Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) is set to host
"Empower Your Wellness," a health literacy event on Friday, June 7, at noon. The event will be a
lunch-and-learn opportunity to educate individuals on their medical
and psychiatric diagnoses, drug prescriptions, how to communicate
with healthcare professionals successfully, and how to navigate
healthcare systems. The event will be at Tower Place in
Monroe at 1500 N. 19th Street.
MONROE,
La., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) is set to host
"Empower Your Wellness," a health literacy event on Friday, June 7, at noon. The event will be a
lunch-and-learn opportunity to educate individuals on their medical
and psychiatric diagnoses, drug prescriptions, how to communicate
with healthcare professionals successfully, and how to navigate
healthcare systems. The event will be at Tower Place in
Monroe at 1500 N. 19th Street.
"We must continue to be innovative in
conceptualizing issues and solving problems on behalf of, and with
vulnerable people and communities in our region," Dr. Sizer
said.
The event's purpose is for attendees to learn how to take charge
of their own health. Professionals will teach them how to ask
questions about their diagnosis, reputable resources to research
ailments, the importance of having a peer with them at doctor's
appointments, prescriptions and drug interactions, and more.
NEDHSA's mobile health unit will also be available on-site.
NEDHSA Executive Director Dr. Monteic A. Sizer said, "The agency
must stay focused on meeting the comprehensive health and social
needs of vulnerable populations in Northeast Louisiana. This also means that we
need vulnerable populations co-laboring with us as we seek to
improve regional population health outcomes."
"We must continue to be innovative in conceptualizing issues and
solving problems on behalf of, and with vulnerable people and
communities in our region," Dr. Sizer said. "We also cannot forget
about how negative social determinants of health drive poor
primary, mental health, and addiction-related outcomes."
According to the National Institutes of Health, "Health literacy
is a complex phenomenon that involves individuals, families,
communities, and health systems. Health literacy encompasses the
materials, environments, and challenges associated with disease
prevention and health promotion."
The focus of the Empower Your Wellness campaign is to serve the
adult population who live with primary care challenges, mental
health illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance use
disorders.
NEDHSA's Director of Integrated Care Janice Rogers said, "This means knowing the
correlation between services received and medications prescribed
and how it all plays a part in the individual's health
outcomes."
"Health literacy provides skills that enhance and improve
integrated care on a large scale," Rogers said. "We aim to focus on
the whole person while ensuring individuals are actively involved
in their treatment, which is a huge benefit that will produce
significant outcomes."
Health literacy includes a broad range of abilities, such as
reading, comprehending, sharing information, analyzing data,
contemplating decisions, and taking action. Through the Empower
Your Wellness campaign, NEDHSA offers counseling on prescriptions
through its on-site pharmacy, Genoa, and hosts seminars at its clinics to
discuss topics including but not limited to nutrition, the effects
of controlled substances on certain medications, and environmental
risk factors. NEDHSA's staff are also trained to help implement
consistent messaging to ensure patients understand their role in
overall health and wellness.
The Empower Your Wellness campaign is available to the general
public, and NEDHSA will host health literacy sessions throughout
the 12-parish region of Northeast
Louisiana after first engaging those inside of its growing
network.
Dr. Sizer added: "At the end of the day, we want the people we
serve to be healed, meaningfully connected with others, working,
educated, socially responsible, have other social determinants of
health needs met, and be contributing members of society."
To register for the attend, visit:
https://empowerwellness2024.eventbrite.com.
Media Contact
DeRon Talley, NEDHSA,
318-237-9973, deron.talley@la.gov, www.nedeltahsa.org
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