Oral health literacy : workshop summary / Maria Hewitt, Rapporteur ; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth, editor.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy, sponsoring body.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, sponsoring body.

Conference Name:

Workshop on Oral Health Literacy (2011 : Washington, D.C.), issuing body.

Workshop on Oral Health Literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dental hygiene--Congresses.

Dental hygiene.

Dental health education--United States--Congresses.

Dental health education.

Health behavior--United States--Congresses.

Health behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Health Literacy focuses on bringing together leaders from the federal government, foundations, health plans, associations, and private companies to address challenges facing health literacy practice and research and to identify approaches to promote health literacy in both the public and private sectors. The roundtable serves to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding the issues of health literacy, sponsoring workshops to discuss approaches to resolve health literacy challenges. It also builds partnerships to move the field of health literacy forward by translating research findings into practical strategies for implementation. The Roundtable held a workshop March 29, 2012, to explore the field of oral health literacy. The workshop was organized by an independent planning committee in accordance with the procedures of the National Academy of Sciences. The planning group was composed of Sharon Barrett, Benard P. Dreyer, Alice M. Horowitz, Clarence Pearson, and Rima Rudd. The role of the workshop planning committee was limited to planning the workshop. Unlike a consensus committee report, a workshop summary may not contain conclusions and recommendations, except as expressed by and attributed to individual presenters and participants. Therefore, the summary has been prepared by the workshop rapporteur as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Boxes, and Figures""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Keynote Address""; ""3 Overview and Statement of the Problem""; ""4 What Should One Look for in an Oral Health Literacy Assessment?""; ""5 Oral Health Literacy Programs""; ""6 State Activities in Oral Health Literacy""; ""7 National Activities in Oral Health Literacy""; ""8 Closing Remarks""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-309-26292-5

0-309-26290-9

OCLC:

880439864