Health Literacy and Ophelia MasterclassApril 2017, 9am to 5pm Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2,...
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DeakinUniversityCRICOSProviderCode:00113B
HealthLiteracyandOpheliaMasterclassAtwo-dayintensivemasterclassformanagers,executives,healthprofessionals,healthplanners,policymakers,researchers,andthoseactiveinhealthpromotionandcommunityservices.
Using the latest health literacy research and practices, this masterclass willdemonstratehowtodevelopfit-for-purposeinterventionstoreduceinequalitiesinhealthserviceaccessandengagement.
Themasterclasswill introducetheOpheliaprocess(OPtimisingHEalthLIterAcyandAccess),astructuredprocessforidentifyingandrespondingtohealthliteracyneedsby co-designing locally relevant interventions.Measurement of health literacywillalso be presented, including thewidely used Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ)anditsuseinneedsassessment,evaluation,andqualityimprovement.
Keytopicsinclude:• Understandingthescopeand
determinantsofhealthliteracy• Theroleofhealthliteracyin
healthinequality• UsingtheHealthLiteracy
Questionnaire(HLQ)toidentifydiversehealthliteracychallenges
• TheOpheliaprocessforco-designing,implementing,andevaluatinghealthliteracyinterventions
• Participatoryandplace-basedapproachestohealthliteracy(organisationalandcommunity)
• Internationalperspectivesinhealthliteracypolicyandpractice
WorkshopDetailsWednesday12thandThursday13thApril2017,9amto5pmDeakinDowntown,Level12,Tower2,727CollinsStreet,Melbourne
RegistrationRegisterbefore5pmonMondaythe12thMarchforanearlybirdregistrationof$750plusGST.Standardregistration$950plusGST.Workshopincludesmorningtea,afternoontea,andlunchonbothdays.
Forallenquires,contactCarolWildey:[email protected]:
http://bit.ly/DeakinHLOM