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Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
ROUNDTABLEONHEALTHLITERACY
WORKSHOPONMEASURESOFHEALTHLITERACY
Thursday, February 26, 2009
8:30 am–5:15 pm
Room 100
Keck Center of The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Objectives
To review existing approaches for measuring health literacy
To review health system level approaches to assessing health literacy
To provide a vision for what could be done in population-based measurement of health literacy
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Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
ROUNDTABLE ON HEALTH LITERACY
WORKSHOP ON MEASURES OF HEALTH LITERACY
Thursday, February 26, 2009
8:30 am–5:15 pm
Room 100
Keck Center of The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Objectives
To review existing approaches for measuring health literacy
To review health system level approaches to assessing health literacy
To provide a vision for what could be done in population-based measurement of health literacy
7:45-8:30 am
Registration
8:30-8:45
Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop
George Isham, M.D., M.S.
Chair, Roundtable on Health Literacy
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8:45-9:00
Health Literacy Measurement: Mapping the Terrain
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9:00-11:15
Panel: Testing Individual Health Literacy
George Isham, M.D., M.S., Moderator
HealthPartners
9:00-9:15
Health Literacy Measurement: A Brief Review and Proposal
Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
9:15-9:30
The Importance of a National Dataset for Health Literacy
Marin P. Allen, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
9:30-10:00
Discussion
10:00-10:15
BREAK
10:15-10:30
What Is Health Literacy and How Do We Measure It?
Lauren McCormack, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
RTI International
10:30-10:45
Refining and Standardizing Health Literacy Assessment
Elizabeth Hahn, M.A.
Northwestern University
10:45-11:15
Discussion
11:15 am-12:30 pm
Panel: Other Approaches to Health Literacy Measurement
Cindy Brach, M.P.P., Moderator
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
11:15-11:30
Self-Report Measures of Health Literacy
Lisa D. Chew, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Washington
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11:30-11:45
Demographic Assessment for Health Literacy
Amresh Hanchate, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
11:45-12:00
Mapping Health Literacy
Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H.
The RAND Corporation
12:00-12:30
Discussion
12:30-1:30
LUNCH
1:30-1:45
NAAL Data: To Use or Not to Use?
Barry Weiss, M.D.
University of Arizona College of Medicine
1:45-2:00
Discussion
2:00-3:00
Panel: Other Approaches to Health Literacy Measurement, continued
Cindy Brach, M.P.P., Moderator
2:00-2:15
Measuring the Function in Functional Health Literacy
Sandra Smith, M.P.H.
University of Washington School of Public Health
2:15-2:30
Health Literacy and Cancer Prevention: Do People Understand What They Hear?
Kathleen Mazor, Ed.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2:30-3:00
Discussion
3:00-4:30
Panel: Measuring Health System Responses to Health Literacy
Carolyn Cocotas, R.T., M.P.A., Moderator
F.E.G.S. Health and Human Services System
3:00-3:15
America’s Health Insurance Plans’ Response to Health Literacy
Julie Gazmararian, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
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3:15-3:30
An Accreditor’s Effort to Push the Public Policy Agenda Forward
John P. DuMoulin, M.S.
URAC
3:30-3:45
Developing and Testing a CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set
Beverly Weidmer Ocampo, M.A.
The RAND Corporation
3:45-4:00
Promoting Effective Communication: The Joint Commission’s Efforts to Address Culture, Language, and Health Literacy
Amy Wilson-Stronks, M.P.P.
The Joint Commission
4:00-4:30
Discussion
4:30-4:45
Measuring Health Literacy: What? So What? Now What?
Where do we want to go in terms of measuring health literacy? Measurement of health literacy requires measurement of skills (individual, community, and population level) as well as measurement of demands related to health and health care.
Ruth M. Parker, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
4:45-5:15
Discussion
5:15
ADJOURN
