Progress in Health Literacy—Encouraging, and Not So Encouraging
We have known for years that a substantial percentage of the U.S. population has limited skills in both general literacy (the ability to write, read, and understand written material) (Kirsch, Jungeblut, Jenkins, & Kolstad, 1993) and health literacy (the ability to obtain, understand, and use hea...
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SLACK Incorporated
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Health Literacy Research and Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://www.healio.com/public-health/journals/hlrp/2017-10-1-4/%7B002eef27-41c8-411d-991b-fec26ff52d0b%7D/progress-in-health-literacyencouraging-and-not-so-encouraging |