#RuralHealthChat: Addressing Health Literacy in Rural America

The Twitter Chat is STARTING! Follow our Twitter Chat examining personal and organizational health literacy in rural populations using the #RuralHealthChat hashtag! If you are joining us, please introduce yourself! #PowerofRural
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We’re excited to co-host “#RuralHealthChat: Addressing Health Literacy in Rural America” with @ruralhealthinfo! 🎉 #PowerOfRural https://t.co/RWYPzAG80x

@ruralhealthinfo @ruralhealthinfo Thank you for having us for your #RuralHealthChat! We are the Horowitz Center, the nation’s first center for health literacy and we’re based out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. #PowerofRural

Welcome to #RuralHealthChat! We are thrilled to welcome our co-host @NOSORH #PowerofRural

This is Michelle Hutchinson, health literacy lead at CDC, tweeting about #HealthLiteracy during @NOSORH’s Rural Health Chat! Follow along or join us with #RuralHealthChat and #PowerofRural. https://t.co/posdfvHtpQ https://t.co/PEYamR5tEV

We’re excited to join today’s #RuralHealthChat! Learn More Breathe Better is an @nih_nhlbi national health education program that raises awareness about lung diseases and conditions, like COPD and asthma. #PowerOfRural

We would also like to welcome our #RuralHealthChat special guests: @WalshCenter @usdaRD @NRHA_Advocacy @UMDHealthLit @FloridaLiteracy @ahahospitals @UAMS_CHL @CDC_eHealth @LetsMoveLibrary #PowerofRural

Time to talk rural health literacy! #PowerofRural #RuralHealthChat https://t.co/8BaaOYPWIv

NRHA is so excited to be participating in the #RuralHealthChat! Follow along for the next hour to learn more about rural health and literacy. #PowerofRural

Excellent to be here! What an outstanding #PowerOfRural #RuralHealthChat https://t.co/3vVvLHb54Q

We are thrilled to join @ruralhealthinfo & @NOSORH for today’s #RuralHealthChat! We are an international initiative focused on supporting Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) through public library programs and partnerships. We are thrilled to share the #PowerofRural libraries https://t.co/3tkxrfucop

@LetsMoveLibrary @ruralhealthinfo @NOSORH The library is an integral part of connection for some rural residents, including parents with preschool children coming to the library for storytime and older retired residents in a retirement community stopping by for reading material. #PowerofRural #RuralHealthChat

@Hoosierdiana @ruralhealthinfo @NOSORH We agree! And we're here to make sure librarians are part of the conversation. Libraries don't run themselves and librarians can and should be part of the conversation about how to most effectively address rural health disparities. #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural

Hi, I’m Shannon Wu, @ahahospitals Sr. Associate Director of Policy! I’m taking over the @ahahospitals Twitter account for the next hour as we discuss how we best address health literacy in rural America. I’ll sign my tweets SW #PowerofRural #RuralHealthChat – great to be here!

@ruralhealthinfo @WalshCenter @usdaRD @NRHA_Advocacy @UMDHealthLit @FloridaLiteracy @ahahospitals @CDC_eHealth @LetsMoveLibrary Stoked to be in great company to discuss something near and dear to our hearts! #PowerofRural #RuralHealthChat

The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis is excited to participate! #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural

How this works: We’ll ask questions using Q1/Q2/etc. & responses should include A1/A2/etc. & the #RuralHealthChat & #PowerofRural tags. Comments and questions are welcome. Let’s begin!

@ruralhealthinfo Dr. Diana Prescott, clinical psychologist practicing in rural Maine, grew up on a farm in Indiana, trained in Nebraska. #PowerofRural #RuralHealthChat

@ruralhealthinfo Florida Literacy Coalition & @FloridaBlue have been providing health literacy grants and resources to adult literacy & ESOL programs for 10 yrs. We help adults gain the knowledge & skills needed to make informed choices about their health! We are excited for the #RuralHealthChat

Q1: What is health literacy and why is it so important for the health of rural residents? To what extent do rural populations experience barriers to health literacy? #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural https://t.co/7xVETj1SOU

A1: #Rural residents are more likely to have chronic diseases & experience #SDOH that impact health literacy & contribute to lower educational attainment, & increased poverty rates. These factors directly affect an individual's health & well-being. #RuralHealthChat #PowerOfRural https://t.co/wrE4T2iPy3

@ruralhealthinfo A1: Groups with known #HealthLiteracy challenges (e.g. those with less education, those from some racial and ethnic groups) make up a significant share of the population in some rural communities. #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural

A1: We use the Healthy People 2030 health literacy definition with two distinct and related components: personal and organizational health literacy #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural https://t.co/pPBTon0QEu

A1: Health literacy is essential in that it is how people receive, interpret and act on health information, and this is why it’s critical that they have trusted sources of information to meet them where they are. This is how we can remove barriers. #RuralHealthChat #PowerOfRural https://t.co/GDSoeJQ0Fo

A1: The CDC National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy has three goals: Goal #1 to “Develop and Share Health and Safety Information That Is Accurate, Accessible, and Actionable.” https://t.co/GyPKtymhSy #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural https://t.co/q9jhs1Wgdk