NIDCD Hosts First Health Literacy Lecture:
Babel Babble: What is the Doctor Saying? What is the Patient Understanding?
Dean Schillinger, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital
October 21, 2002 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NIH Clinical Center Lipsett Auditorium, Building 10 Bethesda, MD
Health literacy is a specific area of health communication that focuses upon the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Individuals who have challenges of literacy, language or access to health information are at greater risk for disease and have increased likelihood of misusing medication. Health literacy is a major public health need.
Directions and Maps:
Due to security measures at NIH, off-campus visitors are advised to consult the NIH Visitors and Security Web site.
For more information, contact:
Marin P. Allen, Ph.D. Communication Director Chief, Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison NIH/NIDCD Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: 301-496-7243 Fax: 301-402-0018 E-mail: Marin_Allen@nih.gov
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