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H1N1 animated video goes live on AFT

Month: November 2009

H1N1 animated video goes live on AFT

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The animated short “How To Think Like a Scientist: H1N1, which I co-developed with Joslyn Levy, has just gone live on the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) website –
http://www.aft.org/topics/h1n1/video.htm

For more information about this video and our use of health literacy principals to create better health messages visit our site
http://understandingswineflu.com

Mammogram reversal requires science and health literacy

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There is no doubt that science will continue to do what it’s supposed to do – change as it advances. 
And there is also no doubt that science/medical recommendations will change as this occurs. 

However, there is no doubt that only a very small number of people have the science literacy required to understand and come to a comfortably informed decision about the new mammography guidelines. 
In our  book, Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action ( Jossey Bass, 2006), we proposed a new ecological model of health literacy where science literacy is one of the critical 4 domains of health literacy: 
  • ·      familiarity with fundamental scientific concepts, scientific process
  • ·      some understanding of technology & technical complexity, and
  •       understanding of scientific uncertainty and that rapid change in the accepted science is possible and likely. 

Given that less than 20% of the adults in the US are scientifically literate (NSF, Public Understanding of Science, http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind93/chap7/doc/7d1a93.htm), how likely is it that this new recommendation is going to be accessible and understood? 

Speaking Science To Power

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How To Health Literacy (H2HL), is taking a revolutionary approach to health education and communication. To change X health behavior, most people need to know Y. We work on communicating the “WHY” in an engaging way. Our goal is to begin to address the many unmet needs of patients with chronic diseases, key concepts in prevention, and critical preparedness issues.



Please contact me czarcadoolas@gmail.com, or Joslyn, joslynlevy@gmail.com with any questions or comments you have about these new tools or this project.





Access the video online:
How To Health Literacy (website under construction)
Joslyn Levy, RN MPA
Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD
501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1702
New York, NY  10017
212-252-2082


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