We examined cross-sectional associations of health literacy (HL) with smoking and other
established health indicators among 1,467 African American adults. Data emanated from a …

Health literacy is understudied in Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AA/PI). We used a
population-based sample in Hawai'i to consider if low health literacy is associated with poor …

Abstract: Assessing health literacy is important as it is known to impact health including
health behavior, health outcomes, communication with providers, adherence to treatment …

There is a growing need to understand how health literacy influences health outcomes in
diverse populations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between health …

Objectives: Health literacy is an important factor related to health outcomes and, ultimately,
health disparities. Of the research that has been done, results have been mixed, which may …

Objective: To determine the association between functional health literacy and physical and
mental health status in a sample of Latinos and African Americans. Methods: A cross …

Background Low health literacy is considered a worldwide health threat. The purpose of this
study is to assess the prevalence and socio-demographic covariates of low health literacy in …

Objective: To identify relationships between the health literacy and self-reported preventive
health practices of US adults. Methods: Measured health literacy and preventive health …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Individual health literacy is an established predictor of
individual health outcomes. Community-level health literacy may also impact individual …

Objectives: To examine adults' literacy proficiencies in multiple health contexts. Methods:
One hundred ninety-one (191) health-related items drawn from all large-scale adult literacy …