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Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain,
process, and understand the basic health information and services
they need to make appropriate health decisions. Nearly half of all
American adults - 90 million people - have inadequate health
literacy to navigate the health care system. Implications of Health
Literacy for Public Health is the summary of a workshop convened by
the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy in November
2013 that focused on the implications of health literacy for the
mission and essential services of public health. The workshop
featured the presentation of a commissioned paper on health
literacy activities under way in public health organizations. Other
presentations examined the implications of health literacy for the
mission and essential services of public health, for example,
community health and safety, disease prevention, disaster
management, or health communication. This report includes the
commissioned paper and summaries of the workshop presentations.
Bioterrorism, drug-resistant disease, transmission of disease by
global travel . . . there's no shortage of challenges facing
America's public health officials. Men and women preparing to enter
the field require state-of-the-art training to meet these
increasing threats to the public health. But are the programs they
rely on provide the high caliber professional training they
require? Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? provides an overview of
the past, present, and future of public health education, assessing
its readiness to provide the training and education needed to
prepare men and women to face 21st century challenges. Advocating
an ecological approach to public health, the Institute of Medicine
examines the role of public health schools and degree-granting
programs, medical schools, nursing schools, and government
agencies, as well as other institutions that foster public health
education and leadership. Specific recommendations address the
content of public health education, qualifications for faculty,
availability of supervised practice, opportunities for
cross-disciplinary research and education, cooperation with
government agencies, and government funding for education. Eight
areas of critical importance to public health education in the 21st
century are examined in depth: informatics, genomics,
communication, cultural competence, community-based participatory
research, global health, policy and law, and public health ethics.
The book also includes a discussion of the policy implications of
its ecological framework. Table of Contents Front Matter Abstract
Summary 1. Introduction 2. History and Current Status of Public
Health Education in the United States 3. The Future of Public
Health Education 4. Future Role of Schools of Public Health in
Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century 5. The
Need for Public Health Education in Other Programs and Schools 6.
Public Health Agencies: Their Roles in Educating Public Health
Professionals Conclusion References Appendix A: School of Public
Health Catalogue Abstraction Appendix B: School of Public Health
Survey Instrument Appendix C: Organizational Input Appendix D:
Education of Public Health Professionals in the 21st Century
Appendix E: Occupational Classifications Appendix F: A Collection
of Competency Sets Appendix G: Public Meeting Appendix H: Committee
Biographies Index
The roots of health literacy can be traced back to the national
literacy movement in India under Gandhi and to aid groups working
in Africa to promote education and health. The term health literacy
was first used in 1974 and described as "health education meeting
minimal standards for all school grade levels". From that first use
the definition of health literacy evolved during the next 30 years
with official definitions promulgated by government agencies and
large programs. Despite differences among these definitions, they
all hold in common the idea that health literacy involves the need
for people to understand information that helps them maintain good
health. Although the United States produces a majority of the
research on health literacy, Europe has strong multinational
programs as well as research efforts, and health literacy experts
in developing countries have created successful programs
implemented on a community level. Given these distinct strengths of
efforts worldwide, there are many opportunities for collaboration.
International collaboration can harness the United States' research
power, Europe's multilingual and multinational experience, and
developing nations' community-based programs to create robust
programs and research that reach people-not based on language or
nationality but on need and value. A workshop on international
health literacy efforts that feature presentations and discussion
about health literacy interventions from various countries as well
as other topics related to international health literacy was held
as the basis for this report. Health Literacy: Improving Health,
Health Systems, and Health Policy Around the World summarizes the
findings and discussions at the workshop. Table of Contents Front
Matter 1 Introduction 2 Welcome 3 Health Literacy Perspectives 4
Health Literacy Policy and Programs 5 Innovations in Health
Literacy 6 Concluding Panel Appendix A: Commissioned Paper: Health
Literacy Around the World: Part 1: Health Literacy Efforts Outside
of the United States Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches
Health literacy-the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and
understand basic health information and services to facilitate
appropriate health decisions-is increasingly recognized as an
important facet of health care and health outcomes. Although
research on health literacy has grown tremendously in the past
decade, there is no widely agreed-upon framework for health
literacy as a determinant of health outcomes. Most instruments
focus on assessing an individual's health literacy, yet the scope
of health literacy reaches far beyond an individual's skills and
abilities. Health literacy occurs in the context of the health care
system, and therefore measures of health literacy must also assess
the demands and complexities of the health care systems with which
patients interact. For example, measures are needed to determine
how well the system has been organized so that it can be navigated
by individuals with different levels of health literacy and how
well health organizations are doing at making health information
understandable and actionable. To examine what is known about
measures of health literacy, the Institute of Medicine convened a
workshop. The workshop, summarized in this volume, reviews the
current status of measures of health literacy, including those used
in the health care setting; discusses possible surrogate measures
that might be used to assess health literacy; and explores ways in
which health literacy measures can be used to assess
patient-centered approaches to care. Table of Contents Front Matter
1 Introduction 2 An Overview of Measures of Health Literacy 3
Approaches to Assessing Health Literacy 4 Population-Based
Approaches to Assessing Health Literacy 5 Measuring Health System
Responses to Health Literacy 6 Measuring Health Literacy: What? So
What? Now What? References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B:
Workshop Speaker Biosketches Appendix C: CAHPS(r) Clinician and
Group Survey: Health Literacy Item Set
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