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Improving health literacy within a state : workshop summary / Maria Hewitt, rapporteur ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Understanding What Works in Health Literacy Across a State (2010 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Understanding what works in health literacy across a State: A Workshop (2010 : Los Angeles, CA).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health education--United States--Congresses.
- Health education.
- Patient education--United States--Congresses.
- Patient education.
- Communication in medicine--United States.
- Communication in medicine.
- Telecommunication in medicine--United States.
- Telecommunication in medicine.
- Consumer Health Information.
- Communication Barriers.
- Educational Status.
- Health Education--methods.
- Health Education--standards.
- Telemedicine.
- United States.
- Remote Consultation.
- Medical Subjects:
- Consumer Health Information.
- Communication Barriers.
- Educational Status.
- Health Education--methods.
- Health Education--standards.
- Telemedicine.
- United States.
- Remote Consultation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. According to Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion (IOM, 2004), nearly half of all American adults--90 million people--have inadequate health literacy to navigate the healthcare system. To address issues raised in that report, the Institute of Medicine convened the Roundtable on Health Literacy, which brings together leaders from the federal government, foundations, health plans, associations, and private companies to discuss challenges facing health literacy practice and research and to identify approaches to promote health literacy in both the public and private sectors. On November 30, 2010, the roundtable cosponsored a workshop with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles. Improving Health Literacy Within a State serves as a summary of what occurred at the workshop. The workshop focused on understanding what works to improve health literacy across a state, including how various stakeholders have a role in improving health literacy. The focus of the workshop was on presentations and discussions that address (1) the clinical impacts of health literacy improvement approaches; (2) economic outcomes of health literacy implementation; and (3) how various stakeholders can affect health literacy"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Keynote Address""; ""3 State-Based Models to Improve Health Literacy""; ""4 The Role of the University in Improving States Health Literacy""; ""5 Improving Health Literacy at the Community Level""; ""6 Closing Remarks""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Acronyms""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Workshop Speaker Biosketches""
- Notes:
- "Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hewitt, Maria. Improving Health Literacy Within a State : Workshop Summary.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-21575-7
- 1-283-37632-6
- 9786613376329
- 0-309-21573-0
- OCLC:
- 923284731
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