To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The complexity of the U.S. health care system makes it ...

A recent study found that teach-to-goal methods are more effective than brief interventions in metered-dose inhaler education for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, ...

Taking care of our own health and that of our family is an ongoing part of everyday life, not just when we visit a doctor or hospital. Increasing our health literacy can help us protect our health, ...

Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information to make informed decisions. The U.S. government now recognizes both personal and organizational responsibility for health ...

Several evidence-based health literacy resources may be beneficial in health plan settings to improve organizational health literacy, personal health literacy, and health equity. Objectives: Numerous ...

Low or limited health literacy is a predictor of poorer health outcomes and health disparities. Patient populations in the United States who are at higher risk of low/limited health literacy are ...

Teachers are expected to do everything. Primary and secondary school educators must cover the fixed curriculum, be kind and patient disciplinarians (and kids may not always experience this at home), ...

Adult literacy advocate Toni Cordell recounts the story of feeling comforted when her doctor told her that her medical concern could be solved with an easy surgery. She agreed to proceed without ...