Define health literacy.
Discuss the importance of improving health literacy.
Identify sources of health information used in multi-ethnic
populations.
Describe health communication strategies that may be effective
with multi-ethnic populations who rely on different sources of
health information.
Define, understand, and discuss some of the major risk factors
for health and health care disparities and why they are associated
with poorer outcomes among some multicultural populations.
Define health care standard setting as it relates to patient
safety. Next, discuss your experience with the Vila Health scenario
as it relates to understanding patient safety standards.
Define health technology policy.
What are some key terms in health information technology? List
and define two
What organizations safeguard health policies? List at least two
organizations and a policy they safeguard.
Provide a brief description of the U.S. Food Drug
Administration’s (FDA’s) role in health policy.