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Health Literacy Champion
By completing this Open Badge, you will build on your knowledge of why health literacy is important and learn how to use some simple techniques such as TeachBack and chunk and check to improve how you communicate and check understanding of the people you support.
Promoting positive health literacy is everyone’s responsibility. By completing this Open Badge, you will build on your knowledge of why health literacy is important and learn how to use some simple techniques such as TeachBack and chunk and check to improve how you communicate and check understanding of the people you support.
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Complete the “Health literacy – you can make a difference” e-learning module. This will take approximately 30 minutes and requires you to register for TURAS Learn (see below).
All SSKS learning materials are hosted on Turas Learn so you will need to register for a Turas account to access the e-learning.
This allows you to track your learning and access other material to support your learning and development. It only takes a few minutes to register here: learn.nes.nhs.scot
You must hold the following badge before you can apply for this one:
- Submit the learning certificate from the course
- Tell us how you intend to use the health literacy tools and techniques in your practice (minimum 150 words).
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The Knowledge Network for health and social care
The Knowledge Network for health and social care is a digital library designed for thos working within social care in Scotland. Here you will find high-quality materials like eBooks and eJournals to help inform your research and practice.
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I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge