{"id":568,"date":"2022-02-15T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T23:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/york2\/?p=568"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T23:11:05","slug":"health-literacy-depression-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/york2\/2022\/02\/15\/health-literacy-depression-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Literacy & Depression Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October is National Health Literacy & Depression Awareness Month<\/h2>\n

Originally Published on a Dose of Wellness website.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Improving health literacy is key to providing better healthcare for everyone. One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic is an increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. Equitable and effective healthcare is only possible when individuals have the capacity to understand basic health information and make appropriate health decisions for\u00a0themselves.<\/p>\n

This month is Health Literacy Month, a fitting time to promote beneficial skills, strategies and resources for improving health information. While health literacy can be especially challenging for vulnerable populations and those with cultural and language differences, even the most highly educated often still know very little about their own body or health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Nine out of ten adults struggle to understand and use health information when it is unfamiliar, complex, or jargon-filled<\/p>\n