Impact of low health literacy

The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. 1 The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. 1 The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. 1 The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. 1 The Impact of Low Health Literacy 90 million Americans are at risk for not acting on health information because of low health literacy, regardless of age, income, race, or background The cost of limited health literacy to the nation's 2$ economy is estimated to be between $106 billion and $236 billion per year Weiss BD. Health Literacy and Pati ent Safety: Help Pati en ts Understand. 2nd ed. American Medical Association; 2007. Vernon JA et al. 2007. Low Health titeracy: Impli cati ons fos National Health Policy. http://www.gwumc.edu; 2007. 1. 2. ©2012 HealthEd Group, Inc. 1