A program of the Minnesota Literacy Council

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• A program of the Minnesota Literacy Council

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Improving the health of all Minnesotans by
promoting clear communication
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Our Goals
train health care providers empower patients to
ask for clear communication share resources
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Members and Supporters

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
• Fairview Health Services
• Gillette Childrens 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 Womens Health Center
• Stratis Health
• UCare Minnesota
• Way to Grow

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Our Journey
2005 - 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
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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 Americas Health Insurance Plans
  (AHIP) Health Literacy Task Force

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2009 leading the way
HeLP MN Seniors National Libraries of
Medicine
Social Media Project
AmeriCorps VISTA
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the
world indeed, its the only thing that ever
has. ?Margaret Mead
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For More Information

• Visit http//healthlit.themlc.org
• Contact Your name and information