Events

Inaugural Ohio Health Literacy Conference

DATE

October 11-13, 2011

COST

$199 per person, includes CEU opportunities

LOCATION

Cleveland Renaissance Hotel

 24 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113

SPECIAL EVENT/SPEAKER NEWS

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has been invited as keynote speaker of the 2011 Ohio Health Literacy Conference. Her presence is subject to availability and many other prominent speakers are in the works. The conference will include experts from Ohio and around the country who will address the audience in plenary and breakout sessions on the following topics:

•             National Action Plan                          
•             Statewide Efforts                                
•             Culture and Health Literacy              
•             Teach-Back Method                           
•             Building Capacity                              
•             Baby Basics
•             Using Social Media                
•             Collaboration and Partnerships         
•             Writing for Easy Reading                   
•             Signage and Navigation Tracers
•             Evaluation, Measurement and Data Collection
•             Joint Commission Roadmap to Health Literacy
•             Universal Precautions Toolkit

For more information, contact healthliteracy@stvincentcharity.com.