Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I: Monday 10:00am

Do we know if health literacy interventions work? Directions for Future Research and Practice

Moderator: Cindy Brach, AHRQ

Speakers:

Paul Estabrooks, PhD

Virginia Tech University

Stacey Sheridan, MD

University of North Carolina

Jaimie Zoellner, PhD

Virginia Tech University

Plenary Session II: Monday Oct 18, 4:00pm

The Importance of Basic Research for Developing Effective Health Literacy Interventions

Introduction

Helen Meissner, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health

Laying a foundation: The National Action Plan’s call for basic health literacy research

Cynthia Baur, Ph.D.

Centers for Disease Control

Basic psychological research and health literacy

Ellen Peters, Ph.D.

Ohio State University

A Process/Knowledge Approach to Health Knowledge in Older Adults

Dan Morrow, Ph.D.

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana