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How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?

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How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?( )
Author: Roundtable on Health Literacy,
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,
Institute of Medicine,
Editor: Hernandez, Lyla M.
ISBN:978-0-309-25681-0
Publication Date:Aug 2012
Publisher:National Academies Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $38.00
Book Description:

Approximately 80 million adults in the United States have low health literacy - an individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information. Low health literacy creates difficulties in communicating with clinicians, poses barriers in managing chronic illness, lessens the likelihood of receiving preventive care, heightens the possibility of experiencing serious medication errors, increased risk of hospitalization, and results in poorer quality of life....
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Book Details
Pages:122
Detailed Subjects: Health & Fitness / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy
Medical / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches



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