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Elisabeth Jacobsen Marrapodi

This document discusses the importance of health literacy and provides information about heart attacks, strokes, and related medical terminology. It defines health literacy as the ability to understand and act on health information. Over 90 million Americans have difficulty with health literacy. The document then provides quick facts about heart attacks and strokes, noting that many people do not recognize the signs and symptoms. It introduces online games created by the hospital library to help people learn about these topics in a fun, anonymous way from the privacy of their own home. Feedback indicates the games are successfully teaching people new health information that they intend to use for future healthcare decisions.

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• HEART ATTACK • WOMENS’ HEARTS • STROKE • MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Elisabeth Marrapodi, Library Director, TRMC
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
QUICK HEALTH FACTS: ï‚— EVERY 20 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACK ï‚— At least 250,000 people die of a heart attack before reaching the hospital ï‚— EVERY 40 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A STROKE ï‚— Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. ï‚— TOO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OR WILL IGNORE THEM! HOW MANY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS DO YOU KNOW?
Would you know if you were having a heart attack or stroke? ï‚— Only 44% of Americans ï‚— Early recognition of signs know all 5 symptoms of a and symptoms can make stroke the difference between life ï‚— 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 ï‚— In one survey of 1,200 people only 1/3 knew shortness of breath could be a symptom of a heart attack
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
TRMC LIBRARY GAME BOX www.trinitashospital.org/medical_library.htm www.trinitashospital.org
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
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%
Recognized by the Medical Library Association Hospital Sections Award in Research 2010 Partially funded by NNLM/MAR Small Projects Grant 2010- 2011

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Library hl games 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? ï‚— THE BASIC DEFINITION OF HEALTH LITERACY: ï‚— THE ABILTY TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND ACT ON HEALTH INFORMATION. ï‚— OVER 90 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING AND USING HEALTH INFORMATION. ï‚— Some examples: ï‚— Understanding directions on a prescription bottle ï‚— Communicating with your doctor ï‚— Understanding your diagnosis and treatment plans ï‚— Managing a chronic illness …and more
  • 3. QUICK HEALTH FACTS: ï‚— EVERY 20 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACK ï‚— At least 250,000 people die of a heart attack before reaching the hospital ï‚— EVERY 40 SECONDS SOMEONE HAS A STROKE ï‚— Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. ï‚— 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? ï‚— Only 44% of Americans ï‚— Early recognition of signs know all 5 symptoms of a and symptoms can make stroke the difference between life ï‚— 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 ï‚— 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! ï‚— To date over 1500 people around the world have played our online games about heart attack, stroke, womens’ heart health and medical terminology! ï‚— About the online games: ï‚— easy true/false questions created by the Trinitas Librarian with a Nursing Advisory Team from Cardiology, Neurology & Education ï‚— accessible on the Trinitas Library website or TRMC main visitor website ï‚— in English and Spanish ï‚— anonymous, free and can be played at your own pace in the privacy of your own home 24/7 ï‚— 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 ï‚— Library’s website players: stroke ï‚— Yes = 79% Library website: 61% Second Life: 58% ï‚— Second Life players: learned new medical terms ï‚— 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