Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy September 7, 2006, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
On September 7, 2006, Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu held a Surgeon Generals Workshop on Improving Health Literacy. The goal of the workshop was to present the state of the science in the field of health literacy from a variety of perspectives, including those of health care organizations...
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[Washington, DC
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
2007, 2007?]
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| Summary: | On September 7, 2006, Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu held a Surgeon Generals Workshop on Improving Health Literacy. The goal of the workshop was to present the state of the science in the field of health literacy from a variety of perspectives, including those of health care organizations and providers, the research community, and educators. During the course of the one-day workshop, participants identified the public health consequences of limited health literacy and established an evidence base for taking action |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 29, 2008). - Mode of access: Internet from the Surgeon General's web site. Address as of 1/28/09: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/healthliteracy/pdf/proceedings120607.pdf; current access available via PURL. |