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Health Literacy:
Finding the Right Way
- Friday, May 14, 2010

Presenters:
- Robin Rohrbaugh - Executive Director, Healthy York County Coalition:
Robin Rohrbaugh has served as the Executive Director of the Healthy York County Coalition (HYCC) since 2004. The HYCC is an ongoing collaborative effort to improve the health and wellness of our community. Since its inception in 1994, the coalition has been instrumental in efforts to improve access to oral health and medical care for the uninsured and underinsured, address violence prevention, and advocate for many public health causes. Prior to joining the coalition, Robin worked for twelve years in the Human Services Division at the County of York, PA. Ms. Rohrbaugh has a master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
- Bobbi Cavanaugh - Executive Director, York County Literacy Council:
Bobbi Anne Cavanaugh is the Executive Director for the York County Literacy Council. In 2002, she began as YCLC's Grants Writer and Adult Programs Manager, and she has first-hand knowledge of the Literacy Council's volunteer and student base and the needs of the adult illiterate in the York Community. Bobbi holds a Bachelors in Psychology from York College with undergraduate work done at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She spent many years advocating for her youngest son and others who have Learning Differences.

Bobbi serves on several committees and boards including United Way Campaign Cabinet for the Service Division, YWCA of Hanover's Treasurer and board of directors, Financial Stabilities Partnership, Hanover Chamber's Workforce Development Group, chair of the Health Literacy Task force, a member of the Healthy York County Coalition and she sits on the Rotary Club of York's Literacy and America's Promise Committess. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking and is just learning how to fly fish.

Agenda:

Date: Friday, May 14, 2010
   
Location: Holiday Inn @ West Manchester Mall
2000 Loucks Road, York, PA 17408 (Route 74 & US 30)
   
Times: 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. ~ Breakfast Buffet
  8:30 - 8:40 a.m. ~ Welcome and Introduction
8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Overview of health literacy concepts, their importance to quality care, effects of poor health literacy on society and steps we can take to integrate these concepts into our everyday lives and into the lives of those we serve.
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Questions and Answers
About the Presentation:
People are often faced with complex information and treatment decisions when it comes to their healthcare. Healthy literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. With the move towards a more "consumer-centric" health care system as part of an overall effort to improve the quality of health care and to reduce health care costs, individuals need to take an even more active role in health care related decisions. Please join us to learn more about what health literacy really means and why improving healthy literacy skills is important to the social and economic health of our community.
Registration / Information (print registration form)
  • Registration Deadline: Monday, May 10, 2010
    Cost: $15.00 per person, includes Breakfast Buffet and Registration Fee
    Make check payable to:     Family Issues Roundtable
    Must Register in Advance/Open Seating(No Walk-ins Please!)
  • Mailing address for registration and check:
    Alan Vandersloot / F.I.R., United Way of York County
    P.O. Box 1663
    York, PA 17405
  • Direct any questions to: Alan Vandersloot at 717-771-3806
    United Way - Fax No.: 717-843-4082
    email: vandersloota@unitedway-york.org
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