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Important Dates 26-28 October 2020 DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: *POSTPONED* DEADLINE FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT REGISTRATION: *POSTPONED* DEADLINE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION: *POSTPONED*
GLOBAL HEALTHLITERACY SUMMIT 2020
The Global Health Literacy Summit 2020 has currentlybeen postponed. Please read further for moreinformation and FAQs. GHLS 2020 Secretariat
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Postponement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why has Global Health Literacy Summit 2020 been postponed?This decision was not taken lightly. However, due to the impact of the pandemic on travelplanning, funding opportunities, and safety precautions, we find it in the best interest of ourparticipants and global community that the event be postponed until 2021.
Where and when will the rescheduled Summit take place?The Summit has been postponed rather than cancelled. We are exploring date options at thistime and will share the new schedule as soon as possible. E-DA Healthcare Group|I-ShouUniversity will continue as the local lead organizers.
I am a current Summit 2020 paid registrant? Now that the event is postponed,what are my options?If you have already registered and paid, your registration will remain valid and automaticallyapplied to the event in 2021. If you are unable to attend the 2021 event you may request arefund. Please contact our Summit Secretariat Team at [email protected]
What will happen to the abstract I already submitted?If you have already submitted an abstract, your abstract will remain valid and automaticallyapplied to the event in 2021. The current abstract deadlines are suspended however, abstractsubmission portals remain open to continue ongoing review of submitted abstracts.
I am an exhibitor and/or sponsor- can I transfer my fees to the rescheduledSummit?Yes. Your exhibit and/or sponsorship fee from the Summit 2020 can be transferred to therescheduled date. As such, the exhibit/sponsorship fee will remain unchanged and we willguarantee your booth location as per this year’s floorplan and/or your sponsorship items.Please email [email protected] with any questions.
I have a question that is not addressed here. Whom may I contact for moreinformation?Please send your question to us at [email protected].
Global Health Literacy Summit 2020Postponed due to the COVID-19 PandemicAfter consultation with the IHLA Executive Board, Summit Steeringand Program Committees, and local organizers, we have made thedecision to postpone the Global Health Literacy Summit 2020 dueto the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see official statement aboutthe postponement.
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COVID-19 HEALTH LITERACY RESOURCES AROUND THE GLOBEHealth literacy is critical to the COVID-19 response. Everyday we have seen our healthliteracy community working together to share resources. Here is a list of several resourceswe hope may be useful in your current work. 1. IHA Health Literacy Solutions Center: https://www.healthliteracysolutions.org/ 2. Easy-To-Read Information (Inclusion Europe): https://www.inclusion-europe.eu/easy-to-read-information-about-coronavirus/ 3. Fighting Dis-information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/health/coronavirus-response/fighting-disinformation_en 4. COVID-19 Health Literacy FactSheets: https://covid19healthliteracyproject.com/
"COVID-19 infodemic has highlighted that poor health literacy amonga population is an underestimated public health problem globally"
(Comment, The Lancet: Public Health)
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This World Health Day, we honour the contribution ofnurses and midwives, recognizing their vital role inkeeping the world healthy. Additionally, we want to givea big shout out to all those working in clinical,research, public health and essential services, etc. whoare keeping our hospitals and primary care running.
CHENGCING LAKE, KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN
I-Shou has been widely recognized and accredited by many international organizations. It isa great delight for them to be part of the first GHLS 2020 as they are committed to healthliteracy in their curriculum . Since 1997, the Department of Health Management hascollaborated with indigenous communities in the rural areas of Taiwan by bringing theirstudents to lead a winter vacation camp with the Laiyi Township Southern Elementary Schoolin the Pingtung County. Health Management students are tasked to develop localized course and interactive gamesin line with the culture and needs of the indigenous people through creative thinking toachieve the purpose of enhancing children's health literacy. The camp curriculum includedbalanced diet, safety and first aid, sexual education and other topics. The camp focused onteaching the children how to eat healthy, respond to disasters and prevention of sexualharassment. Overall, it was a collaborative health-literacy engaging program for both parties!
Dr. Yu-Chang Chen is a Family Physician from the FamilyMedicine and Community Medicine Department at E-DA Hospital.His motto lies in the belief that everyone has their own centralconcepts, and the first step to individual behaviour change is tofind their concept, and help them contribute or shift theirconcepts to increase their motivation to change by instillingknowledge in a health literate manner. This will help improveindividual healthy behaviour change in a gradual manner. Dr.Chen has held many webinars and workshops on smokingcessation, vaccination, etc. for the locals, focused on healthliterate education.
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I-SHOU UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS ELEMENTSINTO HEALTH EDUCATION
Highlights from Local Hosts
Local HL Champion of the month
The GHLS 2020 local organizers are co-hosted by E-DA Healthcare Group and I-Shou University (ISU) asumbrella organizations under the E-United Group. ISUis a private institution in Dashu District, Kaohsiung,Taiwan that was established in 1986 by Chairman I-Shou to commemorate his mother as well as tobenefit the villages and towns where he started hisbusiness. It was a lifelong mission of his to nurturehighly educated professionals for Taiwan.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICHEALTH - GLOBAL HEALTH LITERACY The increased attention to the importance of health literacy for quality of life, health care,disease prevention,and health promotion has led to a growth in the global health literacycommunity. Health literacy plays an essential role in accelerating sustainable development.Recognizing that health literacy is two-sided—focusing on both the individual skills as well asthe competence of systems and organizations to meet people’s needs—this issue offers anopportunity to publish high-quality,interdisciplinary research reporting on topics relating toglobal health literacy developments from all parts of the world and within a wide range ofsettings. We welcome manuscripts specifically focusing on health literacy and global health,international health, SDGs, health behaviors, health outcomes, quality of life, the emergence ofrespiratory virus infection, noncommunicable diseases, health promotion, disease prevention,health care, health systems, health advocacy, health policy, health communication, capacitybuilding, organizational development, co-production, interventions, cultural competency,eHealth, and innovations for future health. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2020.
Aligning with the survey from Public Health Zentrum Fulda inEurope, various associations are working together tounderstand information-seeking behaviours among students invarious countries. GHLS 2020 partner- Taiwan Association ofHealth Literacy and Communication (TAHLC) is seeking forassistance to share the survey to students living in Taiwan.The aim of the survey is to assess current stress levels, butalso information-seeking behaviour and the ability to find anddeal with health-related information as well as aspects ofhealth among students in Taiwan.
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HEALTH LITERACY CORNER
ITAIWAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION-HEALTH LITERACY SURVEY AMONG STUDENTS IN TAIWAN
Do you want to share your call for abstracts? Project? Collaborations? Email us [email protected] for more information on how to become an officialpartner with the Global Health Literacy Summit. Don't forget- if you want to become asponsor, there are limited spots available for our exhibition hall and other opportunities!Click here to see our sponsorship information.
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