The Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition: A Statewide Approach to Improving Health Communication
Track: Communication
Earn 1 CE Credit (Expires May 2024)
Learning Objectives
1. Explain the core components and steps for expanding from a regional collaborative to a statewide coalition.
2. Describe challenges and solutions for connecting with diverse communities and geographic regions with differing needs to further health literacy goals.
3. Recognize the impacts of the pandemic and increased interest in health equity on coalition-building activities, and describe strategies to address these impacts.
Presenter(s)
Susan Cosgrove, MPA, CPHQ, Senior Director, Community Impact - Health Care Improvement Foundation
Session summary: Over the past 13 years, the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) has advanced health literacy in Pennsylvania with grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. HCIF convenes a multi-stakeholder coalition, the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition, and has developed and delivered health literacy training modules, consumer education, and educational conferences. Participants will hear about:
• The building blocks necessary to establish and expand a broad, multi-stakeholder coalition.
• The opportunity to deepen connections between health equity and health literacy through coalition activities.
• Challenges and innovative solutions for engaging diverse stakeholders across a variety of geographic regions and communities, even during a pandemic.
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