A program of the Minnesota Literacy Council

Improving the health of all Minnesotans by promoting clear communication

Our Goals train health care providers empower patients to ask for clear communication share resources

Members and Supporters Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Fairview Health Services Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Health Law Institute at Hamline University School of Law HealthEast Care System HealthPartners Hennepin County Medical Center Hennepin Faculty Associates Medica Metropolitan Health Plan Midwest Medical Insurance Co. Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety Minnesota Medical Association North Memorial Health Care Olmsted Medical Clinic Park Nicollet Health Services PICA Head Start Pediatric Home Service Portico Healthnet Powell Women’s Health Center Stratis Health UCare Minnesota Way to Grow

Our Journey discovery all doing own thing 2006 – awareness building formed MHLP under MLC 2007 – learning / education best practice white papers 2008 – structure / sustainability MN workplan, grants

Accomplishments Increased awareness within member organizations Organized presentations from local experts –Low Health Literacy – Implications for safe medication use –Creating a Business Case for Health Literacy –Health Literacy and Informed Consent Produced “best practice” white papers on topics above Articles submitted for publication in MN Health Care News and MN Physician (Sept/Dec) Gained national exposure through distribution of fact sheet to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Health Literacy Task Force

2009 – leading the way HeLP MN Seniors National Libraries of Medicine Social Media Project AmeriCorps VISTA

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ∽ Margaret Mead

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