News & Updates
Susan Cosgrove Says Farewell to HCIF
On October 24th, our Senior Director of Community Impact, Susan Cosgrove, said farewell to HCIF. Susan joined HCIF ten years ago, and has since led the expansion of HCIF’s Population Health portfolio and team with her unwavering support, compassion and guidance. Susan...
Partner Profile: A Conversation with Phil Landis, DNP, RN, CEN, NPD-BC
For over a decade, PAHLC has supported regional and statewide health literacy initiatives through a Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania Hospital has been a clinical partner in this work since its...
2022 Wisconsin Health Literacy Event Recap
Hillary Holes, CHES, Director, Health Equity at Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania (HCWP), and PAHLC team member attended the 2022 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit in early April. We asked Hillary to share some of the most impactful moments of her conference...
From Awareness to Action: Advancing Health Equity Through Health Literacy
October is Health Literacy Month! It is the perfect time to reflect on the role that health communication plays in promoting healthy behaviors. Not communicating well can lead to high use of crisis care, lesser use of preventive care, and overall poorer health....
Partner Profile: Rickie Brawer, PhD, MPH, MCHES
Dr. Rickie Brawer has been intimately involved with the founding, development, and leadership of the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition (PAHLC) since our inception in 2010. She is one of the original authors of the initial grant application to establish a regional...
Partner Profile: Najja R. Orr, MBA
In recognition of Healthy Aging Month, the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition would like to highlight the President and CEO of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), Mr. Najja R. Orr, MBA. Healthy Aging Month is an opportunity to promote the positive aspects of...
Newsletter Archives
Newsletter Archive
October 2023: Summarizing Health Literacy Month 2023!
August 2023: Enriching Health Literacy Practices This Fall!
May 2023: All About Organizational Health Literacy!
March 2023: Health Literacy 2023: Annual Event, Online Training & More
November 2022: Celebrating Health Literacy: Events, Takeaways, and more
August 2022: Raising Our Voices: Patient Stories, Community Health, and Language Access
April 2022: PAHLC Champion’s Network and 2022 Summit
February 2022: Health Literacy Universal Precautions
December 2021: Our Shared Vision for 2022
October 2021: Happy Health Literacy Month!
July 2021: Elevating Immigrant and Refugee Experiences
April 2021: The Health Equity Edition
March 2021: Spring Cleaning – Have You Reviewed Your Health Education Materials
January 2021: A New Year for the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition
December 2020: Updates from the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition