How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?: Workshop Summary.

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How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?: Workshop Summary.

August 15, 2012

Hernandez LM; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2012. ISBN: 9780309256810.

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This report details the results of a workshop on health literacy in health care organizations.

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