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What is Health Literacy?
www.wakehealthliteracycoalition.org
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What is Health Literacy? • Health literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual
has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions*.
• The Wake Health Literacy Coalition defines health literacy in plain language as:
A person being able to find, get and use information to make good health choices, AND
A health worker being able to help someone find, get and use information to make good health choices.
*Healthy People 2010, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and the Institute of Medicine (2004)
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This means people getting care can:• Make appointments • Follow instructions before and after their appointments • Read signs and maps to find their way• Understand and fill out forms• Explain the reason for their visit• Give a complete health history• Read labels• Know how to use the internet • Understand numbers • Feel good about bringing a friend, family member or
other helper to their appointment• Tell the health worker the instructions they will follow, in
their own words
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This means health workers should: This helps people to:
• Use plain language• Teach patients about their
health using every day examples
• Ask patients to repeat instructions in their own words to check for understanding
• Use easy-to-read print materials
• Make appointments • Follow instructions before
and after their appointments
• Find their way• Fill out forms• Give a complete health
history• Understand labels• Use the internet • Understand numbers
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Using health literacy concepts when interacting with patients leads to:
• Better health • Lower healthcare costs • Better use of the health care system
Less use of emergency room care Fewer hospitalizations
• Prevention of disease• Better disease management• Fewer medication errors• Better patient satisfaction