- Health literacy addresses communications that are related to health issues, such as the ability to understand medication prescription, guidelines for preventative health measures and screening and how to navigate the healthcare system including access information to health insurance plans, medicare and so forth……..
- Limited health literacy disproportionally affect minority populations, low income families, elderly and migrants for whom English maybe second language.
- Limited health literacy is significantly associated with higher risk of disease incidence and mortality rates seen in minority and low-income populations.
- We need support programs in our local communities to help reduce the negative effects of limited health literacy.
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