The Proceedings of the 2006 Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy are available on the Surgeon General’s Web site at:  www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/healthliteracy/toc.htm.  The Workshop took place on September 6, 2006 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

For additional information, contact Joanne Locke, HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, at joanne.locke@hhs.gov.