Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

by Lyla M. Hernandez and Roundtable on Health Literacy

Health literacy--the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions--is increasingly recognized as an important facet of health care and health outcomes. Although research on health literacy has grown tremendously in the past decade, there is no widely agreed-upon framework for health literacy as a determinant of health outcomes. Most instruments focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309139805
• ISBN13: 9780309139809
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"