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HEALTHTANK

IMPROVING OUTCOMES THROUGH EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthTank creates engaging learning tools to promote informed health choices. 

We produce health-related card decks that address a range of conditions and can be customized

to address the needs of your target audience. Our decks are available for organizational initiatives,

retail sales, and educational outreach events.

 

WHY IS EDUCATION USEFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH?

Informed Patients Ask More Questions

67% of patients who feel informed about their health say they are more comfortable asking their provider questions. Among those who are less informed, comfort asking questions drops by half, to 33%.*

Informed Patients Make Better Decisions

Nearly 7 in 10 of those who feel very informed were comfortable making decisions about their health. Strong confidence in this regard falls to 44% among patients that feel less than well-informed.*

Informed Patients Are More Involved

Involvement in care is 19 points higher among those who feel confident in making healthcare decisions, than among those who feel less confidence; 81 percent vs. 62 percent.*

 

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHTANK DECKS?

Text is accessible to broad audience

Use plain language, free of unnecessary medical jargon to inform audience about various health conditions.

Use relevant information and images

Customized approach results in decks that target a specific population with ideas, images, language that are familiar.

Engaging presentation of information

Increase exposure to quality health-related information in an inviting, relatable manner.

(Blue Shield of California Foundation, Langer Research Associates, Empowerment and Engagement Among Low-Income Californians:Enhancing Patient-Centered Care, Sept. 2012. http://www.blueshieldcafoundation.org/sites/default/files/publications/downloadable/empowerment%20and%20engagement_final.pdf)

HOW ARE SOME CLIENTS USING OUR PRODUCTS?

Office of Minority Health

Created custom decks for client, including The Diabetes Deck™ for Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native American population as educational items at health and wellness fairs.
 

 

UNC – Chapel Hill

Partnered with UNC Counseling & Wellness Services to tailor The Campus Health Deck™ to student population. Deck provided tips to help students live, study, date and party smart. Used as part of orientation materials to incoming class.

American Heart Association

Customized The Heart Deck™ for our client as an engaging way to educate population about symptoms and management tips related to cardiovascular health. Used at organizational events.

Office on Women’s Health

Partnered with agency to create Best Bones Forever Deck™ for national health campaign. Deck educates girls
aged 9 - 14 on healthy ways to improve bone density. Our decks were given as educational gifts to health event attendees in community events across the country.

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POPULAR PRODUCTS

 

 

Each HealthTank deck contains 54 essential tips on how to improve health and wellness. Our products can
be used to play your favorite card game and in the process educate players about their health—an engaging
way to learn valuable information. The categories below describe our most popular products. We are also
happy to create a new deck to better address your target population’s needs.

 

       Diabetes Prevention

       Diabetes Prevention

          Student Health

          Student Health

      Cardiovascular Health

      Cardiovascular Health

     First Aid Preparedness

     First Aid Preparedness

               HIV/AIDS

               HIV/AIDS

        Healthy Pregnancy

        Healthy Pregnancy

   Nutrition & Healthy Eating

   Nutrition & Healthy Eating

         Customized Deck

         Customized Deck


 

ABOUT US

Founded by a Harvard trained MD, MBA, HealthTank is a collective of doctors, graphic designers, researchers, and idealists who firmly believe that engaging, plain language educational tools can help decrease health disparities and improve health outcomes. Since 2008, HealthTank has helped clients reach their target populations with our innovative educational tools.

 
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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?