Health Literacy Study Guide Test.
A person can be literate and still have limited health literacy. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER True
Health Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make ap...
A person can be literate and still have limited health literacy. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER True
Health Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions
What percentage of U.S. adults had proficient health literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER 12%
Factors that affect health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER communication skills of public health
professionals, level of complexity of health information, information dissemination channels
Adults with below basic health literacy are more than likely than the general population to be... -
CORRECT ANSWER age 65 or older
Consequences for individuals with limited health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER less frequent use of
preventive services such as mammograms, pap smears, and flu shots, less effective management of
chronic disease such as high blood pressure, asthma, and HIV/AIDS, Less likelihood of understand food
labels, more likelihood of feeling embarrassment asking questions or seeking health info.
Individuals with limited health literacy might experience... - CORRECT ANSWER silence, shame, lost
rights, compromised health
Stakeholders in health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER consumers, healthcare professionals, public health
professionals, academic institutions, faith-based organizations
3 core functions in the IOM public health framework - CORRECT ANSWER assessment, assurance, policy
development
Strategies for improving health literacy - CORRECT ANSWER using plain language, user-center design,
culturally appropriate language
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