Thursday, May 8, 2014

Yes It’s Clear… But Is It Effective? Why It’s Important to Get Input and Feedback from Your Intended Audience

Janet Ohene-Frempong, MS Janet Ohene-Frempong emphasized that clarity and comprehension are necessary, but they ...

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Panel on Health Literacy in Public Health Practice: Examples from the Field

From left to right: Cynthia C. Peña, MPH, MSW, Steve Sparks, Bonnie Braun, PhD, ...

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Building Bridges: Health Literacy Support for Multi-Cultural Communities

Victoria Purcell-Gates, PhD Victoria Purcell-Gates started off her presentation by discussing the relationship between ...

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Friday, May 9, 2014

10 Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

Russell Rothman, MD, MPP Dr. Russell Rothman discussed the Institute of Medicine’s 10 Attributes ...

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Friday, May 9, 2014 Breakout Sessions

Tools for Clear Communication: PEMAT and the Clear Communication Index

Cynthia Baur, PhD Cynthia Baur presented two tools to evaluate patient education materials — ...

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Friday, May 9, 2014 Breakout Sessions

The Power of Field Testing

From left to right: Ryan Miller, MA, Christina Powell, MA Powell and Miller talked ...

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