In addition to the report by the IOM, the American Medical Association
Foundation has a very easy to follow and understand manual that can be
downloaded as a PDF file at
www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/367/healthlitclinicians.pdf. The Ask
Me 3 website, www.askme3 also has some good information on it. These
reports, manuals and websites pretty much get their information from the
same published literature.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Thanks,
 
Bob Dickerson, MSHSA, RRT
Clinical Resource Coordinator, Clinical Quality
Iowa Health - Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: (515) 263-5792
Fax: (515) 263-5415
E-mail: DICKERR2 at ihs.org
Website: www.ihsdesmoines.org <http://www.ihsdesmoines.org/> 

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From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Shalini Forbis
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:15 AM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: Re: [HealthLiteracy] U.S. Health Literacy


there is a book put out by the Institute of medicine that looks at the
relation between literacy and health.  It also reviews the medical
literature on the topic in a chapter:
A Prescription to End Confusion is the name.
 
HOpe this helps, Shalini Forbis
 
 
 
Shalini Forbis, MD MPH
Asst. Professor 
Pediatrics
Wright State University School of Medicine
shalini.forbis at wright.edu


>>> <AWilder106 at aol.com> 2/8/2006 5:04 PM >>>


Colleagues,

Does anyone have figures, an article, about any relationship between
health and literacy level in the United States?

Thanks,

Andrea 
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