Health Literacy

Overview of health literacy
How does low health literacy have an impact on parental decision on rather not to provide childhood vaccines for their children
Purpose of a qualitative proposal to assess health literacy effects enhancing pediatric vaccines.
Discuss limitations and delimitations of a proposal regarding the describe topic

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Discussion – Week 11

Health Literacy
In order to effectively manage their own health, individuals need to have competencies in two areas—basic literacy and basic health literacy. What is the difference? Basic literacy refers to the ability to read, even simple language. Health literacy is defined as, “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (National Coalition for Literacy, 2009). Unfortunately, according to a Department of Education report on health literacy, only 12% of adults aged 16 and older are considered to have a proficient level of health literacy (U.S. Department of Education, 2006). Acquiring health literacy skills has become more complicated with the explosion of online health information, some credible and some misleading.
In this Discussion, you focus on how to help individuals find credible information on the Internet and develop str

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