World Health Literacy Workshop: Introduction and Panel 1

IOM's Roundtable on Health Literacy held the workshop Improving Health, Health Systems, and Health Policy Around the World in New York City on September 24, 2012.

Intro and Panel One Speakers:

Opening Remarks: George Isham, Chair Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy

Welcome, New York Academy of Medicine: Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D., President, New York Academy of Medicine, Foreign Secretary, Institute of Medicine

Welcome, U.N. Secretary General's Office: Steven J. Hoffman, Fellow, Office of the UN-Secretary-General

Panel 1: Health Literacy Perspectives

World Health Organization: Jacob Kumaresan, M.D., Dr.P.H., Executive Director, WHO New York Office

Policies and Programs Promoting Health Literacy Globally: Scott C. Ratzan, M.D., M.P.A, .Vice President, Global Health Johnson & Johnson

United States - Health Literacy and Recent Federal Initiatives: Cynthia Baur, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Health Literacy, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

From Policy to Implementation Jennifer Cabe, M.A., Executive Director and Board Member Canyon Ranch Institute and Suzanne Thompson, M.S. Vice President, Research & Development, The Clorox Company