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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Main Author: Barry D. Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SLACK Incorporated 2017-11-01
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