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London South Bank University (London SE1)
24 - 26 February 2010

National and international experts will host a series of seminars to review current knowledge and discuss the importance of Health Literacy (HL) in the UK. Seminars will be interactive, with speakers and the audience reviewing current knowledge and the relevance and importance of HL in UK health, education and society.  Sessions will be recorded and proceedings of the conference will be published.

Conference Seminar Topics:
Day 1

• HL and Health Inequalities in the UK
• The Economic costs of low HL
• HL and productive business
• HL and lifestyle choices
• Using HL to support informed lifestyle choices
  

Day 2

• Concepts and definitions of HL
• Health Literacy and health outcomes
• Assessing the impact of HL

Day 3

• HL and communities
• HL and lifelong learning
• HL and evidence based health, education and social policy
  

Cost: £50 per day (or £120 for all 3 days)
For more information, directions and a booking form: email Alison or Saffron on
info.esu@lsbu.ac.uk tel: 020 7815 6934/44 or visit our website: www.lsbu.ac.uk/enterprise