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Incorporating Health Literacy into Speech Therapy

This course will provide practical strategies for how to incorporate health literacy into speech therapy sessions.

This course will be live on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 5 pm Eastern Time. Replays will follow immediately and will be available through Aug. 15, 2026.

Health literacy describes how one understands their body in order to make informed health decisions. Health literacy is determined by factors known as social determinants of health. Low health literacy can impact one’s understanding of their communication disorder.

This course explores evidence-informed strategies for addressing health literacy within speech-language therapy sessions.

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Presenters

Jackie Rodriguez
M.S., CCC-SLP
Jackie Rodriguez, M.S., CCC-SLP is a bilingual speech language pathologist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has extensive experience working across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Jackie is passionate about dementia care, cultural & linguistic diversity and health literacy. She is the Director of Communications for the Bilingual Empowerment through Allied Mentorship (BEAM SLP) program. She is a recipient of the ASHA Distinguished Early Career Professional award.

Learning Objectives

Identify 3 social determinants of health (SDOH) that influence access to speech pathology services. Define health literacy. Describe two ways to incorporate health literacy into advocacy for student/patient/caregiver education.
Define health literacy.
Describe two ways to incorporate health literacy into advocacy for student/patient/caregiver education.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
10 minutes	What is Health Literacy
30 minutes	Social Determinants of Health
10 minutes	Case Examples
5 minutes	Questions

Disclosures

Financial:	Jackie is the owner of Unlearn with Me Speech Services, LLC. Jackie is the owner of a teacherspayteachers.com store which sells products related to this presentation
Non-Financial:	Jackie is the Director of Communications for the Bilingual Empowerment through Allied Mentorship Program, Incorporated
Content:	Jackie has no additional content information to disclose.

ASHA

This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.

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