I have spent many years trying to provide insight and educate the public with a focus on health promotion/disease prevention. The issue of health literacy is an integral component to assist ...

Nutritional health literacy is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of dietary decision-making and long-term cardiometabolic health. During ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information to make informed decisions. The U.S. government now recognizes both personal and organizational responsibility for health ...

Improving health literacy is essential for promoting health equity, reducing preventable illness, and making health care more effective. Every part of your life shapes your health. Where you live, ...

As more care and coordination moves online, caregivers report low confidence in their digital health literacy, with ...

Most European countries have made progress in access to electronic health records. Despite this progress, there is still room ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Mercy Health is sponsoring a Fall Into Health Literacy event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kent Branch Library at 3101 Collingwood Blvd. The community event aims to educate ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The complexity of the U.S. health care system makes it ...

Deupree, who serves as the co-director of the school’s Leadership and Health Policy Initiative and director of Health Policy Partnerships, is one of only two nurses to be selected in this year’s class ...