Advancing Reproductive Health Equity Through Health Literacy: A Life-Course Approach

Reproductive health is a fundamental component of health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Despite advances in healthcare and public health practice, substantial disparities in reproductive health outcomes persist across populations and communities. Health literacy plays a critical role in shaping individuals' ability to access, understand, evaluate, and use reproductive health information to make informed decisions, yet inequities in education, healthcare access, and social conditions continue to create barriers to optimal reproductive health.

Using a life-course perspective, this keynote will examine how reproductive health literacy influences health outcomes from adolescence through older adulthood and explore the social, structural, and environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health inequities. Drawing on current evidence and public health practice, the presentation will highlight opportunities for health educators to advance reproductive health equity through culturally responsive communication, community engagement,
advocacy, and evidence-based interventions. 

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the role of health literacy in reproductive health promotion and identify strategies to support equitable access to reproductive health information and services across diverse populations and life stages.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors influencing reproductive health outcomes.

2. Communicate evidence-based reproductive health information to diverse audiences.

HESPA III Competencies Include:

1.1.6 |Entry| Examine the factors and determinants that influence the assessment process.

7.1.3 Entry Identify credible and evidence-informed sources of information in order to promote factual messages

9.1.4 |Entry| Promote health equity. 

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126022DL.