Health literacy : a prescription to end confusion / Committee on Health Literacy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, [Institute of Medicine] ; Lynn Nielsen-Bohlman, Alison M. Panzer, David A. Kindig, editors
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
1. Introduction -- 2. What is health literacy? -- 3. The extent and associations of limited health literacy -- 4. Culture and society -- 5. Educational systems -- 6. Health systems -- 7. Vision for a health-literate America -- App. The relationship between health literacy and medical costs / David H. Howard -- App. Improving chronic disease care for populations with limited health literacy / Dean Schillinger -- App. Outside the clinician-patient relationship : a call to action for health literacy / Barry D. Weiss -- App. Sample material from selected assessments of literacy and health literacy
Summary
"Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion examines the body of knowledge that applies to the field of health literacy and recommends actions to promote a health-literate society. By examining the extent of limited health literacy and the ways to change it, we can improve the health of individuals and populations."--BOOK JACKET
