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9th Annual Colorado Health Literacy Coalition Conference

October 20, 2023

Join us for the 9th Annual Colorado Health Literacy Conference: “Building Trust and Promoting Clear Communication to Improve Population Based Health Literacy”.

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Date: Friday, October 20th, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Fees:

$50 registration fee includes all conference sessions, breakfast, lunch and snacks.

$25 registration fee for students and health navigators. This also includes all conference sessions, breakfast, lunch and snacks.

Location:

Embassy Suites Denver Central Park

4444 Havana St. Denver, CO 80239

Presentation topics include:

  • Clear communication strategies.
  • Panel discussion on “boots on the ground” resources for patients and clients.
  • Local resources to address SDoH and low health literacy.

Learning objectives:

  • Describe how building trust helps open doors to effective communication.
  • Demonstrate increased knowledge of health literacy principles and effective patient/client communication strategies.
  • Identify local resources available to address population-based health literacy and SDoH for at-risk populations.

NCPD contact hours are currently pending for this event.

With presentations from:

Dean Schillinger, MD, is a primary care physician, scientist, author, and public health advocate. Dr. Schillinger is an internationally recognized expert in health communication and has been widely recognized for his work related to improving the health of vulnerable populations.

New this year: optional writing workshop

Choose from our traditional breakout session track, or a new hands-on writing workshop to apply health literacy and plain language best practices to write content appropriate for your audience.