Tools for Establishing a Culture of Health Literate Care (1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.): This training program introduces materials developed by a PA-HLC working group from the Pittsburgh metro area. This set of resources integrates the Ten Attributes of a Health Literate Organization to assist with conducting organizational assessments for health literacy and introducing front-line staff to the principles of health literacy.

Target audience: professionals who strive to be health literacy champions in their organizations, have oversight over a cohort of frontline staff, and seek additional tools to advance a culture of health literate care. Potential attendee roles may include administrators and educators such as Nurse Educators, Nurse Managers, or Practice Managers.

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 Tuesday, May 14, please use these links:

Communicating to Connect (5/14, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Health Literate Materials Design and Review (5/14, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

To view the trainings for Wednesday, May 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.