Podcast 54 - Addressing Low Nutrition Literacy: Strategies for Primary Care

Summary

Listen to Karen Bailey, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES, from Ohio University, discuss the prevalence of low nutrition literacy and its impact on health outcomes. She will share screening tools for primary care providers and, along with Jennifer Gilmore, RN, BSN, CRCC, from the University of Toledo, demonstrate effective communication strategies to help patients make healthier food choices through a brief role-play. Additionally, resources for food access will be provided to support patients facing food insecurity.

Moderated by Colin Crowe, MD, Case Western Reserve University

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/index.html

Cardi-OH Article - Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy: A Focus on Nutrition
https://www.cardi-oh.org/files/resources/cardi-oh-addressing-health-literacy-and-numeracy-a-focus-on-nutrition.pdf

Cardi-OH Capsule 28 - Promoting a Health Diet with Food Label Education
https://www.cardi-oh.org/resources/capsule-28--promoting-a-healthy-diet-with-food-label-education

Sources

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