Health Literacy: Enhancing Access to Health Care for Justice-Involved Individuals [Webinar]

This webinar explains:

what health literacy has to do with accessing health care;
what literacy is;
what health literacy is;
the five steps of health literacy-find health information, understand it, evaluate it, communicate it, and use it;
the health literacy of U.S. adults;
health literacy is disproportionate;
barriers to good health literacy;
what needs to be done;
prevalence of disease;
health risks following release;
transitional care-continuity of care;
barriers to care;
Transitions Clinic Program-patient centered and culturally competent care for returning prisoners;
strategies to successful engagement post-release;
the need for referrals to the community by criminal justice providers;
how to make connections between criminal justice providers and the community;
referrals to the community from the jail or prison;
referrals to the community;
and electronic linkages.