Description
Students will be introduced to the social determinants of health, with a specific focus on how education impacts people's health, functioning, and quality of life. The lesson will emphasize how language and literacy can act as barriers in accessing and understanding healthcare.
Objectives
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Understand the importance of language and literacy in relation to health.
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Identify the challenges faced by individuals with limited language and literacy skills.
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Explore strategies to improve health communication for those with language barriers.
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Reflect on ways to support individuals in the community who face language and literacy challenges.
Resources
- Video: Introduction to Social Determinants of Health - Share video with students to provide foundational information and context for students.
- Lesson Plan - This document will provide direction for the power point below that will introduce students to education, language and literacy as a determinant of health.
- Presentation - The Impact of Language and Literacy on Health
Activity Options
- Quiz - Ask students to explore website and go on a hunt for information to answer the quiz. Language and Literacy from Health People 2030
- Reflective Questions - Directed questions to promote understanding when there is a barrier to healthcare due to education, language or literacy.
- Improving Health Communication - Scenarios to read and have small group discussion.
- Language and Literacy Discussion and Skit - Students will discuss in small groups the importance of language and literacy. After discussion students are asked to create skits.
- Vocabulary Activity - Understanding Vocabulary Related to Social Determinants of Health, Education, Literacy, and Language