PPT-Health Literacy – opportunities for health consumer organisations

1 Michael Cousins Manager Policy and Advocacy Who are we Vision Consumers at the heart of health care Mission A strong and effective voice for the promotion and protection of health consumer wellbeing and rights. Consumer Health Informationwww.fda.gov/consumer health care professionals. They are not intended for over-the-counter (OTC) sale or use, and the FDA strongly discourages their use for creating fetal k Its Importance to Healthcare Professionals. Michelle Burda, MLS. mburda@pitt.edu (412) 624-1589. Network and Advocacy Coordinator. National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Middle Atlantic Region. The State of the Art. Dr. Gerardine Doyle . University College Dublin . FP7 Diabetes Literacy Consortium . and HLS-EU Consortium. 1. The State of the Art in Europe. European Health Literacy Survey – generation of first data set. Hidden Barriers . and . Practical Strategies . Hidden Barriers to Communicating with Patients. Clients/Patients:. Education/Literacy/Language. Health Literacy: . The capacity to . Obtain, process, understand basic health information and services. –centred chronic disease . management. . and gender. Susanna Palkonen, . EPF Board Member. Health & Gender though life, Copenhagen, 15 July. Independent, non-governmental umbrella organisation set up in 2003. What is it?. Functional literacy . adalah. . kemampuan. . seseorang. . untuk. . membaca. . teks. . dasar. . dan. . menulis. . pernyataan. yang . relevan. . dengan. . kehidupan. . sehari-hari. What we learned: Improving communication. Dr Phyllis Easton. Health Intelligence Manager. NHS Tayside. Lead, Health Literacy Demonstrator Programme. What have we learned about improving communication?. and . Practical Strategies . Hidden Barriers to Communicating with Patients. Clients/Patients:. Education/Literacy/Language. Health Literacy: . The capacity to . Obtain, process, understand basic health information and services. through . Easy-to-Read Materials. Terri Ottosen. Outreach and Education Coordinator. National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Southeastern/Atlantic Region. https://nnlm.gov/sea/. Agenda. Health Literacy in the U.S.. Keturah Cappadonia. Outreach Consultant. Southern Tier Library System. Painted Post, NY. Hello!. I am . Keturah Cappadonia. I work . as the Outreach Consultant for the Southern Tier Library System in western New York. We work with 48 member libraries in five largely rural counties in New York state. I have worked in small and rural libraries for almost ten years.. The Florida Health Literacy Initiative: Helping English Language Learners to Make Healthy Choices Greg Smith, Executive Director Heather Surrency , Health & Financial Literacy Coordinator Librarians . as Health Literacy First Responders. Lydia N. Collins. Consumer Health Coordinator (NN/LM MAR. ). Anita Kinney. Program Analyst, United States Access Board . Christian . I.J. Minter. Nebraska/Education Coordinator, (NN/LM MCR). Professor Don Nutbeam . Prevention Research Collaboration, . School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia. Health Literacy Forum – Launceston, Tasmania . 29. th. October 2019. Health literacy has become a priority for many countries across the world. It Easier for . Patients to Find, Understand, and Use Health Information and Services. . This presentation was created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and intended for users to customize and share as part of a health literacy improvement process. Please credit AHRQ when presenting these slides and related materials. .