Plan Language-Health Terms
Plain Language term for hypertension
What is High Blood Pressure?
This should be the width of a blank border (white space) around patient education documents.
What is one inch?
Health literacy involves the whole organization and starts at ____________.
What is "the front desk"? (Will also accept leadership)
This technique is used to ensure patient comprehension.
What is "Teach Back"?
Patients aged 65 and over are at ab increased risk of low health literacy.
What is TRUE?
Plain language for Type 2 Diabetes.
What is High Blood Sugar?
Limit your messages to no more than this many topics at one time.
What is three?
Recommendation to overcome barriers (underestimating the importance of Health Literacy, overestimating time and money needed) to implementing health literacy practices.
What is all staff trainings?
"What _________ do you have for me today?"
What is "questions"?
Approximately 50% of Americans have proficient Health Literacy.
What is FALSE?
A Plain language term for "cardiovascular".
What is "The heart and blood vessels in the body"?
Ideally, patient materials should not exceed this grade level.
What is fifth grade?
One of the 5 Promising Practices: Create an organizational culture where health literacy is not _________.
What is "assumed"?
These two things help patients understand how to use their medications correctly.
What are "visual aids" and a "medical regimen/pill chart"?
When planning your Health Literacy intervention, you must first test your patients' literacy levels.
What is FALSE? "Use Universal Precautions"
Plain language way to say "dialysis".
What is (something like) "using a machine to clean waste out of your blood so that your kidneys work well"?
After designing new patient materials, it is best to have them reviewed by _________.
What are your patients?
A health literacy training module you could encourage your co-workers to take for CE's.
What are the CDC's "Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals" or AMA "Help Patient Understand" modules?
An intervention with individuals to help them understand their medications.
What is "A Brown Bag Medication Review or Reconciliation"?
College educated patients are often offended by materials written at a low literacy level.
What is FALSE? Research shows that everyone appreciates clear, concise health information.
Plain language way to say "fasting blood glucose".
What is (something like) "a blood test that shows how much sugar is in your blood after not eating or drinking for eight hours."?
Another term for Plain Language
What is "living room language"?
One of the Five Promising Practices: "Use of standardized __________ tools".
What is "Communication"?
This kit can help your organization address all levels of health literacy within your organization.
What is "The Universal Precautions Toolkit?"
Teach Back add approx 2 minutes to a patient visit.
What is FALSE? Research shows that is does not add extra time to a visit.