The ABCs of Health Literacy

Bibliographic Data

ID13855519
AuthorsVirginia Seguin Mika (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, corresponding author), Patricia J Kelly (0000-0002-8143-7153, Kelly Services (United States)), Michelle A Price (0000-0001-6402-7956, Kelly Services (United States)), María E Fránquiz (Kelly Services (United States)), Maria Franquiz, Roberto Villarreal (Kelly Services (United States))
Year2005
Volume28
Issue4
Pages351-357
Publication date2005-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/00003727-200510000-00007
PMID16166862
OpenAlexW2331536483
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

A significant portion of the US population has serious problems with both literacy and understanding how to effectively use and understand health-related information. An understanding of the breadth and significance of this problem and its impact on health outcomes is now clear. Interventions and strategies for effectively working with patients with limited literacy must be developed and evaluated. An agenda for medical and public health workers, health educators, and researchers is suggested

Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public health interventions · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Health Sciences Research and Education · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology