A person's health literacy can be defined as their ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information. A high level of health literacy is positively correlated with better health outcomes. Despite this, nearly half of the American and European population has low health literacy. The health literacy levels of socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are the lowest, suggesting health disparities are partly due to differences in health literacy levels. In order to improve health-related outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged people, it is essential to understand what conditions health literacy interventions can be applied under.In this episode, I speak with Laurie Myers, Director, ESG Strategy and Engagement at Merck, and previously held the position of Director of Global Health Literacy and Oncology Health Equity. We talk about:The importance of making medications easy to understandThe impact of low health literacyPotential barriers to improving health literacy & more! Connect with Laurie here:LinkedinTwitterBecome a supporter of The Healthy Project:DONATESupport the show
A person's health literacy can be defined as their ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information. A high level of health literacy is positively correlated with better health outcomes. Despite this, nearly half of the American and European population has low health literacy. The health literacy levels of socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are the lowest, suggesting health disparities are partly due to differences in health literacy levels. In order to improve health-related outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged people, it is essential to understand what conditions health literacy interventions can be applied under.
In this episode, I speak with Laurie Myers, Director, ESG Strategy and Engagement at Merck, and previously held the position of Director of Global Health Literacy and Oncology Health Equity.
We talk about:
The importance of making medications easy to understand
The impact of low health literacy
Potential barriers to improving health literacy & more!
Connect with Laurie here:
Linkedin
Twitter
Become a supporter of The Healthy Project:
DONATE
The Healthy Project is hosted by Corey Dion Lewis, Clinical Health Coach fora safety net hospital. Because of his experience working directly with patients in underserved communities, Corey felt the need to speak up address the issues, and provide solutions to improve the healthcare experience for the ones that need it the most. The Healthy Project Podcast addresses topics related to health equity, prevention, diversity, and literacy for healthcare professionals addressing today's and tomorrow's biggest challenges. Thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts share their approaches to transforming healthcare into something meaningful and lasting.