The disparity of knowledge between the underserved and the rest of the patient population is astounding. Let's work to create a way to educate more of the underserved in ways and locations that they are used to learning.

1. Let’s Reduce
the Patient
Education
Gap Together
SMARTER PATIENTS LIVE
HEALTHIER LIVES

2. The Patient Education Gap Begins at Birth
▪ An interesting article in 09/07/16 Washington Post* about Dr.
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority
Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health.
▪ Dr. Pérez-Stable’s goal is “to establish a greater depth and
credibility and acceptance of the science of minority health and
health disparities.”
▪ He wants to learn “how people’s socioeconomic status and
everyday lives affect their health.” Basically seeing how early in
their lives, situations and habits affect their health throughout
their life.
2*“This doctor breaks down language and cultural barriers to health care”, Kimbriell Kelly, Washingtonpost.com, 09-07-16

3. Span the Gap by Educating the Community
▪ We know that the educational gap greatens the lower on the
socioeconomic scale a person is.
▪ The less formally educated a person is typically correlates to a
lower informed patient.
▪ The key to breaking the cycle is to educate the entire community
on the values of living healthier. The education may help to break
the cycle of ignorance.
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4. Halo Health Wants to Help
▪ Halo Health works with you to create customized patient education
experiences based on disease states, patient demographics,
health system services, and your staff.
▪ We can put this information in waiting and exam rooms to catch
patients when they are thinking about their health, in patient
rooms to help patients understand how to manage their disease,
on tablets and emails so patients can learn at their leisure, and in
community centers and schools to help educate during down time.
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5. Halo Health Customizes Content to Your Audience
▪ We work with you to ensure the messages are geared to their
audience- be it in multiple languages using plain speak.
▪ We help you speak to the patient not at or above them. Teaching
people why Coca Cola is bad for them needs to be explained, but
also what are some alternatives that are cost effective and
accessible to the families.
▪ The goal is to help break the patterns associated with not
understanding their health conditions. Understanding what foods
are good for diabetics goes a lot further than telling people to
avoid sweets and breads.
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6. We want to help
you create a better
informed patient
base- and we do it
commercial free,
typically for less
than $5 a day.
If you are working with the
underserved, please contact us
(856-520-8655 or
info@haloheals.com).
Together we can make an impact.