Advancing health literacy : a framework for understanding and action / Christina Zarcadoolas, Andrew F. Pleasant, David S. Greer.

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Main Author: Zarcadoolas, Christina, 1948-
Other Authors: Pleasant, Andrew F., 1962-, Greer, David S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Health literacy: why it is a public health issue?
  • Advancing health literacy: getting here from there
  • Defining health literacy
  • Literacy at work
  • The traditional mass media
  • Health literacy and the Internet
  • Baby basics: a prenatal program focusing on developing health literacy
  • Anthrax: a missed opportunity to advance health literacy
  • Genomics and health literacy
  • Highlighting the role of civic literacy: the Massachusetts tobacco control program
  • Highlighting the role of cultural literacy, part 1: the changing face of HIV/AIDS
  • Highlighting the role of cultural literacy, part 2: diabetes and Native Americans
  • Program evaluation: world education's breast and cervical cancer project
  • Guidelines for advancing health literacy.
  • Health literacy: why it is a public health issue
  • The new health literacy: getting here from there
  • Defining health literacy
  • Literacy at work
  • The traditional mass media
  • Health literacy and the Internet
  • Baby basics: a prenatal program focusing on developing health literacy
  • Anthrax: a missed opportunity to improve health literacy
  • Genomics and health literacy
  • Highlighting the role of civic literacy: the Massachusetts tobacco control program
  • Highlighting cultural literacy: the changing face of HIV/AIDS
  • Highlighting the role of cultural literacy: diabetes and Native Americans
  • Program evaluation: world education's breast and cervical cancer project
  • Guidelines for advancing health literacy.