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PORTLAND, Maine

Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi and Julie McKinney organize Global Health Literacy Fellows Forum

Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, M.Ed., and Julie McKinney, M.S., adjunct instructors for Graduate Programs in Public Health, are organizing an event titled, "Global Health Literacy Fellows Forum,” at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This forum is designed for practitioners, researchers and students interested in exploring the role of health literacy in promoting health communication around the world. Case studies and discussions will be core to the forum’s educational approach. 

Participants will learn about health literacy in a global context, consider international health literacy research and best-practices, and share ideas for future direction in global health literacy and health communication. 

Registration is available online. More information can be found on the event flyer.  

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.