tailieunhanh - What is Health Literacy? Health literacy is the ability to read, understand, and act on health care information.

Despite some regional variation, overall there was intensive recruitment of new nursing graduates in Canada until 2010 when the economic downturn began to result in position cutbacks. Reports across the country indicated that new graduates were experiencing difficulty in finding employment. This change in demand is being attributed to economic factors and to provincial/territorial government policies aimed at increasing the use of practical nurses in positions previously held by registered nurses. Senior nurses who normally would be retired or work fewer hours are remaining in the workforce. However when the economy improves these nurses are expected to withdraw, thus. | FACT SHEET 1 OF 9 CHCS Center for Health Care Strategies Inc. What is Health Literacy Health literacy is the ability to read understand and act on health care information. Healthy People 2010 defines health literacy as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. 1 The AMA Council of Scientific Affairs more specifically defines functional health literacy as the ability to read and comprehend prescription bottles appointment slips and the other essential health-related materials required to successfully function as a patient. 2 A study of 483 asthma patients found that although two-thirds reported graduating from high school only 60 could read above the sixth-grade level. Reading ability was the single strongest predictor of asthma knowledge. Twice as many patients reading below the third-grade level had poor metered-dose inhaler technique as patients reading at high-school level 89 vs. 48 .3 continued on back Many Public Hospital Patients Do Not Understand Basic Health Care Information4 of 979 low-income patients Source Williams et al. 1995. 1009 Lenox Drive Suite 204 Lawrenceville New Jersey 08648 609-895-8101 People with low functional health literacy are less likely to 5-7 Understand written and oral information given Be able to navigate the health system to obtain by physicians nurses pharmacists and insurers. needed services. Act upon necessary procedures and directions such as medication and appointment schedules. People with low functional health literacy are more likely to 8-10 Receive health care services through Incur higher health care costs. A study of publicly financed programs even after Medicaid patients found those reading below controlling for such factors as age education third-grade level had average annual health or socioeconomic status. care costs four times those of the overall Medicaid population. Several .

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