Health Literacy : Past, Present, and Future: Workshop 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.Author: Roundtable on Health Literacy,author,Institute of Medicine,author,National Academies of Sciences, En Contributors: Roundtable on Health Literacy,author,Institute of Medicine,author,National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,author,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,author,Alper, Joe,compiler Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Format: illustrated Edition: Illustrated Published/Release Date: 6 Aug 2015 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: National Academies Press Author/Director/Artist: Engineering and Medicine National Academies of Sciences Dimension (cm): 228x154x3 mm Package Dimension (cm): 18x214x149 mm Item Weight (g): 227 Package Weight (g): 358