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Educator Resources
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.
Educational Tools:
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: Bonnie Braun, PhD, University of Maryland Extension Consultant, bbraun@umd.edu
Smart Choice Health Insurance Briefs:
Summer 2018
Spring 2018
Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Spring 2017
Fall 2016
March 2016
December 2015
October 2015
September 2015
May 2015
February 2015
September 2014
June 2014
May 2014
February 2014
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
Presentations:
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
Videos:
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.
Websites:
www.marketplace.cms.gov: Many resources and information about Marketplace availabe here.
CMS.gov: Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective
Bonnie's Blog: Dr. Bonnie Braun is the Interim Chair of Health Literacy Maryland and a Faculty Scholar with the Center for Health Literacy. Join Bonnie as she explores current health literacy policy issues affecting the State of Maryland!!
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