Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j192mHC25203; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:48:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:48:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <2D78FC0DE061D54BBF0A610A4E4054450B3492@asaexch02.ASAGING.ORG> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Sandra Maldague" <SMaldague@ASAGING.ORG> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4652] special program on older adults X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2425 Lines: 21 Hello all, Please help spread the word about "Why Programs Fail: The Hidden Risk of Low Health Literacy," a one-day special program that the American Society on Aging is offering as part of the ASA-NCOA Joint Conference. To see the full day's program, visit http://www.asaging.org/agingconference/jc05/pdfs/JC05_SP_health_lit.pdf. Sandra Maldague sandram@asaging.org The American Society on Aging will hold the following special program as part of its annual joint conference with the National Council on Aging from March 10-13, 2005 in Philadelphia. To register or learn more about the conference, visit www.agingconference.org. Why Programs Fail: The Hidden Risk of Low Health Literacy Thursday, March 10, 2005 (10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Philadelphia, PA Nearly half of your clients and patients may have an undiagnosed condition -- one that prevents them from benefiting from the treatment plans and programs that you design. 90 million adult Americans are at risk of excess hospitalizations and poor health outcomes because of their low health literacy. The incidence of low health literacy increases with age, with the greatest burdens falling on those over 75. The American Society on Aging (ASA) is holding a special full day program (as part of the ASA-NCOA joint conference) on Thursday, March 10, 2005 (10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) that will examine many aspects of this emerging issue from the perspectives of researchers, practitioners and consumers. Nationally-renowned experts in health literacy and aging will provide an overview of health literacy among older adults and facilitate interactive skill-building workshops focusing on improving writing skills for more understandable patient education materials, improving communication and counseling skills to meet needs and abilities of these patients/clients, and learning techniques to change administrative systems and cultures that unknowingly provide insurmountable barriers for this population. Additional special programs, such as the Medicines and Aging Core Curriculum, will also be offered during the joint conference. For more information, visit ASA's Healthcare and Aging Network homepage at www.asaging.org/han - see the HAN special program section. To register for the conference or for more information, please visit www.agingconference.org. (One-day registration is available - call ASA's registrar at 1-800-537-9728 for more information)
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