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Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy : September 7, 2006, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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- Conference Name:
- Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy (2006 : National Institutes of Health) http://viaf.org/viaf/125893913
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health education--United States--Congresses.
- Health education.
- Communication in medicine--United States--Congresses.
- Communication in medicine.
- Communication.
- Public health.
- Misinformation.
- Health Education.
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
- Public Health.
- United States.
- public health.
- Medical Subjects:
- Communication.
- Health Education.
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
- Public Health.
- United States.
- Genre:
- proceedings (reports)
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, DC] : [Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services], [2007?]
- Summary:
- On September 7, 2006, Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu held a Surgeon Generals Workshop on Improving Health Literacy. The goal of the workshop was to present the state of the science in the field of health literacy from a variety of perspectives, including those of health care organizations and providers, the research community, and educators. During the course of the one-day workshop, participants identified the public health consequences of limited health literacy and established an evidence base for taking action.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 29, 2008).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy (2006 : Bethesda, MD). Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy
- OCLC:
- 212407822
- Access Restriction:
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
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