Activity

Activity Description

The Health Literacy Roundtable brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, foundations and associations, and representatives of patient and consumer interests who work to improve health literacy. To achieve its mission, the Roundtable discusses challenges facing health literacy practice and research, and identifies approaches to promote health literacy through mechanisms and partnerships in both the public and private sectors.

Discussion Paper

Participants in the Workgroup on Attributes of a Health Literate Organization of the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy have developed a discussion paper that identifies ten attributes of a health literate organization. A health literate organization makes it easier for people to navigate, understand, and use information and services to take care of their health. The brief paper articulates a rationale for these attributes, and identifies the organizations that should use them. There is also a list of resources for organizations interested in taking action

• Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

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