This training is designed to prepare public health officials and workers to effectively plan for and respond to pandemic events in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of children and families, enhances compliance with public health recommendations, and supports resiliency in the pediatric population.
Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions? Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal life. Read More
Limited health literacy is very common among patients in the US. Managing such patients effectively requires that health care providers understand the nature of health literacy and possess specific clinical skills both to assess the health literacy of their patients and to communicate with them in a manner consistent with their health literacy levels.
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As the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse nation, health care systems and providers need to respond to patients’ varied perspectives, values, and behaviors about health and well-being. Failure to understand and manage social and cultural differences may have significant health consequences for minority groups in particular. Read More
This activity presented by...
Roberto Dansie, PhD
Faculty
Psychosocial Trauma Institute
Missouri School of Medicine
