Course Description: This online training discusses how inequalities in health information contribute to unequal treatment and health outcomes for some populations (health disparities) and what communities can do to close the gap and improve health literacy.

Beyond Access:  Inequalities in the generation, manipulation, and distribution of health information and the capacity to act on health information among social and cultural groups in the United States is discussed in an audio presentation by Dr. Kasiomayajula Viswanath. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. His research focuses on how inequalities in communication are associated with health disparities

Subject Area(s):              

• Cultural Competence
• General Public Health

Audience(s):

• Nurses
• General Public Health Staff
• Public Health

Course Language(s):       English

Course Level:    Introductory

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals:     

1. Tier One
   1. Cultural Competency Skills
      1. Describes the ways diversity may influence policies, programs, services, and the health of a community
      2. Addresses the diversity of individuals and populations when implementing policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community

Sponsor: Midwest Center for Life-Long-Learning in Public Health

Course ID:           1014435

Format:                Web-based Training – Self-study (Online)

Clinical / Non-Clinical:  Non Clinical

Credit Type(s):  0.5 CEU/CE