Promoting Health Literacy for Children and Adolescents

Only 12% of American adults have proficient health literacy, defined as a set of skills needed to effectively function in the health care system. In this paper, the authors describe national efforts to combat low health literacy rates and argue that they fail to adequately prepare children and adole...

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Published in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 138; no. 6; p. 1
Main Authors:	Winkelman, Tyler N A, Caldwell, Martina T, Bertram, Brandon, Davis, Matthew M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Academy of Pediatrics 01-12-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Analysis Child Child health Children Children & youth Health aspects Health care costs Health care policy Health Education - methods Health Literacy Health promotion Health Promotion - methods Humans Medical care, Cost of Pediatrics United States United States United States > US
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Summary:	Only 12% of American adults have proficient health literacy, defined as a set of skills needed to effectively function in the health care system. In this paper, the authors describe national efforts to combat low health literacy rates and argue that they fail to adequately prepare children and adolescents to be health-literate adults. They then propose several steps for educators, health care providers, and policymakers to improve health literacy among children and adolescents in the US.
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ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2016-1937