Reflect on your experiences with literacy/numeracy issues in healthcare settings. Explain any personal examples you have seen where poor literacy and numeracy skills prevented attainment of good health. What recommendations would you make to improve communication where literacy and numeracy limitations are evident?
For additional details, please refer to the Journal Guidelines and Rubric PDF document.
Click the above link to navigate to your journal and complete this module’s assignment.
PHE 330 Journal Guidelines and Rubric:

Journal activities in this course are private between you and the instructor. Journal activities will allow you to personally reflect on your public health
experiences in relation to communication.
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (73%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Personal Reflection Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides examples to further
explain personal reflection
Provides a reflection on
personal experience with the
given topic
Personal reflection is lacking in
detail
Does not provide a reflection
on personal experience with
the given topic
45
Recommendations Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses examples from scholarly
research to support
recommendations
Uses personal and/or course
information to make
recommendations for
improvement on the given topic
Proposed recommendations for
improvement on the given topic
are lacking in detail
Does not make
recommendations for
improvement on the given topic
45
Articulation of
Response
Journal assignment is free of
errors in organization and
grammar
Journal assignment is mostly
free of errors of organization
and grammar which are
marginal and rarely interrupt
the flow
Journal assignments contain
errors of organization and
grammar but are limited
enough so that assignments can
be understood
Journal assignment contains
errors of organization and
grammar making the journal
difficult to understand
10
Earne

Required Resources
Textbook: Essentials of public health communication, Chapters 6 and 7
Library Article: Self-Affirmation and the Biased Processing of Threatening Health-Risk Information opens in new window
Read this article about the effect of self-affirmation on health.
This resource will help with the completion of this module’s discussion.
Reading: Optimizing Tailored Communications for Health Risk Assessment: A Randomized Factorial Experiment of the Effects of Expectancy Priming, Autonomy Support, and Exemplification opens in new window
Read this article that discusses the promotion of enhanced user engagement, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions for engaging in healthy behaviors using tailored health communications. This resource will help with the completion of this module’s discussion.
Reading: Health Literacy and Early Insights During a Pandemic opens in new window
Read this Shapiro Library article that discusses how utilizing a health literacy lens supports health communications that enable or hinder access to health information, comprehension, and action. This resource will help with the completion of this module’s discussion