HEALTH RESEARCH & EVALUATION

Aiming at a significant contributor to health disparities, the Foundation commenced an initiative in 2007 to improve health literacy in Cuyahoga County.

The most comprehensive online resource for those interested in this issue is continually updated by World Education: the Health Literacy Wiki sponsored by the Adult Literacy Education Wiki and moderated by Julie McKinney, Health Literacy topic area leader. Ms. McKinney may be reached at jmckinney@worlded.org.

Events

• Institute for Healthcare Advancement — 7th Annual Health Literacy Conference “Health Literacy in Primary Care: Best Practices and Skill Building”
Scheduled keynote speaker: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, who served as U.S. Surgeon General from 2002 to 2006 tops two days of information, clinical tips, and skill-building sessions. For those new to health literacy, a free, one-hour pre-conference session, “Health Literacy 101” will be held on Wednesday night, April 30th.
When: May 1-2, 2008
Where: Hyatt Regency Irvine — Irvine, California
Contact: Conference information is available online, or call (800) 434-4633.

• National Town Hall Meeting – Approaches for Improving Health Literacy
Co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). The invitation-only event will explore promising practices and lessons learned to improve health literacy in the Midwest.
When: May 16, 2008
Where: St. Louis, MO
Contact: The Missouri Foundation for Health