Improving Health Literacy Within a State: Workshop Summary

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

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309215722
• ISBN13: 9780309215725
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"