In recent years, public health has faced several communication challenges. Safe, and highly effective public health interventions such as water fluoridation and vaccines are under public scrutiny. Join MPHA and guest speaker Dr. Genelle Lamont, co-chair of the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership, as we discuss how to apply principles of health literacy, plain language, and clear communication to enhance the public’s understanding of science, health, and medicine. 

Speaker:

Genelle Lamont, Ph.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, at the University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMS), Duluth campus and co-chair of the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership, a health literacy professional organization and sponsored program of Literacy Minnesota focused on training providers and other healthcare professionals in clear patient communications and advocating for statewide health literacy initiatives. Her research with the UMMS Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team centers on the epidemiology and public health surveillance of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias in rural and American Indian populations. Additionally, her work seeks to understand system-level changes and policies that can positively impact healthy aging, dementia prevention, and patient and workforce health literacy.