As a leading expert in the ways that physicians and patients communicate, Parnell is calling on both presidential candidates to institute solid legislation to support dramatically improved health literacy.
Health Literacy Partners, LLC, is a corporation that specializes in providing a tapestry of solutions to promote health equity by enhancing person-centered care, effective communication, and the patient experience.
Her recent experience includes providing health literacy education and consultation to several New York State DSRIP Performing Provider Systems.
Previously, Parnell was Vice President for Health Literacy and Patient Education for the Northwell Health System where she was responsible for the health literacy strategic plan and integrating concepts of health literacy, language access services, and cultural awareness into core activities across the system.
Parnell is a graduate of St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Adelphi University, a Masters Degree in health care administration from Hofstra University and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Case Western Reserve University.
Parnell is a member of the Roundtable on Health Literacy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has served as a committee member on the American Nurses Association Care Coordination Quality Measures Panel. She is a also a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine.
In 2016, Parnell joined TVR Communications Advisory Board as their Chief Nursing Officer (CNO. Her second book, Health Literacy in Nursing: Providing Person-Centered Care received an American Journal of Nursing 2015 Book of the Year Award in the category of Nursing Management and Leadership.
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