Introduction and invitation to Summer Institute

Hello Colleagues,

I am the Director of the Health Literacy Institute at the University of New England in Portland, Maine and a member of the Clear Language Group (www.ClearLanguageGroup.com). My professional career has focused primarily on training, consulting, and communications development in health literacy and plain language. I am addressing diversity issues as well, especially because they are so connected with all communication. I train and coach interprofessional health literacy teams in Maine healthcare systems, and am part of an academic/community team designing a skills curriculum for interprofessional health professional students that integrates these topics. This is offering a wonderful opportunity to learn from immigrant colleagues, who bring a wealth of experience in non-Western systems of care.

For those of you not on the health literacy discussion list, let me invite you to the 2013 Health Literacy Summer Institute in Maine - June 2-5. This is a small annual Institute focused on teaching all the basics of plain language writing skills. See the website for information and registration: www.HealthLiteracyInstitute.net. Please share information with your colleagues and lists.

I look forward to sharing and learning from all on this discussion list.

Sue Stableford, MPH, MSB, Director

University of New England Health Literacy Institute

Portland, Maine