Health literacy : a prescription to end confusion /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004. |
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| Description: | xix, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5253688 |
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- Social and Economic Factors and Health
- Living in a Society with High Literacy Demands
- Health Literacy as a Public Concern
- Charge to the Committee
- Scope of the Report
- References
- 2. What is Health Literacy?
- Definition of Health Literacy
- Definition of Literacy
- Literacy in Health Contexts
- Measures Used in Health Literacy Research
- Needs and Opportunities
- References
- 3. The Extent and Associations of Limited Health Literacy
- Literacy in America
- The Epidemiology of Limited Health Literacy
- The Associations of Limited Health Literacy
- References
- 4. Culture and Society
- Traditional Culture
- Mass Culture
- Opportunities to Improve Health Literacy
- References
- 5. Educational Systems
- The K-12 and University Education Systems
- The Adult Education System
- Education for Health Professionals
- References
- 6. Health Systems
- The Context of Health Systems
- Opportunities in Health Systems
- References
- 7. Vision for A Health-Literate America
- References
- Appendixes
- A. Data Sources and Methods
- B. Commissioned Papers
- The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Medical Costs
- Improving Chronic Disease Care for Populations with Limited Health Literacy
- Outside the Clinician-Patient Relationship: A Call to Action for Health Literacy
- C. Sample Material from Selected Assessments of Literacy and Health Literacy
- Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine
- Excerpts from the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
- Excerpts from the National Adult Literacy Survey
- D. Committee and Staff Biographies
- Index
