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For example, measures are needed to determine how well the system has been organized so that it can be navigated by individuals with different levels of health literacy and how well health organizations are doing at making health information understandable and actionable.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nTo examine what is known about measures of health literacy, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop. The workshop, summarized in this volume, reviews the current status of measures of health literacy, including those used in the health care setting; discusses possible surrogate measures that might be used to assess health literacy; and explores ways in which health literacy measures can be used to assess patient-centered approaches to care.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466532888949,"sku":"9780309139809","price":53.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780309139809.jpg?v=1785654590"},{"product_id":"improving-health-literacy-within-a-state","title":"Improving Health Literacy Within a State","description":"\u003cp\u003eHealth 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 \u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion\u003c\/i\u003e (IOM, 2004), nearly half of all American adults—90 million people—have inadequate health literacy to navigate the healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo address issues raised in that report, the Institute of Medicine convened the Roundtable on Health Literacy, which brings together leaders from the federal government, foundations, health plans, associations, and private companies to discuss challenges facing health literacy practice and research and to identify approaches to promote health literacy in both the public and private sectors. On November 30, 2010, the roundtable cosponsored a workshop with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Health Literacy Within a State\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a summary of what occurred at the workshop. The workshop focused on understanding what works to improve health literacy across a state, including how various stakeholders have a role in improving health literacy. The focus of the workshop was on presentations and discussions that address (1) the clinical impacts of health literacy improvement approaches; (2) economic outcomes of health literacy implementation; and (3) how various stakeholders can affect health literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466559496565,"sku":"9780309215725","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780309215725.jpg?v=1785654617"},{"product_id":"health-literacy-and-numeracy","title":"Health Literacy and Numeracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough health literacy is commonly defined as an individual trait, it does not depend on the skills of individuals alone. Health literacy is the product of the interaction between individuals' capacities and the health literacy-related demands and complexities of the health\n\ncare system. Specifically, the ability to understand, evaluate, and use numbers is important to making informed health care choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy and Numeracy\u003c\/i\u003e is the summary of a workshop convened by The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy in July 2013 to discuss topics related to numeracy, including the effects of ill health on cognitive capacity, issues with communication of health information to the public, and communicating numeric information for decision making. This report includes a paper commissioned by the Roundtable, \"Numeracy and the Affordable Care Act: Opportunities and Challenges,\" that discusses research findings about people's numeracy skill levels; the kinds of numeracy skills that are needed to select a health plan, choose treatments, and understand medication instructions; and how providers should communicate with those with low numeracy skills. The paper was featured in the workshop and served as the basis of discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466603438453,"sku":"9780309299800","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780309299800.jpg?v=1785654661"},{"product_id":"health-literacy-1","title":"Health Literacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, the Institute of Medicine released \u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion\u003c\/i\u003e, a report on the then-underappreciated challenge of enabling patients to comprehend their condition and treatment, to make the best decisions for their care, and to take the right medications at the right time in the intended dose. That report documented the problems, origins, and consequences of the fact that tens of millions of U.S. adults are unable to read complex texts, including many health-related materials, and it proposed possible solutions to those problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the anniversary of the release of the 2004 health literacy report, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to assess the progress made in the field of health literacy over the past decade, the current state of the field, and the future of health literacy at the local, national, and international levels. \u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy: Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/i\u003e summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466618085749,"sku":"9780309371544","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780309371544.jpg?v=1785654675"},{"product_id":"health-literacy-and-older-adults","title":"Health Literacy and Older Adults","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdults age 65 and older make up the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. At the same time, the complexity of health care delivery continues to grow, creating challenges that are magnified for older adults, given that age is one of the highest correlates of low health literacy. This creates a shared obligation between health care and the health care team to use the principles, tools, and practices of health literacy so that patients and families of older adults can more easily navigate discussions related to chronic disease, polypharmacy, long-term care, palliative care, insurance complexities, the social determinants of health, and other factors that create challenges for older adults, particularly among underserved populations nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo gain a better understanding of the health communication challenges among older adults and their professional and family caregivers and how those challenges affect the care older adults receive, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop featuring presentations and discussions that examined the effect of low health literacy on the health of older adults. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466657603957,"sku":"9780309479462","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780309479462.jpg?v=1785654716"},{"product_id":"the-intersection-of-behavioral-health-mental-health-and-health-literacy","title":"The Intersection of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Health Literacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of health literacy has evolved from early efforts that focused on individuals to its current recognition that health literacy is a multidimensional team and system function. Health literacy includes system demands and complexities as well as individual skills and abilities. While communicating in a health-literate manner is truly important for everyone, it can be especially important for those with mental or behavioral health issues and for the systems and teams that interact with them and treat these individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of the workshop, which was held on July 11, 2018, in Washington, DC, was to explore issues associated with effective communication with individuals with mental or behavioral health issues and to identify ways in which health literacy approaches can facilitate communication. In particular, the workshop aimed to gain a better understanding of how behavioral health and mental health concerns can adversely affect communications between providers and patients and their families. 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