Health literacy: implications for child health
AK Morrison, A Glick, HS Yin�- Pediatrics in review, 2019 - publications.aap.org
Health literacy is an important issue to consider in the provision of health-care to children.
Similar to the adult population, most parents face health literacy challenges. Of particular
concern, 1 in 4 parents have low health literacy, greatly affecting their ability to use health
information to make health decisions for their child. High expectations are placed on parents
and children to achieve effective disease management and positive health outcomes in the
context of complex health-care systems and disease treatment regimens. Low health literacy�…
Similar to the adult population, most parents face health literacy challenges. Of particular
concern, 1 in 4 parents have low health literacy, greatly affecting their ability to use health
information to make health decisions for their child. High expectations are placed on parents
and children to achieve effective disease management and positive health outcomes in the
context of complex health-care systems and disease treatment regimens. Low health literacy�…