Health Literacy

Health literacy is not just about "getting patients smarter"

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC September 22, 2011

Hidden variables: Why patients may misunderstand written screening tools

Timothy V. Johnson, MD, Jennifer DeLong, PA-C; Viraj A. Master, MD, PhD, FACS September 19, 2011

Low health literacy and education level adversely affect patients' understanding of written screening tools. Strategies are available to prevent confusion and improve outcomes.

Inside the AAPA Policy Manual—August 2010

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC August 10, 2010

The author writes policy, and it passes! Examining the journey of a policy statement from proposed policy to final product, and the evolution of the policy during each stage of the process.

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—July 2010

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC July 28, 2010

AHRQ releases Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit; Latino health inequities are focus of free full-text issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

"This must be true—I read about it on the Internet"

Sarah Zarbock, PA-C October 08, 2009

When patients search for health information on the Web, is what they find reliable? Do they understand what they read? Do they even tell you what they found?

Health care illiteracy: Implications for providers

Zachary Hartsell, MPAS, PA-C May 01, 2005

Approximately 90 million adults in the United States are illiterate, a condition that frequently underlies low health literacy. Risk factors include poverty, incarceration, lack of education, immigration status, age, and race.