Illiteracy
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The Price of Medical Illiteracy
governing.com — “Not understanding what doctors say is costly for patients' health and for health care itself.” View full resource at governing.com
Most Recently Shared on September 1, 2011 at 8:01 pm By:
WI Family Medicine Medical Education and Family Medicine
RT @WisLiteracy: Nice article featuring our partners at @HealthLitMO & @HealthLitKY and the @ADHPIO http://t.co/JEt8jPp
Health Illiteracy Can Kill You
slideshare.net — “Being dumb about health can double your chances of dying. a presentation made at higheredcamp on 6 june, 2009. how can h” View full resource at slideshare.net
Most Recently Shared on June 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm By:
Mark Scrimshire Health Social Media and Patient Advocate
Check out my SlideShare Presentation: "Health Illiteracy Can Kill You" http://tinyurl.com/pppt9b #hec
On Our Minds @ Scholastic » The intersections of poverty and illiteracy
oomscholasticblog.com — “On Our Minds @ Scholastic » The intersections of poverty and illiteracy” View full resource at oomscholasticblog.com
Most Recently Shared on March 11, 2011 at 6:03 pm By:
Reach Out and Read Health Organization
The intersections of #poverty and #illiteracy: http://bit.ly/f4iCzF
We Stand FIRM: Catron On Economic Illiteracy
blog.westandfirm.org — “The blog of Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM)” View full resource at blog.westandfirm.org
Most Recently Shared on December 11, 2011 at 1:57 pm By:
Evan Madianos, MD Doctor, Radiologist, and Physician
We Stand FIRM: Catron On Economic Illiteracy http://t.co/FZMsqkVW
Healthcare, etc.: Will healthcare be a byproduct of our math illiteracy?
evimedgroup.blogspot.com — “All things healthcare (and some other stuff on occasion)” View full resource at evimedgroup.blogspot.com
Most Recently Shared on October 4, 2010 at 4:07 pm By:
Marya Zilberberg, MD Physician, Doctor, and Internist
New post: Will #healthcare be a byproduct of our math illiteracy? http://bit.ly/cUstjH
AHRQ: Health illiteracy an obstacle to mammo screening
healthimaging.com — “Women with poor health literacy are less likely to undergo mammography screening, confirming similar findings from 2004, according to a report published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).” View full resource at healthimaging.com
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2011 at 9:25 pm By:
Health Imaging & IT Health Magazine
AHRQ: Health illiteracy an obstacle to mammo screening - Women with poor health literacy are less likely to undergo ... http://ow.ly/1bXXIr
Earl Martin Phalen: Making Progress in the Fight Against Illiteracy
huffingtonpost.com — “Despite a reduction in our federal funding this year, Reach Out and Read is working harder than ever to ensure that the next census report shows that every child under 5 is read to daily.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on September 6, 2011 at 6:28 pm By:
Reach Out and Read Health Organization
Making Progress in the Fight Against Illiteracy! @ReachOutandRead CEO Earl Martin Phalen in the @HuffingtonPost: http://t.co/s5Hb0jP
Earl Martin Phalen: Byron Pitts of CBS on Overcoming Illiteracy, the Power of Parents
huffingtonpost.com — “As a child, Byron Pitts was functionally illiterate and spoke with a stutter. Today, he is an Emmy-winning Chief National Correspondent for CBS News and Contributing Correspondent to 60 Minutes.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2011 at 6:19 pm By:
Reach Out and Read Health Organization
@ReachOutandRead CEO Earl Martin Phalen interviews @byronpitts of @cbsnews abt overcoming illiteracy: http://huff.to/fKXUsb @huffingtonpost
Combating food illiteracy | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ
minnesota.publicradio.org — “Some health experts say Americans' ignorance about nutrition is fueling the obesity epidemic.” View full resource at minnesota.publicradio.org
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2010 at 9:10 am By:
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Combating food illiteracy - Minnesota Public Radio http://bit.ly/9GP5v8
Blog gems: health illiteracy, numeracy and cost info issues - Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog
healthnewsreview.org — “Blog gems: health illiteracy, numeracy and cost info issues - Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog” View full resource at healthnewsreview.org
Most Recently Shared on August 26, 2011 at 6:01 pm By:
Patient & doc blog gems: health illiteracy, numeracy and cost info issues - http://ht.ly/6dS3B
PAKISTAN: Citizens and NGOs Step Forward to End Illiteracy - IPS ipsnews.net
ipsnews.net — “The man known as 'Master Ayub' holds classes for free, between three and seven o'clock. His classroom is a public park, and his students are street children six to 16 years of age who otherwise would be picking trash, begging, or slowly becoming petty thieves.” View full resource at ipsnews.net
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2011 at 6:46 pm By:
PAKISTAN: Citizens and NGOs Step Forward to End Illiteracy #GdnDevNetwork #mdg http://dlvr.it/LDlTd
Longer looks: Perry's personal health policies; 5 state Medicaid strategies; medical illiteracy
news-medical.net — “When defending his 2007 attempt to make human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations mandatory for young girls in Texas, pointed out that both of his parents were cancer survivors and proclaimed, "I hate cancer." When asked to justify continued spending on abstinence-only education, despite the fact that it didn't seem to be budging Texas' high rates of teen pregnancy, he said, "I can tell you from my own life that abstinence works."” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on September 2, 2011 at 6:56 am By:
OrganizedWisdom Teen OW Health
Longer looks: Perry's personal health policies; 5 state Medicaid strategies; medical illiteracy: When defending ... http://t.co/fxXupUP
Longer looks: Perry's personal health policies; 5 state Medicaid strategies; medical illiteracy
news-medical.net — “When defending his 2007 attempt to make human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations mandatory for young girls in Texas, pointed out that both of his parents were cancer survivors and proclaimed, "I hate cancer." When asked to justify continued spending on abstinence-only education, despite the fact that it didn't seem to be budging Texas' high rates of teen pregnancy, he said, "I can tell you from my own life that abstinence works."” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on September 2, 2011 at 7:20 am By:
Pregnancy News: Longer looks: Perry's personal health policies; 5 state Medicaid strategies; medical illiteracy:... http://t.co/i3za6LW
The Health Care Blog: Health Plan Illiteracy: study finds many do not understand their benefits
thehealthcareblog.com — “The Health Care Blog: Health Plan Illiteracy: study finds many do not understand their benefits” View full resource at thehealthcareblog.com
Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2008 at 5:58 am By:
Lodewijk Bos - ICMCC Health Executive and ePatient
@jenmccabegorman @mdbraber something for the US NeXthealth context http://tinyurl.com/53mdtx
Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics: Collective Statistical Illiteracy | e-Patients.net
e-patients.net — “Everyone knows the supposed origin of the phrase. But as you can seehere it goes back to Medicine: Look at the dozens of operations by me this year without” View full resource at e-patients.net
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2011 at 5:58 pm By:
Dave deBronkart Patient Advocate
2008 post about an earlier post by Gigerenzer on this (part of his new book): http://bit.ly/9N6vXC #sgshealth
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Reach Out and Read
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