This chapter provides an overview of how the government, education system, and other entities are responding to the health literacy needs of the US population and children and adolescents, specifically. Insights and examples of how multiple entities may work together to address the health literacy ...
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's health literacy has steadily risen and reached 29.7 percent in 2023, up 1.92 percentage points from the previous year, according to the National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday. A NHC survey revealed that the health literacy among Chinese urban ...
REALM, well-known and widely used health literacy tool in the US, was translated and modified for cultural considerations. The Korean modified version of the REALM was administrated to the targeted subjects who were asked to fill the survey questionnaires. Results: The findings appear to be ...
During the course of treatment, we identified multiple gaps in health literacy that prevented Mrs. K from receiving the best level of care and tried our best to bridge them. Improving this would help her ability to manage her symptoms outside the hospital and spend as much time at...
Building on the concept of 'health literacy' used in the US, we developed an analogous measure specific to safety in the workplace labeled 'occupational health literacy' (OHL) and investigated whether OHL is a protective factor against work-related injury (WRI) among adolescents. Using cross-sec...
Join us in exploring innovative approaches to improving health literacy! Where: Cultural Arts Center - Harlingen, TX Health Literacy in the Rio Grande Valley Conference You've heard the term "health literacy" and decided you need to learn more about it. Or, you are familiar with it but not...
critical health literacy;lay perspectives;older adults;health care professionals;health care system;qualitative methods Share and Cite MDPI and ACS Style de Wit, L.; Karnaki, P.; Dalma, A.; Csizmadia, P.; Salter, C.; de Winter, A.; Meijering, L. Health Literacy in the Everyday Lives ...
Research on health literacy among PWSMI, and its associations with their health or health service utilization, is very limited despite the vulnerability of this population. The sparse research that exists on health literacy among PWSMI in the United States (US) has found PWSMI have lower health...
such as health and digital literacy and care infrastructure, can hinder access to care. Addressing the DOH, removing barriers to access, and creating healthy environments will likely require investments in data, technology, and public health infrastructure at the federal, state, and local level. To...
Elderly managed care enrollees may not have the literacy skills necessary to function adequately in the health care environment. Low health literacy may impair elderly patients' understanding of health messages and limit their ability to care for their medical problems. 展开 ...