Health Literacy Summit
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Creating Better Health Communication:

Adult Literacy and Health Care Providers as Partners

Overview

The Health Literacy Summit was held at San Francisco State Downtown Campus, Westfield Center and addressed the pivotal role adult literacy providers can play in partnership with health care providers to eliminate literacy barriers to quality health care. 

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Summit Proceedings

Paul Heavenridge

 

Gail Weinstein

Greeting & Logistics

Paul Heavenridge, Director, NIFL LINCS Region III Regional Resource Center and Executive Director, Literacyworks

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Gail Weinstein Professor, San Francisco State University and Director of CIRCLE (Center for Immigrant and Refugee Community Literacy Education).

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Enrique

Kristi

Adult Learner Perspectives on Health Literacy

Dr. Carole Talan, literacy specialist and documentary filmmaker, introduces two adult learners, Enrique Ramirez and Kristi Clontz

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Dr. Dean Schillinger

Dr. Dean Schillinger

Plenary Address

Dr. Dean Schillinger, leading health literacy doctor/advocate, practicing primary care physician at San Francisco General Hospital and Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations.

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Wendell

Audience Q&A

with Dr. Dean Schillinger, Dr. Gail Weinstein, Enrique Ramirez, and Kristi Clontz

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Wendi Maxwell

Susan Handy

Presentation

Summary of health literacy work from the NIFL Region III Resource Center Partners meeting and California Dept of Education’s health literacy initiative

Wendi Maxwell, California Department of Education Adult Ed and Susan D. Handy, R.N. Principal/Director Bakersfield Adult School

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Pat Lawson-North

Carolyn Brown

 

Presentation Local collaborative health literacy partnership

Pat Lawson-North, Santa Clara County Library Literacy Services (VISION LITERACY) director and Carolyn Brown, Director of Performance & Outcome Management, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

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Panel Discussion on Ideas for Partnerships that Support Health Literacy

Scott Ullman, Regional Training Coordinator Foundation Center-San Francisco; Erin Bowman, Program Coordinator California Health Care Safety Net Institute; and Lynn Reed, Executive Director Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Inc. Phoenix, AZ.

Focus on cross-disciplinary collaborations in health; comments from not-for-profit organizations on how to frame the dialogue to promote collaboration between communities, adult education/literacy and safety net hospitals and public health clinics

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WORKING LUNCH

Pick up lunch and move to small group facilitated discussion tables; discussions about issues related to health literacy

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Meg Schofield, M.Ed

Meg Schofield, M.Ed

A Health Literacy Curriculum for Beginning ABE

Meg Schofield, M.Ed

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Breakout Sessions

Divide by topics based on ideas/issues raised at lunch discussions. Groups discuss ideas for potential Health Literacy projects and existing projects as best practices

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BRIEF Reports to Large Group

BRIEF Reports to Large Group

BRIEF Reports to Large Group

Sharing one resource, one inspiration, one challenge from each breakout group

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Large Group Discussion:   Visioning For The Future, Summary and Next Steps

Moderator - Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Eisman, Acting Director of the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, San Francisco State University. What was heard today, what is possible and what needs to be done next for partnerships to move forward with specific projects; what to share on our website that will energize, inform, communicate and motivate

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Closing Remarks

Paul Heavenridge, Director, NIFL LINCS Region III Regional Resource Center and Executive Director, Literacyworks

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