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## Background: Health literacy research and practice are constantly evolving. Recent inquiry has highlighted the burdensome literacy demands faced by people with serious mental illness (SMI). Systems, organizational operations, and structures can play a role in decreasing literacy demand, thereby reducing unnecessary challenges for people with SMI. ## Brief Description of Activity: An organizational health literacy assessment was conducted to explore literacy demands in one mental health shelter and revealed best practice action steps for improving the literacy environment. ## Implementation: The assessment included an exploration of the shelter environment using The Health Literacy Environment Activity Packet, First Impressions & Walking Interview, and a commonly used shelter document using the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG), Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Index. ## Results: The literacy demands of the shelter environment and a frequently used document exceeded the literacy skills of people with SMI. Environment assessment revealed environmental facilitators (e.g., welcoming atmosphere) and barriers (e.g., unc

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Author

Lindsay Rosenfeld; Anna Miller; Suzanne Garverich; Margaret Guyer; Rachel Steiner; Alisa K. Lincoln

Publisher

SLACK, Inc.

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)