Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and
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Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 mill
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Genomics is the study of the entire human genome. Genomics explores not only the actions of single genes, but also the i
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On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore
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Population Health Implications of the Affordable Care Act is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Inst
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Although health literacy is commonly defined as an individual trait, it does not depend on the skills of individuals alo
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This report is the summary of the fourth workshop of The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medi
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Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misun
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Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The Instit
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The IOM held a workshop on July 28, 2008, to examine strategies for discussing health disparities in ways that engage th
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