Improving Health Literacy Within a State: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309215732, 9780309215725

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Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309164177, 9780309164160
Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309164177, 9780309164160

Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 mill

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Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309303668, 9780309303651
Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309303668, 9780309303651

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and

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Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309299817, 9780309299800
Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309299817, 9780309299800

Although health literacy is commonly defined as an individual trait, it does not depend on the skills of individuals alo

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Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309376914, 9780309376907
Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309376914, 9780309376907

The proliferation of consumer-facing technology and personal health information technology has grown steadily over the p

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Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309442381, 9780309442374
Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309442381, 9780309442374

The aging and evolving racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population has the United States in the midst of a prof

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Health Literacy and Palliative Care: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309380379, 9780309380362
Health Literacy and Palliative Care: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309380379, 9780309380362

The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship bet

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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309159326, 9780309159319
The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309159326, 9780309159319

Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misun

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Informed Consent and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309317283, 9780309317276
Informed Consent and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309317283, 9780309317276

Informed consent - the process of communication between a patient or research subject and a physician or researcher that

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Innovations in Health Literacy Research: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309161862, 9780309161855
Innovations in Health Literacy Research: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309161862, 9780309161855

Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The Instit

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State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309187466, 9780309187459
State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309187466, 9780309187459

Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of s

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