Why Germie?
navigation
finding the health-related information you are looking for
utilization
using information and services for health decisions
comprehension
understanding health information and tools
unnecessary, high medical costs
Low health literacy affects 90% of people and costs the USA an estimate of $238 billion each year.
Health literacy is the ability to find, understand and use information services to make health-related decisions and actions.
This means that low levels of health education affects 90% of the workforce, leading to poor health outcomes, unnecessary visits to the emergency department and hospital, unnecessary medical testing and medications, and overall, higher costs.
Low Health Literacy
over-testing and over-medicating
poor health outcomes
too many ED and hospital visits
The female body
Lack of quality care
Biologically the female body is different than the male body, and this difference extends beyond the reproductive organs. Not only will a woman's body respond differently than a mans to a heart attack, but her body will also have a different response to a medicine or a vaccine.
Only 5% of women's health issues involve sexual health and pregnancy, while over 50% of women's health issues affect women disproportionately or differently compared to men. Every cell has a sex, and by recognizing this, we can build better and more effective treatment plans.
