Advancing Health Literacy : A Framework for Understanding and Action


Christina. Zarcadoolas
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2006.
Omfang
1 online resource (398 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1: Health Literacy; Chapter 2: Advancing Health Literacy; Chapter 3: Defining Health Literacy; Chapter 4: Literacy at Work; Chapter 5: The Traditional Mass Media; Chapter 6: Health Literacy and the Internet; Chapter 7: Baby Basics; Chapter 8: Anthrax; Chapter 9: Genomics and Health Literacy; Chapter 10: Highlighting the Role of Civic Literacy; Chapter 11: Highlighting the Role of Cultural Literacy, Part 1. - Chapter 12: Highlighting the Role of Cultural Literacy, Part 2Chapter 13: Program Evaluation; Chapter 14: Guidelines for Advancing Health Literacy; References; Name Index; Subject Index. - Advancing Health Literacy addresses the crisis in health literacy in the United States and around the world. This book thoroughly examines the critical role of literacy in public health and outlines a practical, effective model that bridges the gap between health education, health promotion, and health communication. Step by step, the authors outline the theory and practice of health literacy from a public health perspective. This comprehensive resource includes the history of health literacy, theore
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ISBN
0787984337. - 9780787984335

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