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And Sheridan Nygaard, is also one of our researchers, but she also helps us with marketing. So thank you to all of you. You're second to none. My co-host, partner in crime, Clarence Jones. Wow. This has been a ride. Great colleague. We love doing this show. We really, really do. And hopefully we're getting some useful information out to you, our audience. Also, I'd like to thank

Human Partnership, a community health organization that's involved with community endeavors for, frankly, for all of us. You can see their information. You can visit their website at humanpartnership.org. With that, let's get going on health literacy. Today, we've got a great guest with us, Janelle Lamont, who... We worked together all the years at the Minnesota Department of Health.

Human Partnership, a community health organization that's involved with community endeavors for, frankly, for all of us. You can see their information. You can visit their website at humanpartnership.org. With that, let's get going on health literacy. Today, we've got a great guest with us, Janelle Lamont, who... We worked together all the years at the Minnesota Department of Health.

And it was ironic. I remember it well when we were thinking about all the different community oriented initiatives that we were involved with all of our grants. And it just dawned on us. I don't know how, but, you know, hopefully it was a smart decision that, you know, we should really address health literacy when we're dealing with all these great communities that we're dealing with at the time.

And it was ironic. I remember it well when we were thinking about all the different community oriented initiatives that we were involved with all of our grants. And it just dawned on us. I don't know how, but, you know, hopefully it was a smart decision that, you know, we should really address health literacy when we're dealing with all these great communities that we're dealing with at the time.

And so we did, we really got going on health literacy, and made sure that our, our staff knew about it, we wrote our grants with a health literacy lens, etc. And we could not have done that at all, really, without the help of our guest today, Janelle Lamont. Since then,

And so we did, we really got going on health literacy, and made sure that our, our staff knew about it, we wrote our grants with a health literacy lens, etc. And we could not have done that at all, really, without the help of our guest today, Janelle Lamont. Since then,

Yeah, since being at the health department, she is now an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, up in northern Minnesota. She got her doctorate in occupational health research and policy and a master's in public health and environmental health, all from the University of Minnesota, primary research

Yeah, since being at the health department, she is now an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, up in northern Minnesota. She got her doctorate in occupational health research and policy and a master's in public health and environmental health, all from the University of Minnesota, primary research

involves investigating the intersection between chronic disease and related risk factors such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. But she has an illustrious background dealing with health literacy. She trained many people when she was involved at the dental health program at the Minnesota Department of Health and training dental health professionals.

involves investigating the intersection between chronic disease and related risk factors such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. But she has an illustrious background dealing with health literacy. She trained many people when she was involved at the dental health program at the Minnesota Department of Health and training dental health professionals.

And also led a lot of conferences, led actually a lot of trainings, even for us, the staff. And then it really jumped from there. I remember it jumped from there where you became really involved nationally in the issue of health literacy. And so thank you. Thank you so much for being on Health Chatter today. So let's get this going. You know, to a certain extent, health literacy is like a duh.

And also led a lot of conferences, led actually a lot of trainings, even for us, the staff. And then it really jumped from there. I remember it jumped from there where you became really involved nationally in the issue of health literacy. And so thank you. Thank you so much for being on Health Chatter today. So let's get this going. You know, to a certain extent, health literacy is like a duh.

I mean, shouldn't we all be kind of health literate when we're dealing with our health? But we all deal with it at different levels. So maybe we can start out with defining what health literacy is.

I mean, shouldn't we all be kind of health literate when we're dealing with our health? But we all deal with it at different levels. So maybe we can start out with defining what health literacy is.

You know, I remember distinctly, you know, it's like it's almost like every profession has their own language. You think of the medical profession, you think of the public health profession, you think of the legal profession. And it's like all of a sudden when somebody out in the community needs to link one way or the other with that profession, it's like there's a sense of being lost.

You know, I remember distinctly, you know, it's like it's almost like every profession has their own language. You think of the medical profession, you think of the public health profession, you think of the legal profession. And it's like all of a sudden when somebody out in the community needs to link one way or the other with that profession, it's like there's a sense of being lost.

It's like, where do we start?

It's like, where do we start?

So let me ask a couple of things here. First and foremost is how do we know when someone is health literate?