Roundtable on Health Literacy
The Roundtable on Health Literacy envisions a society in which the demands of the health and health care systems are respectful of and aligned with people’s skills, abilities, and values. The mission of the Roundtable is to inform, inspire, and activate a wide variety of stakeholders to support the development, implementation, and sharing of evidence-based health literacy practices and policies. The goal is to improve the health and well-being of all people.
In progress
Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Community-based Health Literacy Interventions: A Workshop
- July 19, 2017
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The workshop will feature a commissioned paper on community-based health literacy interventions, written by a team led by Dr. Cynthia Baur, Director of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the U...
Quality Performance Measures for Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services: A Workshop
- May 4, 2017
- 9:00 AM - 5:50 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy will host a one-day public workshop. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussion of the quality performance measures for integration of health lite...
Facilitating Health Communication with Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Populations Through Use of Health Literate Approaches: A Workshop
- March 15, 2017
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
This is a one-day public workshop that will feature presentations and discussion on facilitating health communication related to immigrant, refugee, and migrant populations through the use of health l...
Clarity of Communication on Medications: A Workshop
- November 16, 2016
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy will convene a one-day public workshop communicating clearly about medicine on November 17, 2016 in Washington, DC. The workshop will focus on written materials, incl...
Health Literacy and Precision Medicine: An Important Partnership: A Workshop
- March 2, 2016
- 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
On March 2, 2016 the Roundtable on Health Literacy of the Institute of Medicine will conduct a workshop on Health Literacy and Precision Medicine: An Important Partnership. The workshop will feature i...
Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Language Access: A Workshop
- October 19, 2015
- 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a one-day workshop to explore the integration of health literacy, cultural competency, and language access services. The workshop featured presentations and...
Health Literacy and Palliative Care: A Workshop
- July 9, 2015
- 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a one-day workshop to explore the implications of health literacy for palliative care. In general, low health literacy is a barrier to receiving high quality...
Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: A Workshop
- November 6, 2014
- 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (ET)
- Past
The Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Health Literacy will hold its next workshop, Health Literacy: Past, Present and Future at The National Academy of Sciences in the Lecture Room. The workshop wi...
Informed Consent and Health Literacy: A Workshop
- July 28, 2014
- 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a one-day workshop to explore the effect of regulatory requirements on the production of written and oral health literate communications.
Implications of Health Literacy for Discharge Instructions: A Workshop
- March 17, 2014
- 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy hosted a workshop, Implications of Health Literacy for Discharge Instructions on March 17, 2014. Video recordings of the meeitng may be found be...
Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: A Workshop
- November 21, 2013
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy will be holding a workshop on November 21, 2013 in Irvine, California. The meeting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Beckman Center in...
Health Literacy and Numeracy: A Workshop
- July 18, 2013
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy will hold a workshop on July 18, 2013 at The National Academy of Sciences. The workshop will focus on numeracy issues. A commissioned paper will be presented that des...
Implementation of Attributes of Health Literacy: A Workshop
- April 11, 2013
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
A workshop was convened by the Roundtable on Health Literacy to discuss methods of implementation regarding health literate attributes in organizations.
Improving Health, Health Systems, and Health Policy Around the World: A Workshop
- September 24, 2012
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a one-day workshop that featured presentations and discussions about health literacy interventions from various countries. The video recording of the worksh...
Improving Oral Health Literacy: A Workshop
- March 29, 2012
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Workshop
- Past
The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a workshop exploring improving oral health literacy, including assessment and programs implemented on state and national levels.