Health Literacy Guide
Happy Saturday to you all,
Health literacy translates to society’s ability to understand the need for preventive care and the possible avoidance of delayed diagnosis (Wolf, 2007). In addition, being health literate helps you to understand pertinent issues related to your health. Furthermore, literacy in healthcare will help us reduce our overall healthcare costs. I found this quick guide to health literacy on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. Enjoy… http://www.health.gov/communication/literacy/quickguide/Quickguide.pdf
Reference
Wolf, M., Davis, T., & Parker, R. (Sep/Oct, 2007). Editorial: The Emerging Field of Health Literacy Research. American Journal of Health Behavior, Supplement 1, Vol. 31, pS3-S5, 3p
Posted by Akosua Boafo Appiah at 9/19/2009 8:04 AM 
Categories: Lifestyle, Health Literacy
Tags: Healthcare Health Literacy
Categories: Lifestyle, Health Literacy
Tags: Healthcare Health Literacy
Neat link! Looked at the guide. Have you considered dropping it off @ your local community partners working in healthcare and public health fields. Looks like I can use the guide to promote health literacy in my community. Good advocacy material. Try sharing the link on the social media.
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Thanks for your input Sal. I shared the link via twitter and will continue to spread the word on the importance of health literacy. Keep up the good work!
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It is very important issue that everyone has to be health literate means he/she knows how to prevent & cure to the disease.
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