Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

9-10-2013

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Poster presented at: the National Association of Neonatal Nurses National Convention, Phoenix AZ, September 10-13 2014

Abstract

Health Literacy: an ability to obtain and understand written, oral, and numerical health information, which allows people to make appropriate healthcare decisions for themselves and their family members.

The Problem:

*Low Health Literacy affects up to twenty percent of the adult population in the US and is not correlated with highest education achieved.

*Hospitals and healthcare professionals are increasingly being held accountable to create systems of care that address this issue with every patient encounter.

*AHRQ talks about implementing Universal Literacy Precautions.

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