Health Literacy : New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice.

Title Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Defining Health Literacy -- Understanding the Conceptual Importance of the Differences Among Health Literacy Definitions -- Developments and New Directions in Health Literacy Research -- The State of the Science of Health Literacy Measurement -- Measuring Health Literacy in General Populations: Primary Findings from the HLS-EU Consortium's Health Literacy Assessment Effort -- Health Literacy: Insights and Issues -- Developments and New Directions in Health Literacy Theory -- Health Literary and the Arts: Exploring the Intersection -- Seeking an Expanded, Multidimensional Conceptual Approach to Health Literacy and Health Disparities Research -- Health Literacy and Vulnerable Populations -- Assisting Vulnerable Communities: Canyon Ranch Institute's and Health Literacy Media's Health Literacy and Community-Based Interventions -- Data-Driven Maternal Health Literacy Promotion and a Postscript on Its Implications -- Health Literacy Leadership -- Roundtable on Health Literacy: Issues and Impact -- The U.S. National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy: A Model for Positive Organizational Change -- The Journey to Become a Health Literate Organization: A Snapshot of Health System Improvement -- The Role of Health Literacy in Professional Education and Training -- Developments and New Directions in Disciplines Similar to Health Literacy -- Patient Activation and Health Literacy: What's the Difference? How Do Each Contribute to Health Outcomes -- Shared Decision Making Interventions: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence with Implications for Health Literacy -- Engaging Patients in Decision-Making and Behavior Change to Promote Prevention -- Integrating Participatory Design and Health Literacy to Improve Research and Interventions.

The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS): A Resource for Consumer Engagement and Health Communication Research -- The Relevance of Health Literacy to mHealth -- Developments and New Directions in Health Literacy Practice -- Global Health Systems and Policy Development: Implications for Health Literacy Research, Theory and Practice -- Health Literacy in Selected Populations: Individuals, Families, and Communities from the International and Cultural Perspective -- Libraries and Librarians: Key Partners for Progress in Health Literacy Research and Practice -- Innovative Approaches in Chronic Disease Management: Health Literacy Solutions and Opportunities for Research Validation -- Learning from the Field and Its Listserv: Issues That Concern Health Literacy Practitioners -- Social Media: A Path to Health Literacy -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

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