OBJECTIVES: To review the relationship between parent and child literacy and child health
outcomes and interventions designed to improve child health outcomes for children or …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of low health literacy among adolescents, young
adults, and child caregivers in the United States, the readability of common child-health …

Background Low health literacy in parents can potentially impact understanding of a child's
diagnosis and treatment course. No reviews have addressed parent health literacy in the …

The relationship between literacy and health outcomes are well documented in adult
medicine, yet specific causal pathways are not entirely clear. Despite an incomplete …

The US Department of Health and Human Services recently called for action on health
literacy. An important first step is defining the current state of the literature about …

The nation's leading sources of morbidity and health disparities (eg, preterm birth, obesity,
chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, mental health disorders, and …

Health literacy is an important issue to consider in the provision of health-care to children.
Similar to the adult population, most parents face health literacy challenges. Of particular …

Amid increased concerns about the adverse consequences of low health literacy, it remains
unclear how health literacy affects health status and health service utilization. Moreover …

Background: Approximately 80 million Americans have limited health literacy, which puts
them at greater risk for poorer access to care and poorer health outcomes. Purpose: To …

Limited health literacy has been associated with a range of adverse health outcomes
including decreased use of preventive health services, poorer disease-specific outcomes for …