Karen L. Brown, M.A., is a Health Literacy Leadership Institute 2018 Fellow from Tufts University’s School of Public Health. In her role at the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, Ms. Brown works to increase awareness of health literacy related to older adults. As a private consultant, she has developed training programs for health professionals and community-based organizations to build health literacy competencies for individuals, professionals, and organizations. As the recent co-founder of Bright Synergy Associates, Ms. Brown is committed to working with others to eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and build health literacy competencies in our communities. She is passionate about teaching professionals to empower those they serve through effective cross-cultural communication, a universal precautions approach, and kindness.
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We Are All in This Together
Improving Our Health Literacy Skills
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 1pm EDT
Event Overview
What is health literacy, and why is it important?
Health literacy is a social determinant of health, linked to health disparities and crucial to addressing health equity. It has evolved from simply reflecting an individual’s degree to which they can obtain, process, and understand health information, to recognizing that it is relevant to anyone who communicates health information.
Researchers and practitioners have begun to address the health literacy of professionals and organizations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services included health literacy as a central focus in their Healthy People 2030 plan to help individuals, organizations, and communities address public health priorities for improving the health and well-being of all.
In this Keynote session, discover how each of us can work to improve health literacy and positively impact the health and well-being of our communities.
Health literacy is a social determinant of health, linked to health disparities and crucial to addressing health equity. It has evolved from simply reflecting an individual’s degree to which they can obtain, process, and understand health information, to recognizing that it is relevant to anyone who communicates health information.
Researchers and practitioners have begun to address the health literacy of professionals and organizations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services included health literacy as a central focus in their Healthy People 2030 plan to help individuals, organizations, and communities address public health priorities for improving the health and well-being of all.
In this Keynote session, discover how each of us can work to improve health literacy and positively impact the health and well-being of our communities.
What You'll Learn
- The concept of health literacy, a multidimensional term that includes the skills of healthcare professionals, organizations, and consumers
- Best practices and strategies for empowering professionals and consumers to improve communication related to health information
- Cultural and linguistic differences between healthcare professionals and consumers that can magnify health literacy issues
- The rationale and principles underpinning the need for a universal precautions approach to all health communication interactions
Speaker
Karen L. Brown, M.A.
Gerontology Programs Manager
Ithaca College
Gerontology Programs Manager, Ithaca College
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