HRA in the News
Linda Neuhauser Awarded a 2010 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Health Literacy
As Pfizer Visiting Professor in Health Literacy, Linda Neuhauser will consult with an innovative coalition of Missouri organizations and universities. Dr. Neuhauser, a specialist in health communication and health literacy, will help members of the Missouri coalition develop system-wide improvements in patient communications. The coalition nominated Neuhauser through Pfizer's Medical and Academic Partnership program, which supports in-depth, clinically focused exchanges between host organizations and outside scholar-scientists. The coalition includes the schools of public health and medicine at St. Louis University, the Washington University School of Medicine, the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine, and other groups. Neuhauser is Co-Principal Investigator at Health Research for Action and Clinical Professor of Community Health and Human Development at UC Berkeley.
Linda Neuhauser Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast
In a Health Literacy Out Loud podcast, Linda Neuhauser discusses HRA's participatory, user-centered approaches for communicating with diverse audiences. Dr. Neuhauser addresses communication challenges for both providers and users of information,and discusses the development of a structured approach to participatory, user-centered design.
HRA and OPA Win 2010 Platinum Hermes Creative Award for New Senior HMO Guide
California's HMO Guide for Seniors: Getting the Most from Your Medicare HMO is the latest collaborative effort between Health Research for Action and the California Office of the Patient Advocate, and the second to win a Platinum Award from Hermes Creative Awards. HRA and OPA have worked together to develop many easy-to-use educational materials for California's diverse population.
Health plan members, consumer assistance groups, patient advocacy organizations, and health plans contributed to the development of this guide, including California Health Advocates and HICAP (California's Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program).
Hermes Creative Awards honor the outstanding achievements of creative professionals who are involved in the concept, writing, and design of both traditional materials/programs and emerging technologies. In 2009, HRA and OPA also received a Platinum Hermes Creative Award for How to Use Your Health Plan.