Health Professionals: Get Up to Speed on Health Literacy with Virtual Series

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Health Confianza wants to help health professionals to address stigma, use plain language with patients, and more in its upcoming virtual health literacy series.  

The series, Communicating with Confianza — A Health Literacy ECHO, is a six-part online learning experience focused on “empowering health professionals with health literacy education, resources and knowledge-sharing tools,” according to the nonprofit funded by Bexar County and located at UT Health San Antonio.

The free course is open to all health professionals, including physicians, nurses, community health workers, social workers and pharmacists. 

Confianza — A Health Literacy ECHO covers the following topics: Acknowledging perspectives, stigma, creating a shame-free environment, plain language, shared decision-making, and teach-back. 

Health Confianza will host the course from Sept. 5 through Nov. 21, 2025, on the first and third Fridays of the month from 12 to 1 p.m.  

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What Is Health Confianza? 

Created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Health Confianza at UT Health San Antonio serves the Bexar County community by providing education, workforce training, health information, and resources. 

“We are rooted in the belief that health literacy – which is the ability to find, understand and use health information so that you and your family can be as healthy as possible – is a valuable tool in transforming health and achieving health [fairness] for all,” according to their website. 

The nonprofit also works to close the gap of differences brought to light during the pandemic in many communities across the county. 

“We want to empower our neighbors, health professionals and organizations through programs that increase health literacy while fostering connection and community. Working along side our partners, our greater mission is to change San Antonio’s generational pattern of poor health outcomes, from Long COVID to diabetes, and to set the stage for a healthier community.” 

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What Can You Do for Your Community? 

Health professionals, you can also learn the state of health in your community. 

Find out by downloading a Salud America! Health Report Card for your town! 

Enter your county name and get auto-generated local data with interactive maps and comparative gauges on several health indicators. This can help you visualize and explore local issues in education, housing, transportation, food, health, and more. 

See how your county stacks up compared to the rest of your state and nation. 

Then email the Report Card to local leaders to raise awareness, include the data in a presentation or grant proposal, or share it on social media to drive healthy change in your community! 

GET YOUR HEALTH REPORT CARD!