Taking an Active Role in Your Care
Fred Hutch Cancer Center's goal is to provide more than just medical care to every patient. The providers and staff strive to educate patients, giving them insights to make informed decisions about their care through a focus on health literacy.
Health literacy has two main components. Firstly, it involves a patient, family member, or caregiver's ability to find, understand, and use health information and services. Secondly, health literacy focuses on how well healthcare organizations communicate information, allowing patients to make informed decisions.
Health literacy focuses on two main components: the ability to find, understand and use health information and services, and how well healthcare organizations communicate information.
Empowering Patients
In celebration of Health Literacy Month, Fred Hutch is sharing the ways care teams empower patients to make decisions.
Author's summary: Empowering patients through health literacy.