Health Literacy Conference: Making it Clear

Join Legacy Health and national and local experts for Health Literacy Conference: Making it Clear. Presenters will share research and evidence-based practices to help increase health literacy and improve quality, safety and outcomes for all.

Nearly half the U.S. adult population has low health literacy – defined as the inability to read, understand and effectively use basic medical instructions and information. Patients with low health literacy are less likely to comply with treatment and seek preventive care and more likely to be hospitalized. It is a leading contributor of health disparities. Those over age 65 and communities of color are most at risk. The National Patient Safety Council states that no other single issue has a greater impact on health status. Join national and local experts sharing research and evidence-based practices to help increase health literacy and improve quality, safety and outcomes for all.

Legacy Health is hosting the conference in partnership with:

• Oregon Health Authority Office of Equity and Inclusion
• Northwest Health Foundation
• Multnomah County Health Department
• Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon
• United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
• Clark County Health Department
• Children's Community Clinic
• The Wallace Medical Concern
• We Can Do Better
• Other local organizations