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October is Health Literacy Month
A key component to making Better Health, Easier is understanding what health literacy is and how each of us play a critical role in ensuring our patients are supported through the continuum of care.
“What is health literacy?
Health literacy is the ability to read, understand, remember, and use information to make decisions about your health.
- Being health literate also means you can follow your health care provider's treatment instructions.
- People with low health literacy understand less about their medical conditions and treatments and report a lower health status overall.
- People with low health literacy are also less likely to use preventive care services and have higher rates of hospitalization."
PA Department of Health
https://www-health-pa-gov.geihsl.idm.oclc.org/topics/programs/Pages/Health-Literacy.aspx
Ready to learn more about health literacy? Check out these e-books to dig into the broad topics that encompass health literacy.
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Community-Based Health Literacy Interventions : Proceedings Of A Workshop, by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Health Literacy, and Joe Alper, 2018. New Title. |
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Building The Case For Health Literacy : Proceedings Of A Workshop, by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Health Literacy, and Joe Alper, 2018. New Title. |
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Health Literacy And Older Adults : Reshaping The Landscape : Proceedings Of A Workshop, by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Health Literacy, and Joe Alper, 2018. New Title. |
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The Intersection Of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, And Health Literacy : Proceedings Of A Workshop, by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Health Literacy, Alexis Wojtowicz, and Joe Alper, 2019. New Title. |
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Health Literacy From A To Z: Practical Ways To Communicate Your Health Message, by Helen Osborne, MEd, OTR/L, 2022. New Title. |
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Health Literacy In Nursing : Providing Person-Centered Care, by Terri Ann Parnell, MA, DNP, RN, 2014. |