Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches
Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches
Pages 101-108
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He has served as principal investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) research studies to design and test behavioral and environmental change programs that support healthy dietary choices and increased physical activity in preschool and primary 101
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OPIHL is a project of the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors and is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program. She holds a master's degree in public health from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and has completed doctoral coursework in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research at the University of Nebraska Medical University College of Public Health.
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Carter-Pokras has been recognized by the Governor of Maryland, Surgeon General, Assistant Secretary for Health, and Latino Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA) for her career achievements in improving health care quality for Latinos, improving racial and ethnic data, and developing health policy to address health disparities.
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Dr. Carter-Pokras lectures on chronic disease epidemiology, epidemiologic methods, cultural competency, and health disparities to public health students and health professionals.
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She initiated both state and national research on what health care providers and the public know and do about oral cancer prevention and early detection. She has initiated statewide research on what the public knows and does about preventing dental caries and their perceptions of communication skills of dental providers, and on health care provider (physicians, nurse practitioners, dentists, and dental hygienists)
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She has served on federal task forces on e-health communication; was a participant in the Surgeon General's Workshop on Health Literacy and the federal Quality Health Website Usability Panel; and was a founding member and is currently an ad hoc advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Risk Communication Advisory Committee.
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Since 1988, she has been teaching courses on innovative strategies in health education, program planning and evaluation, psychosocial and behavioral theory, and health literacy. Her research inquiries and policy work are focused on literacy-related disparities and barriers to health programs, services, and care, and she works closely with the adult education, public health, oral health, and medical sectors.
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He has been honored with the 2003 Institute for Healthcare Advancement Research Award; the 2008 Research Award in Safety and Quality from the National Patient Safety Foundation; the 2009 Engel Award in Health Communication Research; and the 2010 Outstanding Bay Area Clinical Research Mentor. He authored a 2012 commissioned IOM paper on the attributes of Health Literate Healthcare Organizations.
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