The next social challenge to public health: the information environment.pptx
Health Literacy E-Games for Community Outreach fairs 2012
1. • HEART ATTACK
• WOMENS’ HEARTS
• STROKE
• MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Elisabeth Marrapodi, Library Director, TRMC
2. WHAT IS HEALTH LITERACY AND WHY
IS IT IMPORTANT?
THE BASIC DEFINITION OF HEALTH LITERACY:
THE ABILTY TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND ACT ON
HEALTH INFORMATION.
OVER 90 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE
DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING AND USING HEALTH
INFORMATION.
Some examples:
Understanding directions on a prescription bottle
Communicating with your doctor
Understanding your diagnosis and treatment plans
Managing a chronic illness …and more
3. QUICK HEALTH FACTS:
EVERY 20 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACK
At least 250,000 people die of a heart attack before reaching
the hospital
EVERY 40 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A STROKE
Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S.
TOO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OR WILL IGNORE THEM!
HOW MANY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS DO YOU KNOW?
4. Would you know if you were having a heart
attack or stroke?
Only 44% of Americans Early recognition of signs
know all 5 symptoms of a and symptoms can make
stroke the difference between life
Only 38% know to call 911 and death of you or a loved
if they think they are one!
having a stroke or if
someone else is
In one survey of 1,200
people only 1/3 knew
shortness of breath could
be a symptom of a heart
attack
5. TRINITAS ONLINE GAMES CAN HELP YOU LEARN
ABOUT HEALTH TOPICS!
To date over 1500 people around the world have played our
online games about heart attack, stroke, womens’ heart
health and medical terminology!
About the online games:
easy true/false questions created by the Trinitas Librarian with a
Nursing Advisory Team from Cardiology, Neurology & Education
accessible on the Trinitas Library website or TRMC main visitor
website
in English and Spanish
anonymous, free and can be played at your own pace in the privacy
of your own home 24/7
Plus additional information and videos
6. TRMC LIBRARY GAME BOX
www.trinitashospital.org/medical_library.htm
www.trinitashospital.org
7. Or you can play our health games
with an avatar in the virtual world
of
Second Life! Its free!
www.secondlife.com
Infolit iSchool surl:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/infolit%20iSc
hool/41/33/22
Our virtual health games at Infolit ischool
in Second Life
8. What people are saying about the health e-games
learned something new about Survey Question:
heart attack Will you use this information for
Library website: 64% future health care decisions?
Second Life: 53%
learned something new about Library’s website players:
stroke Yes = 79%
Library website: 61%
Second Life: 58%
Second Life players:
learned new medical terms Yes = 92%
Library website: 73%
Second Life: 79%
9. Recognized by the Medical Library Association Hospital
Sections Award in Research 2010
Partially funded by NNLM/MAR Small Projects Grant 2010-
2011