5. Health Literacy
The ability to read,
understand, and utilize
basic health-related
information
... like prescription
bottle labels and
appointment slips
#hcmd09
8. Learn or Die
Literate 18%
Illiterate
40%
25% of the 3500 people monitored had inadequate health literacy
The Illiterate group had a greater chance of dying over the next 6 years
#hcmd09 http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2007/10/18/healthcare_complexity_the_elephant_in_th
9. Heard in an industry meeting
“The Patient Centered
Medical Home ...
...is centered around
the Physician”
Anonymous -
... for obvious reasons
#hcmd09
13. Health 2.0 is participatory healthcare.
Enabled by information, software, and
community that we collect or create, we the
patients can be effective partners in our own
health care, and we the people can
participate in reshaping the health system
itself.
Dr. Ted Eytan
& the community
#hcmd09
14. Health Care is important
to us all
“I Didn’t know I had so much
to say about it ...”
Geoff DiMasi
Principal P’unk Ave,
Health Consumer,
Parent
#hcmd09
26. HealthCa.mp Foundation
The mission of the Foundation is to:
• Act as a catalyst for change
• Engaging all parties impacted
by Health Care change in the
discussion.
HealthCa.mp is not just a conversation
- it is a call to action encouraging grass roots involvement to
initiate and sustain positive change that improves health and
wellness in our communities.
#hcmd09
27. Support Through
• A central HealthCamp resource of
templates, literature and guidance
• A central web site that can host event sites
and blogs
• Organizational tools and resources for
event organizers
• ???
#hcmd09
28. healthca.mp
Go to http://healthca.mp
for more information
Upcoming events: TB
D
HealthCampNYC
Mo
10 n
/5
Mark Scrimshire
@ekivemark
#hcmd09 ekive.blogspot.com