Health districts partner with Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail to expand health literacy program

The Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts' partnership with Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail offers a novel program boosting health literacy for inmates.
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Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts Partner with Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail to Improve Health Literacy for Incarcerated Individuals

HPHD says the partnership began in June 2025 when they held its first Health Literacy class in the jail’s “We Are All In This Together” program. (Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts) WILLIAMSBURG – ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Contributor: Reframing Health Literacy—A Systemic Driver of Equity and Outcomes

Improving health literacy is essential for promoting health equity, reducing preventable illness, and making health care more effective. Every part of your life shapes your health. Where you live, ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary

The ACA will directly impact individuals and their interactions with the health care system in many ways. In the context of the commissioned paper (described in Chapter 2 and available in Appendix C), ...
Psychology Today

Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy

Adult literacy advocate Toni Cordell recounts the story of feeling comforted when her doctor told her that her medical concern could be solved with an easy surgery. She agreed to proceed without ...