Building upon the 2004 report Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine has convened a Roundtable on Health Literacy. The Roundtable brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, foundations and associations, and representatives of patient and consumer interests who have an interest and role in improving health literacy.

The mission of the Roundtable is to move forward the field of health literacy by translating research findings to practical strategies that can be implemented. To achieve this mission, the Roundtable discusses challenges facing health literacy practice and research, and identifies approaches to promote health literacy through mechanisms and partnerships in both the public and private sectors. 

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Health Literacy Annual Research Conference
October 19-20, 2009
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 C Street, NW
Washington, DC

The Boston University Medical Center will hold the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference on October 19-20, 2009 in Washington, DC. It will be an interdisciplinary meeting for investigators dedicated to health literacy from a broad array of public health, health services, epidemiology, translational, and interventional research activities. Registration information and a schedule of events are available at: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/healthliteracyconference/.