6/28 Advancing Health Literacy: City-wide Needs Assessment

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Description:

The Rhode Island Public Health Institute, in partnership with the city of Providence and the Providence Community Clinics Network, conducted a mixed-methods needs assessment focused on Communities of Color in Providence, RI. The needs assessment focused on characterizing health literacy needs with a focus of COVID-19 and other topics of public health significance which intersect with the pandemic.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss capacity building for reaching at-risk populations
• Identify health literacy and resource needs of Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx individuals in Rhode Island.