Kcmo Health Dept

KC Health Iq: Improving the Ability of High-risk Residents to Obtain, Comprehend, and Use Health Information Toward the Prevention of COVID-19 Infection While Improving Capacity of Local Practitioners - the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Laid Bare the Ways in Which Poor Health Literacy Has Impacted Consumers' Ability to Attain and Use Health Information. Furthermore, We Have Come to Terms With the Ways in Which Public Health Infrastructure Was Not Prepared to Deliver Comprehensible, Timely, and Usable Health Information When It Was Needed Most. in the Proposed Project, We Build the Health Literacy of Grassroots Level Organizations Who in Term Develop Highly Impactful Health Communication Opportunities Wherein Meaningful Materials Are Disseminated. Furthermore, We Target Safety Net Clinic Medical Care Providers, Social Service Organizations, and Public Health Practitioners to Provide In-depth Workshops on Appropriate Health Communication Practices. We Also Promote the Uptake of Internal Policies That Organizations Should Adapt in Order to Improve the Extent to Which Residents Believe That They Have Been Included in Their Medical Decisions, Fully Understand Their Health Information, and Are Sufficiently Informed in Order to Make the Best Health Decisions, Particularly Those That Will Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 Infection and Mortality.