health communication.
More ways to learn:
Roundtable on Health Literacy, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. http://nationalacademies.org/HMD/Activities/PublicHealth/HealthLiteracy.aspx
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University. https://nccc.georgetown.edu
Think Cultural Health, US Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov
National CLAS Standards, https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas
“Research About Using the Milliliter as a Standard Unit for Liquid Medication,” Health Literacy Out podcast #126. http://www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2014/12/09/research-about-using-the-milliliter-as-a-standard-unit-for-liquid-medication-hlol-126/
Health Literacy Consulting, healthliteracy.com
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Second Edition (Updated 2018), by Helen Osborne. Relevant chapters include: 7, 15, 18, 27