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    Building a Qualified Medical Interpreter Program for Lesser Spoken Languages
  • On Demand
    Improving Cancer Health Literacy Through Culturally Appropriate Services in African Immigrant Communities
  • On Demand
    Learning with the Little Aussie Bugs: Enhancing Health Literacy in Early Learning Settings
  • On Demand
    Developing Patient Decision Aids: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Health Literacy and Shared Decision Making
  • Monday, May 12, 2025
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Building Bridges: Crafting Inclusive Communication Plans
  • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    How Do I Know It’s Plain Language? Let’s Practice Together!
  • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    Your Path to Always Using Teach-back!
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    What’s Next for Health Literacy? - A Town Hall Sponsored by IHA’s Health Literacy Solutions Center
  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Welcome & Opening Performance
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Plenary: Advancing Health Equity in Challenging Times—Navigating Barriers and Building Resilience
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    Pediatrics Supporting Parents: Building Caregiver Capacity as a Strategy to Improve Early Childhood Health Outcomes
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Workshop: Holla If Ya Hear Me: Fostering Connection Through Storytelling, Cultural Humility, and Collaboration Communication
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    Meet the Speakers
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Promoting Gender-Inclusive Language to Enhance Health Equity in Reproductive Health Care
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    Advancing Health Equity Through Standardized Data Practices: Development of the Maryland Health Equity Indicators Handbook
  • 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    Meet the Speakers
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Does Using Health Information from Social Media Influence Confidence in Self-Health Care?
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: Centering Community Voices: Building Trust + Collaboration with the Communities We Serve
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: Igniting Action: The Launch of the U.S. Health Literacy Association
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: Shaping the Health Literacy Agenda for the Nation
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Workshop: Lost in Translation: Adapting Complex Health Information to Meet Your Client's Needs
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Program for Refugee Health Literacy: Building Health Education Interventions to Address Gaps in Refugee Health
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Immersive Health Literacy: Leveraging Virtual Reality in Patient Education
  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Meet the Speakers
  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Welcome
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Plenary: There Is No Best Way to Communicate Numbers—But There Are Wrong Ways
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT
    Framework for Evaluating Health Literacy of AI-Generated Health Information
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    Developing a Tailored Health Literacy Champion and Teach-back Super-user Health Literacy Training Program
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    Advancing Organizational Health Literacy in Public Health: Lessons from Cook County, IL
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    Workshop: Guiding Others to Better Health: A Brief Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
  • 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Always Use Teach-back! Toolkit and Building Health Literate Organizations Guidebook Updates—Advancing Organizational Health Literacy
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: AI in Action: What’s Working for You, What’s Not, and What’s Next?
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: Health Literacy Themes in Medical Malpractice Claims
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: HealthLiteracyCopilot™
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
    Roundtable: Should We Standardize Health Literacy Education and Training for Health Professional Learners?
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Why Plain Language Should Be Part of Your Internal Communications, Too
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PT
    Workshop: Get Excited About Plain Language! Practical Strategies to Improve Health Literacy, Equity, and Inclusion
  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • Thursday, May 15, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Welcome
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Plenary: AI, Innovation, and Equity: Transforming Health Literacy for the Future
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
    Using an American Sign Language Video to Improve Advance Care Planning Engagement Among Deaf Adults
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT
    Workshop: Building Blocks of Digital Health Literacy: Core Concepts & Challenges
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Developing a Public Health Communication Competency Framework
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PT
    MyHealth.Alberta.ca: A Case Study of Integrating Health Literacy When Creating Patient Instructions
  • 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PT
    Meet the Speakers
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PT
    AI in Action: Designing Health Communication Campaigns in Real-Time
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PT
    From Confusion to Clarity: Using Tools and Technology to Transform the Informed Consent Process
  • 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Meet the Speaker
  • 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM PT
    Closing Reflections & Spoken Word Performance