July 27, 2011
Conference Agenda Announced
The Ohio Health Literacy Conference announces its 2-day conference agenda.
June 23, 2011
Abstracts selected for presentation
We are pleased to announce 18 abstracts have been selected for break-out session presentation at the inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference. The abstracts were selected from a large pool of excellent submissions and judged to be of high quality and interest for conference attendees. The topics of selected abstracts present a diverse offering of education, including:
- Research in Health Literacy
- Readability and Comprehension
- Clinician-Patient Communication
- Funding of Health Literacy Initiatives
- Health Literacy from the Patient's Perspective
- Signage and Navigation Tracers
- Innovation in Health Literacy
- Teaching Health Professionals and Students about Health Literacy
- Institutionalizing Health Literacy
- Using Social Media for Health Education
Questions? Contact us at healthliteracy@stvincentcharity.com.
June 16, 2011
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May 26, 2011
Joining Dr. Carmona as keynote speakers
We are pleased to announce that Drs. Andrew Pleasant, Christina Cordero and Cynthia Baur will be presenting at the Inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference.
Conference participants will also hear a panel discussion on state-wide initiatives. Panelists include:
Michele Erikson and Dr. Paul Smith, Wisconsin;
Dr. Arthur Culbert, Missouri; Alisha Ellwood, Minnesota; Dr. Sandy Cornett, Ohio.
For complete speaker information, click here.
May 9, 2011
Announcing Dr. Richard Carmona as keynote speaker
Dr. Richard Carmona, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States and Vice Chairman of Canyon Ranch Institute will be keynote speaker at the inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference.
In 2002, Dr. Richard Carmona was nominated by the President and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. Dr. Carmona was selected because of his extensive experience in public health, clinical sciences, healthcare management, preparedness, and his commitment to prevention as an effective means to improve public health and reduce healthcare costs, while improving the quality and quantity of life.
As Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona focused on prevention, preparedness, health disparities, health literacy, and global health to include health diplomacy. He also issued many landmark Surgeon General communications during his tenure, including the definitive Surgeon General’s Report about the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Dr. Carmona has received numerous awards, decorations, honorary degrees, and local and national recognitions for his achievements. A strong supporter of community service, he has served on community and national boards and provided leadership to many diverse organizations. Dr. Carmona currently serves as chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease and Health and Wellness chairperson of the George Washington University Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Clorox and Healthline Networks, as well as the Vascular Disease Foundation, among others.
April 27, 2011
Call for Abstracts!
Ohio Health Literacy Conference invites you to submit an abstract for presentation. Some examples of topics that we welcome:
- Readability and comprehension
- Health literacy from the patient's perspective
- Measurement of success, evaluation and outcomes
- Assessing organization's capacity for health literacy efforts
- Signage and navigation tracers
- Strategic value benefit
- Limited English Proficiency
- Health literacy research
- Collaboration and partnerships
- Using social media for health education
- Innovative health literacy programs
- Marketing strategies to address health literacy
- Holistic approaches to health literacy
- Doctor-patient communication
- Teaching health professionals/students about health literacy
- Institutionalizing health literacy
Deadline for submission is June 1st! For questions or concerns, please contact healthliteracy@stvincentcharity.com.
April 15, 2011
Save the date for the inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference
A Cleveland Collaboration for better Health Literacy
It is estimated that nearly half of American adults — 90 million people—have only basic or below-basic health literacy skills and have difficulty understanding and acting on health information. As a result, persons with limited health literacy skills have higher utilization of treatment services, including hospitalization and emergency services and lower utilization of preventive services. Individuals with limited health literacy incur medical expenses that are up to four times greater than patients with adequate health literacy skills.
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and Project: LEARN are hosting the inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference, in partnership with the City of Cleveland Department of Public Health, The MetroHealth System and Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio to:
- Increase Health Literacy Awareness
- Share resources to improve health literacy and ultimately, health outcomes
- Provide tools to increase Health Literacy capacity at the local, regional, and state levels
All healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, administrative staff, social workers, dietitians, health plan administrators, adult literacy professionals, public health professionals and health literacy professionals from hospitals, universities and other organizations throughout Ohio and surrounding states are encouraged to attend this important conference.
The conference will take place on October 12-13, 2011 at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel. A preconference Plain Language Writing workshop is included, October 11th. The cost of the conference is $199, which includes CEU opportunities.
Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States and Vice Chairman of Canyon Ranch Institute, will join us as keynote speaker.
For more information, visit Ohio Health Literacy Conference.