The Medical Library Association Guide to Health Literacy »

List of Figures, Tables, and Appendices

Pt. I Health Literacy: Understanding the Issues

Ch. 1 Introduction to Health Literacy Lynda M. Baker Baker, Lynda M. Marge Kars Kars, Marge Feleta L. Wilson Wilson, Feleta L. 3

Ch. 2 Review of the Literature Nancy Schaefer Schaefer, Nancy 9

Ch. 3 Social Practices in Talk as Components of Health Literacy Charlene Pope Pope, Charlene 55

Pt. II Health Literacy Issues in Special Populations: The Influence of Culture, Ethnicity, Special Needs, and Age on Health

Ch. 4 Cultural Competence and Health Literacy Misa Mi Mi, Misa 73

Ch. 5 Impact of Patient Low Literacy on the Individual and Family Feleta L. Wilson Wilson, Feleta L. 93

Ch. 6 The Association Between Literacy and Health: Providing Health Information to Adults with Low Literacy Heather J. Martin Martin, Heather J. C. Nadine Wathen Wathen, C. Nadine 103

Ch. 7 Health Literacy for People with Disabilities Shelley Hourston Hourston, Shelley 117

Ch. 8 Health Literacy and America's Senior Citizens Marcy Brown Brown, Marcy 139

Ch. 9 A New Digital Divide: Teens and Internet Literacy Ellen Freda Freda, Ellen Jonathan Hayes Goff Goff, Jonathan Hayes Andrea L. Kenyon Kenyon, Andrea L. 161

Pt. III Health Literacy Issues in Public and Hospital Libraries: Providing Programs and Services to Help Consumers Understand Their Healthcare

Ch. 10 The Health Reference Interview: Getting to the Heart of the Question While Assessing Your Customer's Literacy Skills Karyn Prechtel Prechtel, Karyn 181

Ch. 11 Public Libraries and Health Literacy Barbara Bibel Bibel, Barbara 197

Ch. 12 Health Literacy in Canada: Highlighting Library Initiatives Susan Murray Murray, Susan209

Ch. 13 Consumer Health Services in Hospitals: The Front Line for Health Literacy Julie Esparza Esparza, Julie 217

Ch. 14 Health Literacy in Action - The Bronson Experience Marge Kars Kars, Marge 243

Pt. IV. The Future Ways to Initiate and Become Involved with Health Literacy Programs

Ch. 15 Intervention Programs for Health Literacy Cleo Pappas Pappas, Cleo 259

Ch. 16 Forming and Funding Collaborations to Address Health Literacy Kristine Alpi Alpi, Kristine Dina Sherman Sherman, Dina 281

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