PRESENTATION TITLE

Improving Health Education and Literacy:  A vital Step Towards Health Equity

PRESENTER(S)
Swapna Benjaram Reddy, JD, DrPH, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic ALIX School of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona

PRESENTER BIO

Swapna Reddy is a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions. At Arizona State University, Reddy teaches students in undergraduate and graduate coursework. Reddy serves as faculty at Arizona State University’s Barrett, the Honors College (Medical Studies). Additionally, she is an adjunct assistant professor in Health Care Administration at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine- Arizona. 

Reddys primary research interests are how law and policy can be utilized as tools to improve population health and health outcomes to reduce health disparities and inequities. She has presented at various international, national and local conferences and published on issues related to the health care of high need populations. Reddy regularly comments to the media on issues related to health policy and disparities, and has a monthly "Reddy Health Policy News" segment on Arizona PBS' Arizona Horizon show. She has also been featured on BBC, PBS, NPR, KJZZ, NBC News, Bloomberg News, Phoenix Business Journal, ABC 15 Phoenix, Cronkite News and ASU Now. 

Prior to joining Arizona State University, Reddy has held a variety of health policy and equity positions related to improving the health of low income communities, particularly affecting women, children and working families. Prior experience includes: Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital- Women's Health Policy and Advocacy Program; CASA at Columbia University; The Children's Defense Fund-New York; the Texas Senate; Texas Health Institute; and The University of Texas School of Public Health.

VIEWING LOCATIONS
Zoom: Link, via invitation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Acquire an understanding of health education and literacy as a complex, multidimensional issue that includes skills of patients, families, communities, health professionals and health care systems.
• Identify the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and organizational level shifts needed to improve health literacy at the individual, community, and organizational levels.
• Ascertain how health education and literacy impacts disparities related to cancer screening and care.

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TRANSCRIPT
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