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Additional details

To help give each submission the attention it deserves, we ask that all proposals meet a few criteria. Before you submit, make sure you've met all criteria. 

Selection and registration info

The Planning Committee will review all proposals. We will notify presenters of decisions by December.

Preference will be given to engaging sessions that highlight innovative ideas aligned with the conference theme of reimagining health literacy and forging new paths forward, together.

Presenters must register for the Summit.

Questions

Contact Genelle Lamont at glamont1@umn.edu or Katie Leath at KJLeath@UAMS.edu

About 

The Health Literacy Collaborative Summit is a dynamic gathering where health professionals from diverse settings come together to spark ideas, build partnerships, and drive solutions to elevate health literacy. Designed to equip participants with practice tools, fresh insights, and actionable strategies, the summit ensures that attendees leave ready to apply what they've gained in their own communities.

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The history 

From 2004 to 2022, Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL) hosted the traditional Health Literacy Summit event to bring together interprofessionals from diverse fields to share practices and strategies to support individuals, families, and communities. In 2024, WHL partnered with other states to host the first Health Literacy Collaborative Summit (HLCS). 

This upcoming Summit, in April 2026, is hosted by the newly formed Health Literacy Collaborative, will be held at UNT Health, with support from Health Literacy Media and the United States Health Literacy Association will continue to bring together a variety of professionals from health care, community-based organizations, libraries, health insurance, health information technology, and public health. It will continue to emphasize health literacy experience, and practical approaches and strategies, leading to a rich regional health literacy event.

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Submission deadline

Submit your proposal by September 30, 2025 at 11:59pm Central Time

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