PDF⋙ Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action by Christina Zarcadoolas, Andrew Pleasant, David S. Greer
Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action by Christina Zarcadoolas, Andrew Pleasant, David S. Greer Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action by Christina Zarcadoolas, Andrew Pleasant, David S. Greer PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Advancing Health Literacy addresses the crisis in health literacy in the United States and around the world. This book thoroughly examines the critical role of literacy in public health and outlines a practical, effective model that bridges the gap between health education, health promotion, and health communication. Step by step, the authors outline the theory and practice of health literacy from a public health perspective. This comprehensive resource includes the history of health literacy, theoretical foundations of health and language literacy, the role of the media, a series of case studies on important topics including prenatal care, anthrax, HIV/AIDS, genomics, and diabetes. The book concludes with a ser...