Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Health Literacy

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. Nearly half of all American adults - 90 million people - have inadequate health literacy to navigate the health care system. Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309303656
• ISBN13: 9780309303651
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"