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<p>Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. According to <i>Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion</i> (IOM, 2004), nearly half of all American adults-90 million people-have inadequate health literacy to navigate the healthcare system.</p> <p>To address issues raised in that report, the Institute of Medicine convened the Roundtable on Health Literacy,
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- Author
- Institute of Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Maria Hewitt
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780309215756
- Category
- medicine
- Subjects
- Medical, Public Health, Physician & Patient
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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