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Oct
08
0 comments Tags: health insurance, health literacy
Today many adults have difficulty knowing how to find a physician, fill a prescription, use and pay for medications, and use health information to make informed decisions about their health. Libraries are prominent places in communities making libraries and librarians excellent resources for advancing health information literacy. For example, librarians can address the unmet information… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Library, Webinars
Jun
09
0 comments Tags: Children’s Health Insurance Program, health insurance, medicaid, small town
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) Rural Health Policy Project released Medicaid in Small Towns and Rural America: A Lifeline for Children, Families, and Communities. This report resulted from analysis by researchers from Georgetown and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Program and examined “how the role of Medicaid has… Read More »
Posted in: Rural
Jul
05
0 comments Tags: ACA, affordable care act, health insurance
Enroll America and the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services co-host a series of five webinars in which navigators and assisters share their experience, challenges and solutions for connecting people to health care and preventive services. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | 2:00 p.m. ET Health as a Second Language: Connecting Health Insurance Literacy to Outreach and Coverage… Read More »
Posted in: General, Health Information Literacy, Minority Health Concerns
Apr
22
0 comments Tags: affordable care act, health insurance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a number of resources to help those with new health coverage. From Coverage to Care (C2C) provides information on how you and your family can best use it to get the care you need. C2C includes a number of resources such as the Roadmap to Better Care… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Websites