Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health
November 21, 2013
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
8:30-8:45 |
Welcome, Workshop Overview, Introduction of First Three Speakers George Isham, M.D., M.S., Roundtable Chair |
8:45-10:00 |
Panel: Health Literacy and Public Health: An Overview |
8:45-9:00 |
Public Health Literacy Rima Rudd, Sc.D. Senior Lecturer on Health Literacy, Education, and Policy Harvard School of Public Health |
9:00-9:15 |
Reframing Health Literacy as a Public Health Issue Chloe E. Bird, Ph.D. Senior Social Scientist The RAND Corporation |
9:15-9:30 |
Presentation of Commissioned Paper Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D. Senior Director for Health Literacy and Research Canyon Ranch Institute |
9:30-10:00 |
Discussion |
10:00-10:15 |
BREAK |
10:15-12:00 |
Panel: Current Health Department Efforts in Health Literacy |
10:15-10:20 |
Introductions |
10:20-10:40 |
Louisiana Torrie T. Harris, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. Division Director Louisiana Public Health Institute |
10:40-11:00 |
Nebraska Susan Bockrath, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Health Literacy Consultant Project Director, NALHD Outreach Partnership to Improve Health Literacy |
11:00-11:20 |
Arkansas Jennifer Dillaha, M.D. Medical Advisor for Health Literacy and Communication Arkansas Department of Health |
11:20-12:00 |
Discussion |
12:00-1:00 |
LUNCH |
1:00-2:45 |
Panel: Health Literacy Facilitates Public Health Activity (each presenter will have 20 minutes) |
1:00-1:05 |
Introduction of Speakers |
1:05-1:25 |
Applying Health Literacy Principles to Public Health Efforts in Preparedness and Nutrition Linda Neuhauser, Ph.D. Clinical Professor, Co-Principal Investigator, Health Research for Action University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health |
1:25-1:45 |
Chronic Disease Prevention Jennifer Cabe, M.A. Executive Director Canyon Ranch Institute |
1:45-2:05 |
The Bigger Picture: Harnessing Youth Voices to Improve Public Health Literacy in Diabetes Dean Schillinger, M.D. Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Chief, Internal Medicine, San Franscisco General Hospital Poets Jose Vadi and Gabriel Cortez |
2:05-2:25 |
Oral Health Alice M. Horowitz, Ph.D., R.D.H. Research Associate Professor University of Maryland School of Public Health |
2:25-2:45 |
Discussion |
2:45-3:00 |
BREAK |
3:00-4:00 |
Panel: Supporting Public Health Implementation and Research |
3:00-3:05 |
Introduction of Speakers |
3:05-3:20 |
Departments of Public Health: Workforce Development Don Bishop, Ph.D. Chief, Center for Health Promotion Minnesota Department of Health |
3:20-3:35 |
Academia: Professional Training and Certification Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Maryland School of Public Health |
3:35-4:00 |
Discussion |
4:00-4:15 |
The Long View Introduction by Michael Villaire, M.S.L.M., Institute for Healthcare Advancement Presentation by Cecilia C. Doak, M.P.H. |
4:15-4:45 |
Reflections on the Day (RT members are each asked to identify one key point from the day’s presentations) |
4:45-5:15 |
Participant Discussion |
5:15 |
ADJOURN |