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An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a one-day public workshop that will feature invited presentations and discussion on the impact of health literacy. A commissioned paper will be presented during the workshop. The workshop may include presentations and discussion of issues related to the effect of health literacy interventions on health and health care costs, quality, behaviors, outcomes, and other areas as appropriate.
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·2018
The field of health literacy has evolved from one focused on individuals to one that recognizes that health literacy is multidimensional. While communicating in a health literate manner is important for everyone, it is particularly important when communicating with those with limited health literacy...
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An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a one-day public workshop that will feature invited presentations and discussion on the impact of health literacy. A commissioned paper will be presented during the workshop. The workshop may include presentations and discussion of issues related to the effect of health literacy interventions on health and health care costs, quality, behaviors, outcomes, and other areas as appropriate. The committee will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and other participants, and moderate the discussions. A proceedings of a workshop will be produced by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
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Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Private: For Profit
Private: Non Profit
Major units and sub-units
Health and Medicine Division
Lead
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Lead