Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message

• Main Author: Darren A. DeWalt, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1545-1151
• Keywords: book review; public health; chronic disease prevention; genomics; health literacy; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2005)

In Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Helen Osborne takes us into the world of a health literacy consultant and the work she does to improve health communication. Over the last 10 years, health literacy has received increasing attention from researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, and Osborne has distinguished herself as one of the leading consultants in this area. As she defines it, health literacy is a shared responsibility in which patients and providers each must communicate in ways the other can understand. To those who accept this responsibility and are trying to communicate health messages more clearly, the need for health literacy consultants has become apparent. In this book, Helen Osborne offers an experts guide to strategies and techniques for improving health communication.