Critical Keys for Successful Health Literacy Partnerships

Date: March 6, 2010

Literacy is a strong predictor of health status, more than age, income, race, ethnicity, unemployment status, or educational level. Half of U.S. adults have difficulty understanding health documents. This presentation focuses on 1) strategies for creating partnerships between literacy and health professionals, and 2) increasing communication between patients and providers.

Friday, March 19, 8:30 – 9:30 am
Northwest Two (Lower Level)

Presenters:

Carol Gabler, Consultant, Health Literacy Advancement, LLC
Sue McIntyre, Consultant, Health Literacy Advancement, LLC

Handouts (added as available):

Health Literacy Advancement Brochure (Contains Carol’s and Sue’s contact information)

Please share your comments on this session or this topic in the Comment Box below; click Comment to submit.

Tags: collaboration, health literacy, partnerships

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Carol and Sue

in March 8th, 2010 @ 18:03

Join us in a conversation about linking literacy and health care providers through communication (both written and oral) strategies to be provided during this session. Bring your questions and ideas! Literacy providers will take away with them several critical keys to implement in their communities. If you have questions prior to the session, please post them here. Hope to see you at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 19th!!

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mltait

in March 8th, 2010 @ 18:32

If you are thinking about how to reach out to the medical professionals in your community to engage them in advocacy for adult education, don’t miss this presentation! Wisconsin is well ahead of the curve with its state-wide health literacy initiative, and Carol and Susan have been leading the charge!

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Angie Garcia

in March 10th, 2010 @ 13:04

Hello! I work for Indy Reads, an adult literacy organization in Indianapolis. I will be attending the conference but have to leave Thursday evening. I am very interested in your presentation. Is there some other way I can get the information? I would appreciate your advice and help.

Thanks – Angie Garcia

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Carol and Sue Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Hello Angie,
Do you get the Adult Education Journal? If you do we have an article that is published in that publication and summaries our work. I am arriving late Wednesday, I will leave a packet under your name when I check in. My cell phone is 715 271 0812 . Maybe we can find a time to connect on thursday. I would enjoy meeting you.
Carol Gabler

Jackie Taylor Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Hi Angie ~
We’ll also be adding handouts to the Blog from the Public Policy Strand sessions, as they become available. I’ve just added a brochure (link above) that contains full contact information for both presenters. Please check back as more information becomes available.

Thanks for asking,

Jackie Taylor
Jackie Taylor

in March 24th, 2010 @ 19:26

Hello All!

Here’s some information for you that’s worth exploring. From Pew Internet Research, announced today (3-24-10):

U.S. adults living with chronic disease are significantly less likely than healthy adults to have access to the internet (62% vs. 81%), according to a new report.

“We can now add chronic disease to the list of attributes which have an independent, negative effect on someone’s likelihood to have internet access, along with age, education, and income level,” says Kristen Purcell, an associate director of the Pew Internet Project and a co-author of the report.

The internet access gap creates an online health information gap. More than any other group, people living with chronic disease remain strongly connected to offline sources of medical assistance and advice such as health professionals, friends, family, and books. However, once they have internet access, people living with chronic disease report significant benefits from the health resources found online.

The report, “Chronic Disease and the Internet,” is based on a national telephone survey which included 2,253 adults, 36% of whom are living with chronic disease (heart conditions, lung conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer). Illustrative quotes from patients were gathered through online surveys conducted by PatientsLikeMe.com and HealthCentral.com.

Read more at http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Chronic-Disease.aspx

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