Abstract
Healthcare systems have a responsibility to improve organizational health literacy (OHL) to increase health equity. This study explored two organizational cultural factors, leadership support and staff buy-in, for organizations planning OHL change. Ten community-based health organizations participated in an OHL program. The study design was mixed methods. The qualitative inquiry was interviews with senior leaders to explore awareness of OHL and: impetus to transform, leadership commitment, staff engagement, alignment to organizational goals, and integration of health literacy change with current practices. The quantitative assessment was the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) questionnaire to assess staff's perceptions about OHL change readiness. Senior leaders articulated the effects of low health literacy in their patient and client population. Support for OHL change was seen at both leadership and staff levels. Impetus for change was primarily a response to a community need or for quality improvement. Most of the non-clinical organizations had higher ORIC scores than the clinical organizations, indicating a perceived higher level of readiness for OHL change. Leadership commitment and staff buy-in are important factors of readiness for OHL change. A novel finding is that community-based health organizations are able and willing to engage in OHL change.
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