"Health and Nutrition Literacy: The Social Determinants of Health, Healing & Patient Safety"
Presented by Teresa Wagner, DrPH, Assistant Professor and Senior Fellow, SaferCare Texas, University of North Texas Health Science Center

This webinar series is co-sponsored by SaferCare Texas (formerly known as the UNTHSC Institute for Patient Safety).

Description: Healthy People 2020 recognizes that, "Health starts in our homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities." We know that taking care of ourselves by eating well and staying active, avoiding smoking & nicotine, getting immunizations and screening tests, adequate sleep and having access to healthcare when we are sick all influence our health. These factors are called the Social Determinants of Health and play out in our overall health and wellness.

The ability to understand these factors and how they interact with, "the resources and supports available in our homes, neighborhoods, and communities; the quality of our schooling; the safety of our workplaces; the cleanliness and quality of our water, food, and air; and the nature of our social interactions and relationships" plays a key role in our health healing & ultimately reflects in our recovery response to healthcare services. This presentation will not only explain these intersections of life, health literacy and society but also offer community-based and programmatic solutions.

Objectives: Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:
-Describe Health Literacy & Identify Issues Related
-Identify Health Literacy as a Barrier to Proper Nutrition & Health Behavior
-Analyze how these Impact Health, Healing & Patient Safety
-Develop Solutions within the Community/Healthcare Continuum

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