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The Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a one-day workshop that featured presentations and discussions about health literacy interventions from various countries.
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·2013
The roots of health literacy can be traced back to the national literacy movement in India under Gandhi and to aid groups working in Africa to promote education and health. The term health literacy was first used in 1974 and described as "health education meeting minimal standards for all school gra...
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Description
An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a public workshop that will feature invited presentations and discussion about health literacy interventions from various countries as well as other topics related to international health literacy. The committee will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and other participants, and moderate the discussions.
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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
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Lead
Board on Global Health
Lead
