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Health Literacy Month:
Social Media Toolkit

Health Literacy Month:
Social Media Toolkit

October is Health Literacy Month! The teams at CIDI & TFL have created content around this topic that all partner organizations can use for their social media. You can either click the button directly below to download an accessible word document with this information, or read on below. 

This work was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Accessible Word Document

Purpose

October is Health Literacy Month. Health literacy means knowing how to find, understand, and use health information to make good choices for yourself and others. This can be difficult for many people for a variety of reasons. 

People with low health literacy often have worse outcomes than people with high health literacy. Some of these bad outcomes include: 

  • Medication errors
  • Challenges managing complicated health problems
  • Higher morbidity and mortality

Some older adults struggle with health literacy, especially those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease. TFL Gerontologist Sal Kibler has worked with the team to create helpful videos about health literacy for older adults who face these challenges. 

Instructions

Tools for Life (TFL), Georgia’s Assistive Technology (AT) Act Program housed in the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) at Georgia Tech, has created this helpful health literacy social media toolkit for the month of October. This toolkit features resources created by the TFL team and by other organizations. 

The toolkit is divided into two sections:

  • What is Health Literacy?
  • Assistive Technology for Health Literacy

This toolkit is mostly text-based, featuring some links to videos on YouTube. You can also access the reels, closed caption files, final open captioned files, and the static graphics  here. You can use the text given as captions for social media sites like Instagram. 

If you use any of these resources, please tag us!

  • Facebook: @gatoolsforlife & @cidiaccess
  • Instagram: @gatoolsforlife & @cidiaccess
  • LinkedIn: @gatoolsforlife & @cidiaccess

What is Health Literacy?

October is Health Literacy Month
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  • (this caption goes with the above graphic) October is Health Literacy Month!
    • Understanding health information helps us make informed decisions, support others, and live healthier lives. 💪
    • Let’s raise awareness, share resources, and empower our communities to take charge of their health. #HealthLiteracyMonth
      • Suggested alt text for above graphic: Two people look at a tablet. One is older, the other is younger & wearing scrubs. The text states "October is Health Literacy Month".
  • Health literacy is the ability to understand and engage with your healthcare provider and healthcare information to make informed decisions about your health. Check out this video from @gatoolsforlife to boost your health literacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOPzcZHjb0&list=PLZH-8z1Rji0vdOUzWjdYpydIB7XyxyzLG&index=1 #HealthLiteracyMonth
Did you know? Nearly 9 out of 10 American adults struggle with health literacy, especially when providers use unfamiliar or complex terms.
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  • (this caption goes with the above graphic) Did you know? 💡
    • Nearly 9 out of 10 American adults struggle to understand and use health information. That’s why health literacy matters for everyone!  #HealthLiteracyMonth
      • Suggested alt text: An older and younger person look at a tablet. The text states "Did you know? Nearly 9 out of 10 American adults struggle with health literacy, especially when their providers use unfamiliar or complex terms."
  • Improving health literacy could prevent nearly 1 million hospital visits and save over $25 billion a year. Read more: https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/content/dam/UHG/PDF/About/Health-Literacy-Brief.pdf #HealthLiteracyMonth
  • Providers: using less medical jargon and more plain language can help older adults be more involved in their own care. #HealthLiteracyMonth
  • #HealthLiteracy is more than just “literacy”; it’s “numeracy” too! Being able to correctly interpret statistics, risk, and outcomes is an essential part of improving health literacy #HealthLiteracyMonth
  • #Telemedicine has an important role to play in managing healthcare for elderly individuals. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyF0lxOdIRU&list=PLZH-8z1Rji0vdOUzWjdYpydIB7XyxyzLG&index=2 #HealthLiteracyMonth
  • Some of the consequences of poor health literacy? #HealthLiteracyMonth

AT for Health Literacy

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