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Ukufunda Nokufunda Kwezempilo

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Uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lwase-US luyinkimbinkimbi.[i] Kungaba nzima ngathi sonke ukuthola ukuthi singakuthola kanjani ukunakekelwa esikudingayo.

  • Hlobo luni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo esiludingayo?
  • Siyaphi ukuze sithole ukunakekelwa?
  • Futhi uma sesikutholile ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, sizithatha kanjani izinyathelo ezifanele ukuze sihlale sinempilo?

Ukwazi izimpendulo zale mibuzo kubizwa ukufunda ngezempilo.

Kusukela U-Okthoba yinyanga yokufundisa ngezempilo,[Ii] yisikhathi esifanele sokugqamisa ukubaluleka kolwazi lwezempilo kanye nezinyathelo ezithathwa yi-Colorado Access ukusekela amalungu ethu ekufundeni okwengeziwe mayelana nendlela yokuthola ukunakekelwa abakudingayo.

Iyini i-Health Literacy?

I-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ichaza ukufunda ngezempilo njengekhono "lokuthola, ukuxhumana, ukucubungula, nokuqonda ulwazi oluyisisekelo lwezempilo kanye nezinsizakalo." Ngolimi olulula, “ukufunda ngezempilo” kuwukwazi ukuthi singakuthola kanjani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo esikudingayo.

UMnyango Wezempilo Nezinsizakalo Zabantu wase-US (DHHS) uphinde uphawule ukuthi kokubili abantu nezinhlangano bangakwazi ukufunda ngezempilo:

  • Ukufunda ngempilo yomuntu siqu: Izinga abantu ngabanye abangathola ngalo, baqonde, futhi basebenzise ulwazi namasevisi ukuze bazise izinqumo eziphathelene nempilo nezenzo zabo kanye nabanye. Ngolimi olulula, “ukwazi ngezempilo” kusho ukuthi umuntu uyazi ukuthi angakuthola kanjani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo akudingayo.
  • Ukufunda ngezempilo kwenhlangano: Izinga izinhlangano ezivumela ngalo ngokulinganayo abantu ukuthi bathole, baqonde, futhi basebenzise ulwazi namasevisi ukuze bazise izinqumo eziphathelene nempilo nezenzo zabo kanye nabanye. Ngolimi olulula, ukuba yinhlangano “enolwazi lwezempilo” kusho ukuthi abantu ababasebenzelayo bangaqonda futhi bathole ukunakekelwa kwezempilo abakudingayo.

Kungani Kubalulekile Ukufunda Ngezempilo?

Ngokusho the Centre for Health Care Strategies, cishe u-36% wabantu abadala e-US banolwazi oluphansi lwezempilo.[Iii] Lelo phesenti liphakeme nakakhulu kubantu abasebenzisa i-Medicaid.

Uma ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kunzima noma kudida, abantu bangase bakhethe ukweqa isikhathi sokubonana nodokotela, okungasho ukuthi abakutholi ukunakekelwa okufanele ngesikhathi esifanele, abanayo imithi abayidingayo, noma basebenzisa igumbi lezimo eziphuthumayo ngaphezu kwalokho abakutholayo. kudingeka. Lokhu kungenza abantu bagule futhi kungabiza imali eyengeziwe.

Ukwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kube lula ukuqonda kusiza abantu ukuthi bathole ukunakekelwa abakudingayo futhi kubasize bahlale bephilile. Futhi lokho kuhle kuwo wonke umuntu!

I-Colorado Access yenzani ukwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kube lula ukukuqonda?

I-Colorado Access ifuna ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kube lula kumalungu ethu ukuba akuqonde. Nazi izibonelo ezimbalwa zendlela esisiza ngayo amalungu ethu ukuthi athole ukunakekelwa kwezempilo:

  • Izinsiza zokusiza ngolimi, okuhlanganisa nokutolika ngokubhaliwe/ngomlomo kanye nezinsiza/izinsizakalo, zitholakala mahhala. Shayela u-800-511-5010 (TTY: 888-803-4494).
  • Lapho amalungu amasha ejoyina i-Colorado Access, athola ukusebenzisana "iphakethe elisha lelungu” lokho kuchaza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo amalungu angakuthola nge-Medicaid.
  • Zonke izinto ezisetshenziswa amalungu zibhalwa ngendlela okulula ukuyifunda nokuyiqonda.
  • Abasebenzi baseColorado Access banokufinyelela ekuqeqeshweni ekufundeni kwezempilo.

 

Izinsiza:

Ulwazi Lwezempilo: Ulwazi Lwezempilo Olunembe, Olufinyelelekayo kanye Nolusebenzisekayo Kubo Bonke | Ukufunda Ngezempilo | I-CDC

I-Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals (Web Based) - WB4499 - CDC TRAIN - inkampani engaphansi kwe-TRAIN Learning Network enikwa amandla yiPublic Health Foundation

Ukuthuthukisa ukufunda ngezempilo njengethuluzi elinamandla lokubhekana nezinselele zezempilo zomphakathi (who.int)

 

[i] Ingabe uhlelo lwethu lokunakekelwa kwezempilo luphukile? - I-Harvard Health

[Ii] U-Okthoba Yinyanga Yokufunda Ngezempilo! - Izindaba Nemicimbi | health.gov

[Iii] Amashidi Eqiniso Okufunda Ngempilo - Isikhungo Samasu Okunakekelwa Kwezempilo (chcs.org)