Background: Low health literacy affects one-third of adults in the United States and can have
a negative effect on health behavior and outcomes. Objective: The goal of this study was to …

Health and behavioural inequalities exist in all populations, including children. As a social
determinant of health, health literacy is a crucial driver of equitable health outcomes in …

A growing literature indicates that children with reading difficulties are at elevated risk for
mental health problems; however, little attention has been given to why this might be the …

Pediatr Clin N Am 66 (2019) 805–826 https://doi. org/10.1016/j. pcl. 2019.03. 007 pediatric.
theclinics. com 0031-3955/19/© 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. providing a coherent …

Reading disorder (RD), a specific learning disorder (SLD) of reading that includes
impairment in word reading, reading fluency, and/or reading comprehension, is common in …

There is abundant evidence that intervention for the prevention of reading disability is
effective in dramatically reducing the prevalence of reading disability. This article explores …

Introduction: People with low health literacy have poorer self-management of chronic
diseases like asthma. Studies of parent health literacy and education level on the …

Background: Healthy People 2030 emphasizes personal health literacy (individual skills)
and organizational health literacy—the degree to which organizations equitably enable …

As many as 90 million Americans have difficulty understanding and acting on health
information. This health literacy epidemic is increasingly recognized as a problem that …