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Hi, everyone, An announcement about the 2015 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit is below. The summit features COABE's Jackie Taylor as plenary speaker. More details are below. Enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend, Margaret Margaret Patterson, PhD NCL board secretary Senior Researcher R-ALLY: Research Allies for Lifelong Learning Vienna, VA 703-399-5948 www.researchallies.org --------- Original Message --------- Subject: FW: Registration Now Open for WI Health Literacy Summit From: "Michele Erikson" <michele@wisconsinliteracy.org> Date: 2/8/15 6:30 pm To: "jcarter@literacypolicy.org" <jcarter@literacypolicy.org> Cc: "Steve Sparks" <steve@wisconsinliteracy.org>, "office@valueusa.org" <office@valueusa.org>, "margaret@researchallies.org" <margaret@researchallies.org>, "jeff.fantine@gmail.com" <jeff.fantine@gmail.com> Hello Jeff, Jeff, Marty and Margaret, I am reaching out to you as NCL board officers to see if you would be able to share the announcement below with your professional networks connected to the National Coalition for Literacy and any other social media networks tied to your literacy work. The 2015 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit will feature Jackie Taylor as a plenary speaker on the PIAAC study as well as providing a track for literacy providers. ProLiteracy is one of seven Host partners promoting the Summit and COABE is a contributing sponsor. We would love to welcome more literacy and adult education providers to this event on April 13-15 in Madison, WI. Many thanks for your efforts in passing this along! Michele Michele Erikson Executive Director 211 S. Paterson, Suite 260 Madison, WI, 53703 608.257.1655 www.WisconsinLiteracy.org www.WisconsinHealthLiteracy.org From: Wisconsin Health Literacy [mailto:steve@wisconsinliteracy.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:56 PM To: Michele Erikson Subject: Registration Now Open for WI Health Literacy Summit Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Early Bird Registration is Open! 2015 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit About the 2015 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit: Registration is open for the 2015 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit: "Better Health through Better Communication." This conference will focus on how improved health communication can lead to better outcomes. This is increasingly important in the changing health care environment in which reimbursement is more closely tied to results and population health must be better managed. The 2015 Health Literacy Summit Experience 6 general sessions by nationally known leaders in health communication Over 80 expert session and poster presenters 25 different breakout sessions Reception/poster presentations 2 networking lunches 3 Pre-Summit sessions for in-depth learning and practice Summit exhibitors with valuable resources Engaging social media activities For full Summit details, visit www.bit.ly/hlsummit When: April 14-15, 2015 (Pre-Summit Meeting on April 13) Register by March 17 for discounted early bird rates! Where: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin Who should attend: Nurses, physicians and other health care providers * Health insurance professionals * Adult and family literacy professionals * Health care administrators * Medical librarians * Public health professionals * Social workers * Communicators * Pharmacists * Oral health professionals * Health and social science researchers * Policymakers * Anyone else who believes that better communication means better health! Host Partners: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin * ProLiteracy * The Joint Commission * UW Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health * Wisconsin Association of Health Plans * Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society * Wisconsin Hospital Association * Wisconsin Medical Society Sponsors: Platinum: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Gold: Gundersen Health System * Hospital Sisters Health System * MetaStar * Wisconsin Hospital Association * UW Health and Unity Silver: Dean & St. Mary's * Meriter & Physicians Plus * WEA Trust * Wisconsin Health Information Organization Friend: Home Health United Visiting Nurse Service * Marshfield Clinic * Quarles & Brady LLP * Security Health Plan * Wisconsin Medical Society * WPS For a complete list of sponsors, visit our Summit web site. Subscribe to the Health Literacy Digest! Wisconson Health Literacy a division of: Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. Forward email This email was sent to michele@wisconsinliteracy.org by steve@wisconsinliteracy.org | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe&trade; | Privacy Policy. Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. | 211 S. Paterson St., Suite 260 | Madison | WI | 53703