Did you know that understanding health information better can help us lead healthier lives? As a Population Health Specialist ...

Employers invest millions each year in health benefits, but how many employees truly understand the full range of what’s ...

About 93% of U.S. adults access the internet, and 80% of those search for health information, despite low levels of ...

Submitted by Merck & Co., Inc. Antibodies. Variants. Transmissibility. Who would have ever thought we’d use words like these in everyday life? The ongoing pandemic has highlighted how important it is ...

District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) is partnering with the Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance (NMPHA) to recognize National Health Literacy Month in October. A Tuesday press release from ...

As October moves on and we move deeper into the fall, let’s take stock of our understanding of health literacy. October has been designated as health literacy awareness month — a time to promote ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

The New Mexico Department of Health is launching a statewide health literacy initiative to ensure health information is clear and easy to understand, empowering patients to participate actively in ...

Our teams at Lee Health take great pride in being trusted sources of health information and serving as advocates and partners ...

Health literacy is a concept that addresses an individual’s ability to “find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.” ...

Does health insurance literacy have a correlation to medical financial hardship, particularly as it pertains to cancer? A new report finds the answer to that question is yes. The latest American ...