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Health Literacy
Health literacy refers to how well a person can get the health information
and services that they need, and how well they understand them. It is also
about using them to make good health decisions. It involves differences that
people have in areas such as
· Access to information that they can
understand
· Skills, such as finding that information,
communicating with health care providers,
living a healthy lifestyle, and
managing a disease
· Knowledge of medical words, and of how
their healthcare system works
· Abilities, such as physical or mental
limitations
· Personal factors, such as age, education,
language abilities, and culture
More than 90 million adults in the United States have low health literacy.
It affects their ability to make health decisions. This can harm their health.
They may have trouble managing chronic diseases, and leading a healthy
lifestyle. They may go to the hospital more often, and have poorer health
overall.
NIH: National Institutes of Health
Start
Here
· Health
Literacy (National Institutes of Health)
· Health Literacy and Health
Outcomes (Department of Health and Human Services)
· Health Literacy Basics (Department of Health and Human Services)
· Learn about Health Literacy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Related
Issues
· Clear
& Simple (National Institutes of Health)
· Current Over-the-Counter Medicine
Label: Take a Look (Food and Drug
Admin)
· How to Read Drug Labels (Dept of Health and Human Services, Office on
Women's Health)
· Making Decisions for Your Health:
Getting the Info You Need (Food
and Drug Admin)
Also in Spanish
· Plain Language:
Getting Started or Brushing Up (National Institutes of Health)
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