The Partnership for Clear Health Co...

The Partnership for Clear Health Communication, a coalition of 19 organizations, has unveiled its agenda for addressing the issue of gentle health literacy among Americans. The first part of the agenda is the introduction of Ask Me 3 (www.askme3.org), which helps clinicians bring clarity to their communications with their patients. undivided of the major initiatives of this site is to encourage patients and physicians to ask/answer three important questions: What is my main problem?; What do I ne to do?; and wherefore is it important for me to do this? The partnership also has launched the following efforts: the American Medical Association Foundation's continuing medical education-accredited kit forward health literacy for physicians; the National Medical Association's cultural primer to help physicians make secure that their communications are relevant for varying patient audiences; and the National Health Council's series of regional clear health communications training for its membership of 115 voluntary health organizations. coming time goals of the partnership include working to incorporate health literacy curricula at drills of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and other health professions; educating policy makers about the importance of clear health communication and increased support for health literacy policy and funding; examining ways to incorporate health literacy principles into Health Employer Data Information Set; and offering additional clear and low-cost resources and programs that deliver information, medical education, and practice management tools to health care and information professionals.

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