The Mount Sinai Department of Health Education offers health literacy capacity building services to our health system colleagues, and youth development programming to our community. We are proud to both lead and support initiatives which are relevant, collaborative, and sustainable.

Internal Consultation for Our Mount Sinai Health System Colleagues
We apply our expertise in health literacy and communication to enhance patient experience, support quality and safety, and improve health outcomes through:

• Developing patient-facing content which adheres to health literacy best practices and meets standards around accessibility, inclusivity, and branding, including but not limited to disease education, clinical instructions, and health education materials. We support inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings, creating, editing, and reviewing content in multiple modalities including print, web-based, app and text message-based, and more.
• Professional development offerings for all staff roles, ranging from Grand Rounds lectures to introductory trainings and interactive workshops on topics such as health literacy, risk communication, developing patient-centered educational materials, crafting patient surveys, designing patient focus groups, and more.
• Contribution to initiatives and programs which would benefit from our unique perspective and expertise.

BridgeUP Health
The department’s youth development program, BridgeUP Health, serves participants ages 15 to 18 years, and explores the intersections of public health, civic engagement, health justice, and community-based advocacy and activism. We provide educational lessons on issues most relevant to the lives and experiences of young people, including mental health, sexual and reproductive health, gun violence, and maternal health, among others. For each topic, our participants learn about the advocacy and activism efforts which have shaped progress around the issue, engage in critical analysis, complete activities that promote the reflection, processing, and clarification of one’s own values and beliefs, and enjoy fun, interactive skill-building activities which provide insights into various aspects of public health work. We believe that no matter an individual’s educational or professional paths, all young people have the right to advocate for their community’s health, and deserve the support and access needed to cultivate the skills and self-efficacy to do so.

We would be honored to partner with you.
To learn more about the Mount Sinai Department of Health Education, please contact our Director, Alyssa Gale at alyssa.gale@mountsinai.org