Our Purpose
Mission and Vision statement
Mission:
Present healthcare consumers and providers with tools, resources, and opportunities to improve public health through health literacy.
Vision:
A future where patients and families are empowered to use resources to improve their ability to navigate the healthcare system. A future where physicians and providers of healthcare engage in the implementation of evidence-based practice at every patient encounter.
Why health literacy?
Low health literacy has been associated with increased healthcare costs, increased mortality and increased morbidity. According to the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) 2021 Health Literacy Initiative, SC has the 13th highest rate of functional illiteracy in the USA. Nationally, 90% of the United States population lack proficient health literacy skills (AALS,2003). The cost of poor health literacy is estimated between $106-$238 billion dollars of unnecessary cost.
Informed, health literate, patients, caregivers and families are key partners to improving healthy outcomes. Let's work together.
Evidence- Based
Evidence- based interventions are available.
The goal of HealthSpeak is to introduce, train and implement evidence- based tools to improve health literacy through community and provider relationships.
Providers can learn how to implement a Universal Health Literate Care Model.
Consumers will be empowered to navigate the use of the healthcare system.
Transforming Lives Through Health Literacy
Consulting
Youth Ambassador Program
Consulting
At HealthSpeak, we will work with your organization towards your unique goals to impact health outcomes.
Workshops
Youth Ambassador Program
Consulting
Workshops can be customized to meet your population needs. Participants will walk away with tools to immediately implement to impact low health literacy for consumers and providers.
Youth Ambassador Program
Youth Ambassador Program
Youth Ambassador Program
Our youth are the future. Early education and exposure to healthcare systems is essential to healthier communities.