{"product_id":"health-literacy-national-academies-of-sciences-engineeri-9780309371544","title":"Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, the Institute of Medicine released \u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion\u003c\/i\u003e, a report on the then-underappreciated challenge of enabling patients to comprehend their condition and treatment, to make the best decisions for their care, and to take the right medications at the right time in the intended dose. That report documented the problems, origins, and consequences of the fact that tens of millions of U.S. adults are unable to read complex texts, including many health-related materials, and it proposed possible solutions to those problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the anniversary of the release of the 2004 health literacy report, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to assess the progress made in the field of health literacy over the past decade, the current state of the field, and the future of health literacy at the local, national, and international levels. \u003ci\u003eHealth Literacy: Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/i\u003e summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies of Sciences Engineeri,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public He\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309371546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309371544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.08w x 0.10d","brand":"National Academies of Sciences Engineeri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447687360767,"sku":"9780309371544","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f72118f-255a-40a0-99e8-28c1de63317d.jpg?v=1777234133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-literacy-national-academies-of-sciences-engineeri-9780309371544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}