Health Literacy Assignment

Place of work Home Care with Elderly patients

Directions: Select any type of health education material utilized
at your place of employment, health care provider’s office, or hospital such as
a pamphlet or handout.

1. Define
health literacy.
2. Identify
who is at risk for low health literacy in your community (based on community
demographics and risk factors known in the literature for low health literacy).
3. Analyze
the impact of low literacy on health promotion and health education.
4. Describe
the SMOG Formula.
5. Analyze
an education document using the SMOG Formula (SMOG Readability Calculator: http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp).
6. Calculate
the literacy level of the selected education document and present findings.
7. Evaluate
the appropriateness of the education document for the target population (link
back to item 3 – who is at risk).
8. Explain
and justify recommendations to enhance the readability of the educational
material
9. Write
an APA style paper to communicate items 1-8.
Health Literacy
•
Defined
with scholarly source
•
Correct APA
At Risk
Populations Identified three populations

Impact -Provide a minimum of three examples

SMOG Formula
•
Describe
SMOG formula
APA Citation
SMOG Analysis Provide breakdown of analysis with SMOG and the steps used
Literacy Level
•
Identify
literacy level determined
•
Provide
presentation of findings determined by
SMOG
Education
Materials
•
Provide
recommendation offered by SMOG
•
Provide
assessment of findings
Recommendations Provide a minimum of three recommendations based on findings

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