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The ability to read and comprehend basic concepts and tasks related to health. Health literacy programs include information on how to read prescription labels, consent forms, and communicate effectively with health care providers.
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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. But health literacy goes beyond the individual. It also depends upon the skills, preferences, and expectations of those health information providers: our doctors, nurses, administrators, home health workers, the media, and many others. Health literacy arises from a convergence of education, health services, and social and cultural factors, and brings together research and practice from diverse fields.
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The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. 30 (See also Literacy.)
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