How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?
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 e...
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 e...
