4226.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| This session will explore the role of health literacy in achieving natioinal health prmotion and disease prevention goals and objectives. Health literacy affects people's ability to take action to support their health, from primary risk reduction to compliance with medication protocols. Literacy barriers applicable to oral health will be used as an example. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: To describe the role of health literacy in limiting progress towards managing and preventing disease. To list ways improvements in health literacy can contribute to achieving Healthy People 2010 Objectives. | ||||
| Dushanka V. Kleinman | ||||
| Measuring health literacy for Healthy People 2010: why and how? Mary Jo Deering, PhD | ||||
| Overview of health literacy Rima E. Rudd, ScD | ||||
| Oral health objectives, research findings and literacy issues Alice M. Horowitz, PhD | ||||
| A case study for oral health: asessment of literacy barriers Roberta Friedman, ScM, Gillian Barclay, DDS, MPH, DrPH | ||||
| Sponsor: | Oral Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; School Health Education and Services; Social Work | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Chiropractic, Dental, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||