2019 Health Literacy Coalition Training: Health Literate Materials Design a...
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Description
Design and Review of Written Materials (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.): This training program is based on components of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s Health Literacy Train-the-Trainer program. Participants will learn best practices for integrating health literacy into the design and review of written materials, and will have opportunities to practice structured review of existing written materials.
Target audience: anyone who is responsible for communicating health information to clients/patients in written form. Potential attendee roles may include representatives of Patient and Family Education Committees, Health Literacy Committees, and Health Educators.
Join the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition for a set of trainings focused on health literacy topics. In addition to the training described above, the following training sessions are available. Participants may selectively attend the training(s) of interest to them.
To view the other trainings for 5/14, please use these links:
Communicating to Connect (5/14, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Tools for Establishing a Culture of Health Literate Care (5/14, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
To view the trainings for 5/15, please use these links:
Annual PAHLC Morning Meeting (5/15, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Advancing Language Access and Working with Interpreters (5/15, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Principles of Motivational Interviewing (5/15, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
The Crowne Plaza Harrisburg-Hershey is offering a limited number of rooms at a conference rate of $116/night for the nights of May 13 and May 14. For reservations, call (717) 234-5021 and use the code Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition to receive the conference rate.
These training opportunities were developed by participating institutions of the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition, including the Health Care Improvement Foundation (lead organization of the PA-HLC), in partnership with Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals and the Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition is made possible through funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.