12 for 2012 – Prevention Institute’s Most Popular Resources

The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Prevention Institute has posted its 12 for 2012 most popular resources, including “free, online publications, tools and resources designed to help you put prevention and equity at the center of community wellbeing.” For a link – http://ow.ly/8sq9V . [Trust for America’s Health Wellness and Prevention Health Reform … Continue reading »

3rd Annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit Building Your Health Literacy Toolkit — March 22-23, 2012

3rd Annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit Building Your Health Literacy Toolkit March 22-23, 2012 Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel Lexington, Kentucky Open to all those interested in improving their health literacy and patient communications skills. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: – Cindy Brach, AHRQ – Audrey Riffenburgh, Plain Language Works – Al Cross, Institute for Rural Journalism – … Continue reading »

Discussion Paper –Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

The following was posted on the HealthLiteracy Listserv. Institute of Medicine Health Literacy Roundtable released a discussion paper on the Attributes of a Health Literate Organization. This brief paper is based on the Roundtable’s November 2011 workshop on the same topic. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/HealthLiteracy.aspx The item was posted by Cynthia Baur; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading »