Webcast of Wisconsin Literacy's 2007 Health Literacy Summit


Wisconsin Literacy held a free, one-day Health Literacy Summit in Wisconsin Dells on June 21, 2007 in order to encourage communication between health care professionals and adult literacy educators and to exchange ideas on how to improve the delivery of health care to Wisconsin adults with low literacy and limited English speaking skills. At the summit, four regional planning committees were formed representing area health care professionals and literacy providers. Wisconsin Literacy anticipates continued health literacy initiatives at regional and local levels. For more information or to become involved in a planning committee in your region, click here for contact information.

2007 Health Literacy Summit Agenda (.pdf, 23 KB)

Health Literacy Summit Summary (.pdf, 27 KB)

2007 Health Literacy Summit Webcast

PLEASE NOTE:  You will need to press the "back" button in order to move between each section of the webcast.

 

Click here for a link to the PowerPoint presentation included in the above webcast by Marsha L. Tait, Senior Vice President of ProLiteracy Worldwide. The presentation and notes are available for your use locally in advocating for adult literacy to health care providers in your community. [To advance slides or to access the speaker notes:  right click onto slide...click 'Full Screen.' Then either click onto "Advance" or click onto "speaker notes."]

Document by Susan R. Levy, Ph.D., Professor Emerita Public Health and Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Fellow, Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy:

Documents by Paul D. Smith, MD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine:

 

Sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor:

Verizon

Lead Sponsors:

Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System (Eau Claire)
Marshfield Clinic (Marshfield)
MetaStar (Madison)
Pfizer Inc. (Madison)
Sacred Heart Hospital (Eau Claire)
Wisconsin Center for Health Marketing and Communication Development Project (Madison/Milwaukee)
Wisconsin Hospital Association Foundation, Inc. (Madison)

Supporting Sponsors:

Franciscan Skemp - Mayo Health System (La Crosse)
Red Cedar Medical Center - Mayo Health System (Menomonie)

Media Sponsor:

Wisconsin Newspaper Association (Madison)

In-Kind Sponsors:

National Institute for Literacy (Washington D.C.)
ProLiteracy America (New York)