Florida Literacy Coalition - Health Literacy Summit

About the Summit:

The Florida Health Literacy Summit is a statewide forum for educators, health professionals, and other interested stakeholders to discuss and collaborate on how to effectively serve the health needs of adults and families with low literacy, low health literacy, and limited English skills.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly nine out of ten adults struggle to understand and use personal and public health information when it is filled with unfamiliar or complex terms. Good health outcomes require clear communication between medical professionals and patients. It is evident that we need to find effective ways to reduce the gap between the literacy demands of health and insurance systems and the health literacy skills of many Floridians.

Keynote Speaker:

Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD
3 Questions to Think About Every Time We Give a Patient Numbers

Numbers are often communicated to patients without considering whether or why the patient actually needs them. In this session, Dr. Zikmund-Fisher will explore simple, yet powerful, questions to help health communicators design clear and useful health number communications.

Summit Sessions: