Gamified Learning and the Rewards of Health Literacy

In recognition of Health Literacy Month, Tom Chamberlain, PharmD, founder and CEO of EdLogics, joins host Tim Jones to discuss personal and organizational health literacy and how it can be supported in employer and community settings. Tom describes EdLogics’ use of game-based learning, videos, and rewards to engage people with health education, and explains why engagement is an important first step in learning. The conversation explores financial and nonfinancial incentives, family learning, community partnerships, and the shared responsibility of healthcare providers, educators, employers, and communities to help people find, understand, and use health information. TL;DR? Here Are Our Key Takeaways: How personal and organizational health literacy fit together Why organizations share responsibility for making health information accessible and actionable How engaging approaches can invite people into health education How repetition, video, games, and incentives can support learning and confidence Why health education needs to account for families and communities as well as individuals How healthcare providers, educators, employers, and communities can contribute to health literacy Episode Highlights: 00:00 | Who Is Responsible for Health Literacy? 01:39 | Introducing Personal and Organizational Health Literacy 06:14 | Defining Health Literacy for Individuals and Organizations 08:34 | Why Employers Became an Early Focus 12:41 | Engagement as a First Step in Learning 14:22 | How Rewards Can Support Engagement 17:52 | Bringing Families into Health Education 21:38 | Health Literacy as a Workforce and Economic Development Issue 24:10 | What Health Literacy Looks Like Across Industries 25:23 | Health Literacy in Prevention and Chronic Condition Care 28:17 | Communicating Health Information Beyond the Digital Platform 29:33 | Building Structured Learning Paths 32:43 | Community Partnerships and Shared Responsibility Guest: Thomas Chamberlain, PharmD - EdLogics https://www.edlogics.com/ Host: Tim Jones - Health Nuts Media https://healthnutsmedia.com/ Sponsored by: Simplifi Medical https://simplifimedical.com/ Learn More at: http://www.beyond-blueprint.com/