Shares the success of institutionalizing health literacy at SVCMC
What attributes of a health literate organization are found at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center? Karen Komondor, Chair of the Health Literacy Institute shared those with a group of health and human service leaders gathered at the Regional Health Literacy Coalition Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh on October 16, 2013. [more]
Karen shared all the work the Health Literacy Team has done to help institutionalize health literacy at St. Vincent Charity. Since 2007, she has led the initiative with a goal to promote health literacy across the continuum of patient care. Karen has conducted health literacy training at more than 50 health care facilities and conferences and is currently the chair of the newly established Ohio Health Literacy Collaborative.
Nice job, Karen!
If your organization is interested in training, please contact Karen at 216-363-2553 or email karen.komondor@stvincentcharity.com
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