Kate Cronan MD is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College, Director of Health Content Integration for the Nemours Children’s Health Media Center, and Editor for KidsHealth.org. She leads the creation of easy-to-understand patient instructions. Cronan is an active and enthusiastic health literacy champion and was the co-chair of the Language Proficiency and Health Literacy Committee at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.
In this podcast, Dr. Kate Cronan talks with Helen Osborne about:
- Health literacy issues to consider when communicating with children, along with their parents or caregivers.
- Strategies to help set a positive tone, put children at ease, and communicate medical information in ways they can understand.
- Choosing words, using pictures, and otherwise being clear when teaching children about health and illness.
More Ways to Learn:
- KidsHealth from Nemours. Communicating complex medical information in ways that parents, kids, and teens can understand. At http://kidshealth.org
- Abrams MA, Dreyer BP, (2009) Plain Language Pediatrics: Health Literacy Strategies and Communication Resources for Common Pediatric Topics. Available as an eBook from AAP, at http://ebooks.aap.org/product/plain-language-pediatrics
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Second Edition (Updated 2018), by Helen Osborne. Relevant chapters include: 13, 17, 27, 32.
Read a transcript of this podcast.
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