DeKalb Board of Health
Health Literacy Conference
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Center
Downtown Decatur, Georgia
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Proposed
Agenda
Registration & Refreshments Holiday Inn, Decatur, Georgia 8:00
AM
Opening Session & Welcome
Dr S Elizabeth Ford 9:00
AM
Why Health Literacy Matters in Improving Health Status
in DeKalb Dr Christopher Holliday 9:15
AM
What is Health Literacy? Focus for Today & Technology Session Vern Herr 9:40 AM
Improving Health Outcomes by Increasing Health
Literacy Kara Jacobson 10:00 AM
Workshop Track Sessions 10:45
AM
Consumer &
Community Cultural Sensitivity Connie Raiford & Yotin
Srivanjarean
Provider Tools and Strategies to Increase Health
Literacy Sarah Piper & Don Rabun
Lunch 12:00
PM
How to Talk to Your Doctor
Elvan C Daniels,
MD 12:40 PM
Workshop Track Sessions 1:15 PM
Consumer &
Community Tools and Strategies to
Increase Health Literacy Connie Raiford & Don Rabun
Provider Cultural Sensitivity Sarah Piper & Yotin Srivanjarean
What can we do now? Input from Workshops, Evaluation Vern Herr 2:45 PM
Closing Remarks – Commissioner
Larry Johnson 3:15 PM
Conference Tracks
- Consumer and Community
- Provider and Clinical Settings
Focus Areas
- Defining health literacy
- 2010 Status of Health in DeKalb Report* & health literacy
- Improving patient/provider communication
- and much more...!
Register by going to "Contact Us" on this web site
Complete the form and indicate in the comment section "Health Literacy"
Participants will receive a copy of the
'2010 Status of Health In DeKalb Report'
Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be provided - No Registration Fee
