University of New England

UNE announces changes at Health Literacy Center

BIDDEFORD/PORTLAND - The University of New England's Health Literacy Center, a research and training program focused on raising awareness of the need for health literacy and providing skills to health professionals to affect this process, has changed its name to the Health Literacy Institute.

In addition, the Institute, previously housed under UNE's Area Health Education Center (AHEC) on the University Campus in Biddeford, will now be housed under UNE's Center for Health Policy, Planning and Management (CHPPR) on the Westbrook College Campus in Portland.

The Health Literacy Institute merged into CHPPR in order to expand the Institutes training and research business within an organization with a proven track record of research and consulting nationally and internationally.

Sue Stableford, M.P.H., M.S.B., will continue to serve as director of the Institute, a position she has held since 1989. Under her guidance, the Institute has become nationally known in health communication training and education.

CHPPR
The Center for Health Policy, Planning and Research, a department of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, specializes in health policy, program and services planning through population need studies, best practice assessments and the design and evaluation of health system improvement projects for the private and public sector. CHPPR strives to improve the health status of populations through consulting and research at the practice, community and system levels.

(Press release posted Aug. 20, 2007)