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The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) of the Los Angeles Basin Clinical and Translational Science Institute (LAB-CTSI) will be hosting its 2nd Annual Community Forum entitled “Improving Health Literacy in Los Angeles County:  A Multi-disciplinary and Multi-sector Challenge.”  The OCE Community Forum is designed to foster a culture of collaboration among academic, clinical and service communities to improve the health of communities throughout Los Angeles County. 

The primary goals of the one-day forum will be to 1) to stimulate discussion about the state of research and practice as it relates to health literacy in LA County; 2) foster community- research collaborations that address health literacy in LA County; and 3) explore multi-sector, multi-disciplinary solutions to face the challenges of low health literacy in communities throughout Southern California. We are planning to hold the forum in May 25 at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California.

Speakers and panelists will address broad and specific themes related to health literacy in the context of LA County, a mega-city characterized by extraordinary geographic reach and cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic diversity.  Our interest is to address the personal, community and systems dimensions of health literacy and create an opportunity for cross-sector learning and networking among researchers, clinical and social service providers, public health professionals, advocacy/policy organizations, representatives from funding agencies and community members from this region. 

For more information, contact Griselda Monroy at gmonroy@usc.chla.edu or 323-361-6036

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The Annual Southern California Healthcare Symposium
Health Care for the Underserved:  Excellence through Collaboration
Friday, January 29, 2010
Huntington Beach, California

On January 29, 2010, the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC), the Council of Community Clinics (CCC) and the Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics (COCCC) partnered to host their Annual Southern California Healthcare Symposium.  The Symposium offered an opportunity for community providers and researchers to learn about and share knowledge related to clinical service delivery and operations as well as current issues affecting community clinics and their patients. Held in Huntington Beach at the Hyatt Regency Resort, the Symposium attracted over 300 people from across California and beyond offering plenary presentations and breakout sessions for CEOs, Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists, Mental Health Providers, Health Care Administrators, and other stakeholders from local and state government agencies, academic institutions, and community clinical and service organizations.  For more information about the program, presentations, breakout sessions and more Click here.