Moving Health Literacy Together: Module 2 - Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health
Webinar
Description:
Moving Health Literacy Together is a four-part training series that aims to equip community health workers (CHWs), physicians, and health care team members with a comprehensive understanding of health literacy and its crucial role in improving health outcomes. Although designed to be taken in order, it is not a requirement and you may choose to take one or more modules.
Module 1 covers the importance of health literacy in addressing health disparities, the social and cultural factors that influence it, and how professionals can advance health literacy within their communities. Module 2 explores health literacy's impact on health outcomes as a social determinant of health. In Module 3, participants will learn effective strategies for screening clients/patients for health literacy, engaging in meaningful discussion about it, and integrating culturally appropriate, literacy-friendly health education strategies into practice. Module 4 highlights the essential role of CHWs in this work as integral members of the healthcare team, as well as identifying key resources for health teams and clients/patients.
Module 2 - Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health
- Define Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and its impact
- Define health equity
- Describe the impact of health literacy on health disparities and equity
- Identify multi-level strategies to address health literacy as a means to improve health equity
Earns: 1.25 CME Credits
This course meets 1 hour 15 minutes of Michigan's LARA requirement for three hours of implicit bias training.
Disclosures:
No one has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Statement of Accreditation: The Michigan State Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Michigan State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Presenter(s):
Aisha T. Langford, PhD, MPH, FSBM
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
Release Date: August 27, 2025
Expiration Date: August 31, 2028