BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The IOM defines health literacy as the degree to which individu als have the capacity to obtain\, process\, and understand basic health inf ormation and services needed to make appropriate health decisions (Ratzan & Parker\, 2000).More than a third of American adults—some 89 million people —lack sufficient health literacy to effectively undertake and execute neede d medical treatments and preventive health care. In this professional devel opment activity\, you will have the opportunity to review and apply tools a nd techniques to make patient education materials universally accessible. DTEND:20240126T010000Z DTSTAMP:20240920T191527Z DTSTART:20240125T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Health Literacy: Tools and Techniques UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_45383798302045 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/health_literacy_tools_and_techniques END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR