Join us for this special Health Literacy Month webinar where we will be focusing on skill for digital health literacy in 2026.

In an ever-changing online world, it can be hard to keep track of what health claims you can trust and how to check them. So we're asking two literacy researchers what helps consumers build their skills and knowledge.

You'll learn about:

Skills you can build to get the most out of digital health information
Tips and tricks to help you critically think about health claims from news, AI chats and social media
How researchers are working with consumers to build practical skills and resources

This session is open to all consumers, carers and community workers.

Please include your questions when you register for your ticket or by email to adminofficer@hcca.org.au

Meet the speakers

Saffron Howden is a leader in journalism and media literacy. Over the course of more than 25 years she has worked across Australia's news media industry as a reporter and editor. Saffron is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Canberra investigating media literacy and misinformation.

Read about Saffron's work:

Dr Julie Ayre is an National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader Research Fellow (2023-2027) who leads the Equity Stream at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney. Her research has focused on developing scalable digital technologies to increase uptake of health literacy practices, including the capacity of artificial intelligence to support this goal.

Read about Julie's work:

Contact the host of Skills for Digital Health Literacy