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Health literacy : a prescription to end confusion /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Health literacy (Print)
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Health Literacy
Other Authors: Nielsen-Bohlman, Lynn, Panzer, Allison M., Kindig, David A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Health Education > methods > United States.
Health Education > standards > United States.
Communication Barriers > United States.
Educational Status > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Social and economic factors and health
  • Living in a society with high literacy demands
  • Health literacy as a public concern
  • Charge to the committee
  • Scope of the report
  • References
  • What is health literacy?
  • Definition of health literacy
  • Definition of literacy
  • Literacy in health contexts
  • Measures used in health literacy research
  • Needs and Opportunities
  • References
  • The extent and associations of limited health literacy
  • Literacy in America
  • The epidemiology of limited health literacy
  • The associations of limited health literacy
  • References
  • Culture and society
  • Traditional culture
  • Mass culture
  • Opportunities to improve health literacy
  • References
  • Educational systems
  • The K-12 and University education system
  • The adult education system
  • Education for health professionals
  • References
  • Health systems
  • The context of health systems
  • Opportunities in health systems
  • References
  • Vision for a health-literate America