Materials found on this page are intended to provide educators the tools they need to educate their communities about health insurance. Below you will find Educational Tools, Program Briefs, Videos, Presentations, and Websites to assist your classroom in making a better decision when purchasing health insurance.
Educator Toolkits are available to Extension Educators and other professionals who are certified to teach the various Smart Choice - Smart Use Health™ Insurance Consumer Workshops. Certification is awarded after completion of one of the Smart Choice - Smart Use Health Insurance™ educator trainings. Each trained educator receives a link to download the toolkit. New or modified materials are uploaded periodically.
Questions should be directed to: Dr. Jesse Ketterman, University of Maryland Extension Consultant, jketterm@umd.edu
The Premium Tax Credit - What you Need to Know. IRS Virtual Town Hall Series (NEW)
Health Insurace Literacy: Smart Choices for Health and Wealth: Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, October 4, 2013.
Making a Smart Choice for Health Insurance: Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun sponsored by the eXtension Creating Healthy Communities Community of Practice, September 26, 2013
Health Literacy and the Affordable Care Act: Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun to the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, April 10, 2013
Health Literacy: A Multi-State Call to Action
Health Care Reform: Provisions for Decisions
Health Insurance Literacy Theoretical Framework
Insurance Coverage Comparisons PowerPoint
Smart Choice--Preliminary Data Webinar--University of Maryland Extension (February 28, 2014).
Gearing Up for Extension's Response to Health Reform Presentation Videos
Gearing Up: Extension's Response to Health Reform, Kansas State Research and Extention - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 58 minutes)
Gearing Up: Health Policy, Kansas State Research and Extention - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 30 Minutes)
Gearing Up: Health Insurance Literacy, Kansas State Research and Extension - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 65 minutes)
Discussion / Questions, Kansas State Research and Extension - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 20 minutes)
Moving Forward with responding to health reform - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 20 minutes)
Health Literacy and the Affordable Care Act - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun to the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, April 10, 2013
Extension’s Health Insurance Literacy Initiative:From Pilot to Program (PDF of Presentation) - Recorded webinar, June 10, 2013.
CMS.gov: Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective