Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion

by Lynn Nielsen-Bohlman

Book Overview

To maintain their own health and the health of their families and communities, consumers rely heavily on the health information that is available to them. This information is at the core of the partnerships that patients and their families forge with today's complex modern health systems. This information may be provided in a variety of forms -- ranging from a discussion between a patient and a health care provider to a health promotion advertisement,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309091179
• ISBN13: 9780309091176
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"