URL 1: https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/gettrainingce.html
Date Developed: 02/19/2014. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Presenter(s): Cynthia Baur, PhD, Julie Gazmararian, PhD, MPH. Type: Online Course. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: Self-paced.
The purpose of this public health literacy web-based training program is to educate public health professionals about public health literacy and their role in providing health information and services and promoting public health literacy. This web-based course uses a 508-compliant template, knowledge checks, evaluation, CE and other credits, include glossary and resources tabs, scenario-based interactions and video clips.
• Define and describe public health literacy.
• List factors that influence public health literacy.
• Identify who is affected by public health literacy.
• Recognize the consequences of limited public health literacy.
• Determine who are the stakeholders in public health literacy.
• Recognize the role of public health literacy in meeting core public health services.
• Apply lessons learned to improve public health literacy.