Implications Of Health Literacy For Public Health Workshop Summary 1st Edition Institute Of Medicine Board On Population Health And Public Health Practice Roundtable On Health Literacy Lyla M Hernandez Maria Hewitt by Institute Of Medicine; Board On Population Health And Public Health Practice; Roundtable On Health Literacy; Lyla M. Hernandez; Maria Hewitt 9780309303668, 0309303664 instant download after payment.

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 November 2013 that focused on the implications of health literacy for the mission and essential services of public health. The workshop featured the presentation of a commissioned paper on health literacy activities under way in public health organizations. Other presentations examined the implications of health literacy for the mission and essential services of public health, for example, community health and safety, disease prevention, disaster management, or health communication. This report includes the commissioned paper and summaries of the workshop presentations.