Faculty

Needs Statement

More than 89 million people in the United States have difficulty understanding and acting upon health information.  An organized effort to address the myriad of issues surrounding limited health literacy can help leverage time, talent, and funding to deal with these issues more effectively. Several states have coalitions that focus on health literacy in place, and leaders from three of these states will share their experiences.

Target Audience

Physicians, psychologists and other healthcare providers.

Objectives

1. Define the elements of a successful health literacy program;
2. Review how to start your own health literacy initiative;
3. Evaluate how the health literacy initiative of Wisconsin was developed.

Accreditation

CME
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

KBEP
The University of Kentucky is authorized by the Kentucky Board of Examiners in Psychology to provide continuing education for psychologists.

Faculty Disclosure

Michele Erickson, Gwen Ratermann and Jennifer Dillaha, MD have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests of healthcare products or services related to this activity.