Health Literacy : “A building block for good health” Di Webb Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services Email [email protected] Ph: 63 362405 What’s happening.
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Slide 1
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 2
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 3
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 4
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 5
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 6
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 7
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 8
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 2
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 3
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 4
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 5
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 6
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 7
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405
Slide 8
Health Literacy :
“A building block for good health”
Di Webb
Policy & Planning Officer , Population Health Services
Email [email protected]
Ph: 63 362405
What’s happening in Tasmania?
Communication & Health
Literacy Action Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Aim/s of the plan….
Raise awareness
Create supportive environments
Improving communication by health and human
services
Improving the health literacy of Tasmanian
population.
What’s happening?......
http://youtu.be/EcfBJTj0Exs
What’s happening……
Working with Tasmania Medicare Local and the University
of Tasmania on a three-year project: Health Literacy:
Strengthening self-efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we can do?.....
• Get involved
• Create supportive environments
• Improve the way we communicate.
• Build literacy
• Build health literacy into our organisations.
Big Thankyou!
Dr Shandell Elmer
University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences
Bob Wylie, David Quinn and Rogan Brown
University of Tasmania film technicians.
Kevin O’Loughlin & Belinda Fenney-Walch
Population Health Services
Everyone who took part in the filming!
How to find out more?.......
Website:
www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/health_literacy
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Diane Webb, Population Health Services
[email protected]
Ph: 63362405