2018 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook

2018 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention
Convention Speakers
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
FRIDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER
12:20 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Health Literacy
Joy P. Deupree, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC
Dr. Joy Deupree is Director of Community Engagement and an Associate
Professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) School of
Nursing where she serves as a consultant for research and doctoral studies
with a focus on promotion of health and healthcare for underserved and
vulnerable populations. For 18 years she has taught an interprofessional
campus-wide course and conducts workshops for educational sessions
on the topic of health literacy. Dr. Deupree established the Alliance of
International Nurses for Improved Health Literacy in 2012 (an online
forum); the mission of the organization is to advance the health literacy
research agenda by nursing to create successful nursing interventions;
improve quality of patient care for low literate populations; and to promote
educational standards for nurses who care for low literate populations.
Because of her work in health policy and health literacy, Dr. Deupree was
one of 20 nurses nationwide chosen for the highly competitive Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Executive Fellowship (2014-2017). In 2015,
as a gubernatorial appointee to the Alabama Health Care Improvement
Task Force, Dr. Deupree garnered support for the establishment of the
Alabama Health Literacy Initiative and serves as the Chair of the Initiative.
Previously, Dr. Deupree earned a master’s degree in women’s health
nursing, and a BSN from UAB School of Nursing. She earned her PhD for
Health Promotion/Health Behavior in 2011 via a joint program from the
Schools of Public Health and Health Education at UAB and the School of
Human Studies at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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