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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 112 pages)) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Title from PDF title page. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
In 2004, the Institute of Medicine released Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, a report on the then-underappreciated challenge of enabling patients to comprehend their condition and treatment, to make the best decisions for their care, and to take the right medications at the right time in the intended dose. That report documented the problems, origins, and consequences of the fact that tens of millions of U.S. adults are unable to read complex texts, including many health-related materials, and it proposed possible solutions to those problems. To commemorate the anniversary of the release of the 2004 health literacy report, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to assess the progress made in the field of health literacy over the past decade, the current state of the field, and the future of health literacy at the local, national, and international levels. Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. |
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This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and the Aetna Foundation; the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHSP233200900537P); the California Dental Association; the East Bay Community Foundation (Kaiser Permanente); Eli Lilly and Company; Health Literacy Missouri; Health Resources and Services Administration (HHSH25034004T); Humana; the Institute for Healthcare Advancement; Merck & Co., Inc; National Institutes of Health; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; and UnitedHealth Group. The views presented in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the activity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Health education -- Congresses.
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Health education. |
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Literacy -- Congresses.
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Literacy. |
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Medical policy -- Congresses.
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Medical policy. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Congress.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy, issuing body.
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Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future (Workshop) (2014 : Washington, D.C.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Health literacy. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015] 0309371546 (OCoLC)918997661 |
| ISBN |
9780309371551 |
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0309371554 |
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9780309371544 |
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0309371546 |
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