Innovations in health literacy research : workshop summary / Cori Vancheri, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Report on the first annual research on health literacy conference -- Role of health literacy in health disparities research -- Role of health literacy in health information technology -- Professional development in health literacy research -- Call to action -- Health literacy research contributions to the national action plan -- Lessons learned from the workshop
Summary
Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The IOM Roundtable on Health Literacy held a meeting on May 27, 2010, to explore areas for research in health literacy, the relationship between health literacy and health disparities, and ways to apply information technology to improve health literacy.--Publisher's description