Theme: Promising Practices for Healthy Communities
Most people want to be involved with decisions about their health, but low health literacy levels often stand in the way. The IHA AZ Annual Health Literacy Conference 2024 centers on the theme "Promising Practices for Healthy Communities.”
Attendees will explore how organizations can implement health literacy best practices and system-level practices for improved patient satisfaction and health outcomes, including among individuals living with mental health and substance abuse disorders. Presenters, offering national and local perspectives, will also delve into the dynamic relationship between cultural competency, service utilization, and health literacy to promote access to care.
Conference Planning Committee
Natasha Burrell, RDN – Health Literacy Fellow, ASU Learning Enterprise
Anna Hartman - Public Health Fellow , Arizona State University
Julia Lorence, MPH - Adjunct Research Associate, Valleywise Center for Refugee and Global Health & Graduate Student, College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University
Jeanette Mallery, M.A. - Cultural Competency Administrator Culture and Diversity Council Chairperson, BCBSAZ Health Choice
Jeanne Nizigiyimana, MSW, MA - CHC Manager, Valleywise Center for Refugee and Global Health, Co-founder Refugee Women's Health Clinic
Maria Reyes - Member Liaison Coordinator BCBSAZ Health Choice