4 Tools for Assessing Health Education Materials

How do you know if health education materials are easy-to-read? This 2-hour in person class or webinar provides an overview of 4 free tools you can use to assess health education material. We’ll discuss the key elements, differences, and similarities of Clear Communications Index (CCI), Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), and NLM’s Health Education Materials Assessment Tool (HEMAT). Learners will use NLM’s HEMAT to evaluate health education material in an exploratory exercise.

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Learning Objectives

• Explain the benefits of assessing health education materials
• Identify the key elements, differences, and similarities of 4 health education material assessment tools
• Clear Communications Index (CCI)
• Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM)
• Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)
• NLM’s Health Education Materials Assessment Tool (HEMAT).
• Use the NLM’s HEMAT to evaluate health education materials.

Agenda

1. Intros/ housekeeping (15m)
2. The why and how of assessing health education materials (30m)
3. Evidence-based assessment tools (30m)
4. Using the NLM assessment tool (30m) – activity & discussion
5. Wrap up / Next steps (15m)

MLA CE Credits: 2