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Not everyone thinks in graphs, percentages or statistics, yet we often rely on these formats to guide decisions in care. Join our international experts as they explore how the presentation of numbers influences understanding, trust, and decision-making.
Making numbers meaningful: How to communicate numerical health information clearly.
Date: Tuesday September 9th, 2025
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm AEST.
Location: Hosted online, in our Hub Community.
Format: Presentation + live Q&A
Invitation to take part in a research study: Understanding and Co-Designing Sustainable Health Literacy Programs
This short evidence-based, foundational training introduces or reinforces essential health literacy principles and provides all health staff with practical, easy-to-implement skills.
An equitable healthcare system is one where everyone can easily access, understand and use healthcare services. The Hub supports healthcare organisations to improve equity for NSW communities through a focus on health literacy.
The mission of the Hub is to support healthcare organisations to apply health literacy to:
- improvements in clinical safety and quality,
- consumer and community engagement in healthcare, and
- research innovation and its translation into practice.
Building and advancing leadership and capacity at local levels to…
- Build awareness and capacity in health literacy
- Foster partnerships and knowledge sharing in health literacy
- Enhance systemwide processes and resource implementation
- Develop and grow health literacy research, translation and dissemination
- Empower consumer/community to achieve outcomes that matter to them