San Antonio Health Literacy Conference
Other Ways to Support SAHLI
About the Initiative | Description | How to Join
About the Conference | Additional Opportunities
About the San Antonio Health Literacy Initiative:
SAHLI is a comprehensive program that aims to increase health literacy awareness and efficacy through strategically addressing primary gaps in health literacy today by:
(1) Providing local and relevant information as to what health literacy means and how it applies to daily life activities and health awareness
(2) Modifying provider practices to ensure proper and effective patient-health provider communication histories
(3) Instituting cultural change towards health literacy through empowering patients and health providers to participate in a more health literate society.
The individuals found to be at most risk for poor health literacy include the economically poor, elderly, those who did not speak English before starting school, those with limited education, and those with physical or mental disabilities. These individuals are frequently members of ethnic and/or cultural groups, encarcerated, homeless and those with limited access to health care.
Description of the SAHLI Health Collaborative:
The San Antonio Health Literacy Initiative (SAHLI) is a project of The Health Collaborative based on the collaborative efforts of multiple community partners. The SAHL Coalition is a group of volunteers from community-based organizations, healthcare settings, local colleges, and universities advising the SAHLI. The purpose of the SAHLI Health Collaborative is to act as a county-wide expert roundtable in health literacy, which functions by bringing together representatives from various entities, both public and private, to share their experiences and possible solutions in addressing low health literacy in San Antonio. The SAHLI membership currently represents organizations including the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Community First Health Plans, University Health System, San Antonio Food Bank, Daughters of Charity, the Health Collaborative, Edgewood Family Network, University of the Incarnate Word, Community Resources LLC, Well-Med Medical Management, San Antonio Department of Community Initiatives, and others.
How to Join SAHLI:
Membership to the San Antonio Health Literacy Initiative is open to everyone. There is neither membership application nor fees to become a member; simply call our office and provide us with your contact information. We will email you the latest updates including meeting dates, meeting agendas, upcoming events and other opportunities to collaborate.
About the Annual Conference:
The purpose of the annual conference is to provide information, tools, and techniques to healthcare professionals, educators, non-profit healthcare organizations, and the public about healthcare literacy issues.
Additional opportunities to support the annual Health Literacy Conference:
- Scholarships. Underwriting is needed for individuals needing financial assistance to attend the conference. The cost to attend the conference is $99 per person.
- Printing and Donation of Conference Promotional Materials. We need your help with printing of conference save-the-date cards, conference agendas, hand-outs, evaluation forms and other conference materials. We welcome any donations of promotional materials for conference participants.
- Meal Functions. Underwriting is needed for continental breakfast, lunch and break refreshments.
- Speakers. Underwriting is needed for speakers' fees and travel expenses.
- Group Registrations. We welcome your commitment to support the registrations of at least 10 individuals from your organization.
- Miscellaneous Items and Supplies. We are seeking conference bags, pens, pad folios, etc. for attendees.
For more information on supporting SAHLI or becoming a member, please call Elizabeth De La Fuentes or Elvira Landeros at 210-481-2573 or email us at edela.fuentes@healthcollaborative.net or Elvira.landeros@healthcollaborative.net.
