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<p class="" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Presented by Amanda Lawrence </span></p>

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Association’s</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Health literacy, the ability to comprehend health information well enough
to make appropriate decisions, affects more people than you probably think. It
is estimated that only 12% of patients fully comprehend health instructions and
information. This leads to poorer health outcome and increased medication
errors. While some sub-populations are at an elevated risk of low health
literacy, it affects people from all socio-economic backgrounds.</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Last year, The Wallace Medical Concern, a Federally Qualified Health
Center in east Multnomah county, received a three-year grant to implement a
clinic-wide and cross-agency health literacy intervention. The project manager,
Amanda Lawrence, will discuss the activities conducted thus far and facilitate
skills-building activities.</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Medical providers and health education and promotion professionals are
welcome. </span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p>


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2013</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">4:00pm-6:00pm</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Location: </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p>


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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">3704 N Interstate Ave.</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Portland, Oregon 97227 </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p>


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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Learning Objectives</span></b></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">By the end of this session, attendees will:</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">1) Understand the health impacts of low health literacy.</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">2) Be able to identify points of intervention within their own workplace.</span></p>


<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">3) Build skills to improve interpersonal communications (written and
verbal) with patients and clients.</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">4) Be aware of tools and resources available to address low health
literacy.</span></p><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Registration: </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Please RSVP by May
30^th to <b>Alissa Leavitt at </b></span><a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</span></b></a><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">or 971-722-7767. </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">If you have any
special accommodations, let me know how I can best assist you. </span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Cost: </span></b></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Free for OPHA Members and non-Members</span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">CHES Credits: </span></b></p>

<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Four Category 1 contact hours are available for $5 per attendee. Please bring
a check made out to the Oregon Public Health Association. </span></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Light snacks and
refreshments will be provided. </span></b></p>

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<p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Feel free to re-post. For more information
contact Alissa Leavitt at </span></b><a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</span></b></a><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:windowtext">or 971-722-7767</span></b></p>


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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES<br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">green.alissa@gmail.com</a><br>503-358-2331
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