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Fellowships
An important part of a patient’s ability to understand and act on health information is to ensure the information they are receiving is communicated clearly. Healthcare practitioners need to be clear and direct in the language they use, how directions are given, and what materials are presented when talking with patients. For patients it’s the need to be able to read, comprehend, and act on this health information. Health literacy can include the patient’s ability to follow instructions after a doctor’s visit, to fill out the appropriate insurance forms, or to take a medication properly. The Fellowship in Health Literacy/ Clear Health Communications is intended to support research that builds the evidence base for improving health literacy, raising awareness of the health literacy issue, and/or developing real-world strategies for addressing this public health problem.
These awards are nationally competitive, and grant recipients are chosen by an independent Academic Advisory Board and are awarded annually.
Institutions interested in this fellowship program must submit research proposals for programs and initiatives that seek to determine the cause of low health literacy, to discover the scope and impact of the problem, and to develop solutions that center around clear health communications. Please visit www.promisingminds.com or more information regarding Pfizer’s fellowship programs.
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