About Global Health Literacy Summit
The first Global Health Literacy Summit is the first largest and most diverse global gathering on health literacy. Organized by the International Health Literacy Association and hosted by the E-DA Healthcare Group|I-Shou University, the first Global HL Summit will be held in Kaohsiung on October 26-28th, 2020. The summit will bring together over 500 people from 80 countries to network and share ideas on how to advance health literacy. The theme of the summit is “health literacy for all” to highlight the importance of health equity, and ensuring there is a voice for all individuals.
Features of the Summit
Network
With over 500 leaders on the frontline of health, the summit will be a great opportunity to network on a global and regional level.
Powerful Speakers
The summit will feature leaders from civil society, the government, the corporate sector, academia, clinical practice and non-government organizations to present cutting-edge practices and visions for the future.
Great Content
The Summit agenda has been developed in consultation with health literacy champions all over the world to explore relevant issues and learn about best practices.
Goals of the Global Health Literacy Summit
The aim of the IHLA Global Health Literacy Summit is to unite people around the world working to promote health literacy in order to
- foster knowledge exchange between researchers, practitioners and policy makers regarding health literacy
- promote evidence-based actions and practices in the area of health literacy
- promote health literacy to reduce inequality in health.
Organizing Committees
Steering Committee
- Kristine Sorensen (Denmark)
- Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi (USA)
- Diane Levin-Zamir (Israel)
- Peter Chang (Taiwan)
- Chi Wei (Julien) Lin (Taiwan)
- Ruyi Huang (Taiwan)
- James Tang (USA/Taiwan)
- Tara Chen (Canada/Taiwan)
- Jean Hsu (Taiwan)
- Xiu Lin (Taiwan)
- Rene Chang (K&A)
- Christy Cheng (K&A)
Programme Committee
- Diane Levin-Zamir (Israel)
- Kristine Sørensen (Denmark)
- Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi (USA)
- Peter Chang (Taiwan)
- Tara Chen (Canada/Taiwan)
- Terence Tsai (Taiwan)
- TinTin Su (Malaysia)
- Rob Lo (USA)
- Michael Paasche-Orlow (USA)
- Gillian Rowlands (England/UK)
- Dominique Vogt (USA)
- Virginia Visconde Brasil (Brazil)
- Teresa Wagner (USA)
- Guda Alemayehu (Ethiopia) Aracely Rosales (USA)