These conference proceedings from the Surgeon General's workshop presents information on health literacy from a variety of perspectives. Participants identified

On September 7, 2006, Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu held a Surgeon Generals Workshop on Improving Health Literacy. The goal of the workshop was to pr

In 2004, the Institute of Medicine released Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, a report on the then-underappreciated challenge of enabling patien

To maintain their own health and the health of their families and communities, consumers rely heavily on the health information that is available to them. This