Health Literacy Training In Stoke-On-Trent An overview of 2 training courses on offer

HEALTH LITERACY AWARENESS WORKSHOP INTENDED OUTCOMES OF THIS WORKSHOP Increased understanding of Health Literacy and how it might impact on everyday practice Increased awareness of Health Literacy issues and their impact on individuals’ everyday lives and the services that the support them Consideration of how you might support people with Health Literacy needs within their own services Understand how to apply teach back techniques WHO WE WOULD EXPECT TO ATTEND Strategic decision makers in health and social care as well as from regulatory bodies Coordinators and managers of frontline healthcare professionals Coordinators and managers of community and voluntary sector organisations and groups which deliver training and similar interventions with the public on health, wellbeing, eating and exercise subject areas (Please note, anyone who has attended the ‘Health Literacy Ideas Exchange’ or ‘Health Literacy Ideas to Action’ events in Stoke-on-Trent may not need to attend this workshop as you will received part of this training already – please call to this if necessary) DURATION OF THIS WORKSHOP This is a 1-day workshop, typically running from 10am to 4pm LOCATION OF THIS WORKSHOP The workshop will be held at The Bridge Centre, Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent DATE(S) FOR THIS WORKSHOP Wednesday 3 rd February, 2016

INTENDED OUTCOMES OF THIS WORKSHOP Understand the basic principles of delivering sessions to a group Increased awareness of Health Literacy issues and their impact on everyday lives; Increased understanding of and Increased understanding of Skilled for Health; familiarity with the national Skilled for Health learning resources; Considered how they might use the resources with learners in their own setting; Increased understanding of how to plan a Skilled for Health Scheme of Work and a Skilled for Health session, using the learning resources; Prepared a plan for a two hour session on a given theme; Prepared to deliver a 10 minute introduction to their session to the rest of the group; Gained experience of delivering a 10 minute Skilled for Health activity in groups; The ability to recognise good practice with regard to the delivery of Skilled for Health sessions. Understand Teach Back techniques WHO WE WOULD EXPECT TO ATTEND Practitioners who are interested in delivering Skilled for Health sessions, as part of a health improvement or community learning programme, but who are not already experienced trainers Participants will find this particularly helpful if their work involves health improvement and community learning in either a statutory or voluntary sector body. For instance previous participants have been NHS Health Trainers and general Support Workers in a Homeless Charity. DURATION OF THIS WORKSHOP This is a 2-day workshop, typically running from 10am to 4pm on each day LOCATION OF THIS WORKSHOP The workshop will be held at The Bridge Centre, Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent DATE(S) FOR THIS WORKSHOP December 9 th and Thursday 10 th December, 2015 AN INTRODUCTION FOR NON-TRAINERS TO DELIVERING SKILLED FOR HEALTH

CONTACT INFORMATION For further information please don’t hesitate to contact us: Mike Oliver (Health Literacy Project Manager) Beth Downing (Health Literacy Training Coordinator) If you want to discuss any of the training courses on offer, please don’t hesitate to call Mike on WHAT IS “SKILLED FOR HEALTH?” Skilled for Health is the national Health Literacy programme for adults who have low levels of Health Literacy as well as general language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills and who, as a result, often find it hard to make healthier choices, adhere to treatment regimes, navigate their way around health systems and act on health promotion messages. The aim of the programme is to use health topics that are targeted at people with lower Health Literacy, and general LLN needs, who do not traditionally participate in health improvement initiatives. This is done by enhancing their skills and knowledge which In turn supports them to both understand and act upon a range of health messages. It is this embedded learning approach which makes it unique and helps empower people by ensuring they have both the skills and information they need to be able to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing.