health literacy

September 28, 2017

UAMS Regional Campuses Awarded $4.2 Million for Professional Education, Faculty Development, Recruitment

Ben Boulden

Sept. 28, 2017 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses has been awarded a five-year grant of $4.2 million for professional education, faculty development and recruitment. The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Careers Pipeline Branch awarded the grant. The eight Regional Campuses are UAMS Northeast…

July 21, 2017

UAMS Program to Improve Doctor-Patient Communication Offered in 5 Arkansas Counties

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK —Health care providers in five Arkansas counties are invited to participate in a program offered free of charge by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) designed to improve doctor-patient communication. The How to Talk to Your Doctor program will be provided to clinics and hospitals in Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, White and…

March 7, 2016

UAMS Center for Health Literacy Awarded $2.9 Million by National Institutes of Health

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Health Literacy has received a four-year grant of $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test the effectiveness of a diabetes education and health literacy program in patient-centered medical homes at UAMS regional centers across Arkansas. A patient-centered medical home…

October 28, 2014

‘Simple Selfies’ Draw Attention to Health Literacy

Holland Doran

Want to take a “simple selfie?” This question was trending at the UAMS Center for Health Literacy’s open house as the center took to social media in an effort to make health information simple.

September 26, 2013

Health Literacy Expert Encourages Better Patient Engagement

Holland Doran

Eighty million Americans lack sufficient education in health care and disease prevention, a fact that is affecting hospital readmissions statistics, patient-doctor engagement and patient mortality rates, said Laura Noonan, M.D., a health literacy expert who visited UAMS last week.