The field of health literacy has evolved from one focused on individuals to one that recognizes that health literacy is multidimensional. While communicating in

Organizational Change to Improve Health Literacy is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Board on Population Health and

While health literacy is a relatively new multidisciplinary field, it is vital to the successful engagement with and communication of health with patients, care

Health literacy-the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions-

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